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Barbara Jean May

Genealogist, Podcaster, and Heritage Storyteller
Heritage Hunters
Genealogist
Penndel, Pennsylvania
United States
  


  • Family History Research
  • Speaking / Presenting

  • Document Retrieval / Record Agent
  • Family History Research
  • Heraldry / Lineage Societies
  • Tutor / Coach

  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events

  • Event / Reunion / Travel Planning
  • Forensic Research
  • Heir & Probate Search
  • House Historian / Local History

Barbara Jean May is a Pennsylvania family history research specialist. Barb has been researching her personal genealogy since 1985. She has experience with researching Polish and German genealogy, and a focus on the SE region of Pennsylvania, and the tri-state area of PA, NJ, and DE. Barb has done multiple genealogy research projects for others and is currently conducting a One Name Study on the Polish surname, Kotlarek (https://thekotlarekproject.org/). Barb is a member of The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Tent #58. She is the co-founder of a local genealogy interest group, Lower Bucks Genealogists, formed in 2008. In November, 2020, Barb started her own genealogy-based podcast, Heritage Hunters (youtube.com/@2heritagehunters). In March 2023, Barb was inspired to document women in her genealogy, on a website called Ladies in Our Lineage (https://ladies-lineage.com), where users may add biographies and photos of women in their families who they don’t want forgotten to time. She has a special love for maps and finding ways to utilize them in her genealogy.


  • 21st Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century