Barbara C. Lagasse
Experienced Professional Genealogist, Lineage Researcher/Speaker. VA-based, Mid-Atlantic focused.
Professional Genealogist, Lineage Society Researcher, Speaker
(757) 642-7455
Bowling Green, Virginia
United States
Currently accepting clients for...
- Family History Research
- Speaking / Presenting
- Writing /Publishing
Family History Research
- Document Retrieval / Record Agent
- Family History Research
- Heraldry / Lineage Societies
- Military
Speaking/Presenting
- Family History Research
- Methodology & Resources
- Technology
- Available for in-person events
- Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
- Author/Writer
Other Speciality
- Document Translation
- Event / Reunion / Travel Planning
- House Historian / Local History
Barbara Lagasse is a genealogical researcher, lineage society specialist, and speaker skilled in locating ancestors and uncovering the records of their lives. With more than 25 years of genealogical experience, Barbara specializes in Virginia ancestral research utilizing both online and in-person resources in libraries, historical societies, and counties across Virginia and North Carolina, as well as Washington, D.C. (DAR Library, NARA).
Services
Research: research plan execution featuring in-depth family history research/reporting, lineage society application research/completion, and document search/retrieval. Experience in records to include those featuring Colonial, Quaker, Huguenot, Catholic, African American, French Canadian, and Scots-Irish ancestry, along with Military records, pensions, and other state and federal records from the Colonial Wars to the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Probate, Deed, Chancery, and other Civil records research.
Speaking: in-person and virtual presentations featuring location of Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War ancestors; family migration patterns from Virginia to Missouri.
Geographic Specialities
VA, NC, DC, IN, PA, Mid-Atlantic
VA, NC, DC, IN, PA, Mid-Atlantic
Additional specialities or search keywords
VA NC lineage research application genealogy speaker Colonial Civil War Quaker African DAR brickwall
VA NC lineage research application genealogy speaker Colonial Civil War Quaker African DAR brickwall
Lectures
Daughters of the American Revolution (local chapter presentations and cemetery preservation efforts), National Society Colonial Dames of America (local committee presentation).
Daughters of the American Revolution (local chapter presentations and cemetery preservation efforts), National Society Colonial Dames of America (local committee presentation).
Repositories
Library of Virginia, The Virginia Museum of History and Culture, The College of William and Mary, John D. Rockefeller Library, UVA Special Collections, Bassett Historical Center, Jones Memorial Library, North Carolina State Archives (Raleigh, NC), NARA (Washington, DC), NSDAR Library (Washington, DC), Library of Congress (Washington, DC), County Courthouses and historical societies in states listed.
Online sources include Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com, Geneanet.org, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, AmericanAncestors.org, Findmypast.
Library of Virginia, The Virginia Museum of History and Culture, The College of William and Mary, John D. Rockefeller Library, UVA Special Collections, Bassett Historical Center, Jones Memorial Library, North Carolina State Archives (Raleigh, NC), NARA (Washington, DC), NSDAR Library (Washington, DC), Library of Congress (Washington, DC), County Courthouses and historical societies in states listed.
Online sources include Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com, Geneanet.org, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, AmericanAncestors.org, Findmypast.
Research Time Periods
- 21st Century
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
- 17th Century
- 16th Century and Earlier
Affiliations
National Genealogical Society (NGS)
New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS)
Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia (GRIVA)
North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS)
National Society Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA)
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
National Genealogical Society (NGS)
New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS)
Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia (GRIVA)
North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS)
National Society Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA)
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
Degrees
B.S., Business Administration and Management, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S., Business Administration and Management, Virginia Commonwealth University