Claudia Breland

Claudia has been doing genealogical research since 1974, tracing her family back to the early 19th century in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. She obtained her Master's Degree in Library Science from Florida State University, and worked as a public services librarian for eight years. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society, and the Western Michigan Genealogical Society, and is the Secretary of the Puget Sound Chapter of APG. She is the author of five books and lectures throughout Western Washington.

Services

DNA research and analysis; working with adoptees to find unknown parents solving brick walls using DNA. Research in local and state repositories in King, Pierce and Kitsap counties; research in the Washington State Archives and its branches, the Washington State Library, and the Tacoma Public Library. Available to lecture on several genealogical topics.

Geographic Specialties

MA, MI, MN, NC, OH, WA, WI, New England, Midwest, Northwest, Seattle