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Brendan Wolfe

Black Sheep Genealogy—Helping to Tell Your Family's Stories
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Currently accepting clients for...
  • Family History Research
  • Speaking / Presenting
  • Writing /Publishing
Family History Research
  • Family History Research
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Writing & Publishing
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
  • Author/Writer
  • Editor
  • Graphic Designer
Other Speciality
  • House Historian / Local History
Brendan Wolfe is a professional genealogist, writer, editor, and historian. He provides a wide range of genealogical services, specializing in family histories that combine authoritative research with deep historical context and accessible storytelling. A founding editor of Encyclopedia Virginia, a project of Virginia Humanities, and the author of several books, he has researched extensively, but not exclusively, in both Virginia and Irish records.
Lectures
The Commission & Mr. Coughlin: Two Immigrants, One Murder, and a Search for Origins (2023)
Repositories
University of Virginia Special Collections (Charlottesville); Library of Virginia (Richmond); Virginia Courthouses
Research Time Periods
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
Affiliations
APG; Virginia Genealogical Society; Central Virginia Genealogical Society