Beth Finch McCarthy
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- Business Name
- BFM Genealogical Research
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- Non-Research Specialties
- Author/Writer
- Historian
- Instructor
- Lecturer/Presenter - On-site
- Transcriber
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- Research Specialties
- Colonial
- Emigration & Immigration
- Land Records
- Lineage Societies
- Loyalists
- Mayflower
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- Research Provinces / States
- Connecticut, United States
- Maine, United States
- Massachusetts, United States
- New York, United States
- Vermont, United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 17th Century
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
Professional genealogist and speaker from Massachusetts who solves genealogical puzzles and teaches family history research. Specialties are family history compilation and colonial New England research. Earned an undergraduate degree in Economics at Wellesley College and have a background in training and development. I hold a certificate from the Genealogical Research program at Boston University's Center for Professional Education and am a long-time member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Services
Genealogical projects range from family tree charts and heritage society applications to solving family mysteries. In addition to my catalog of current presentations, I design custom programs to address particular topics of interest for genealogy groups and societies.
Geographic Specialties
New England
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- Degrees
- BA, Wellesley College (Economics)
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- Languages
- American English
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- Repositories
- NEHGS
MA State Archives
MA Department of Vital Records and Statistics
NARA - Waltham, MA
Massachusetts repositories and libraries
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- Testimonials
- References available upon request
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- Lectures
- (1) "Who Lyeth There? Digging Up Colonial New England Ancestor Records" - Discover how the first Massachusetts towns were settled and place your colonial ancestor into historical context to identify relevant record sources.
(2) "A Portrait of Victorian America: Using Old Letters to Paint a Rich Family History" - This case study demonstrates how to analyze a collection of historical family letters to place a family into historical context.
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- Certificates
- Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University)
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- Affiliations
- -Association of Professional Genealogists -(NEAPG) New England Association of Professional Genealogists -(MSOG) Massachusetts Society of Genealogists -(NGS) National Genealogical Society -(NEHGS) New England Historical Genealogical Society -(NYG&B) New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
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- Blog
- Blog link
Contact
- Business site: www.bfmresearch.com
Work Contact
| Phone: | 508-981-1884 |
| Email: | bethfmcc@bfmresearch.com |
| Street Address: | BFM Research |
| Address 2: | 14 Foxwood Lane |
| City: | Northborough |
| State/Province: | Massachusetts |
| Country: | United States |
| Zip/Postal Code: | 01532 |