Debra A. Hoffman

Specializing in Maryland and German research, Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS, is a professional genealogist and the owner of Hoffman Genealogical Services. She is a genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. She is a frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and has presented at the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed), the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), the International German Genealogy Conference, and coordinated the Maryland course at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) in 2020.

She has authored articles in the Carrolltonian, Der Kurier, Bluegrass Roots, Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. She has a certificate in Family History from Brigham Young University and a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS)-German Records from the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. Since 2009 she has completed courses at IGHR, SLIG and at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). 

Active in the genealogical community, Debra was the past Assistant Director for Gen-Fed, is an At-Large Board Member of the Maryland Genealogical Society and is the Recording Secretary for the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society. Debra is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and belongs to the William Winchester Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as many other state and local genealogical societies.

Services

Assistant Director, Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) (2015 - 2020); At-Large Board Member, Maryland Genealogical Society (2014 - Present); Recording Secretary, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (2010 - Present); Various Positions, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) Committee (2013 - 2020); Vice President, Carroll County Genealogical Society (2015 - 2018); APGQ Advisory Committee (2013 - 2016); Columbia Family History Center Volunteer (2009 - 2015)

Geographic Specialties

Maryland (City of Baltimore, Central and Western), Germany