Heather Nowlan

I started researching my own family tree when my Mother passed away and like many people became curious when it was too late to ask any living relatives questions.

This led to my passion for family history research and I started taking various recognised courses to help me research better, which I continue to do.

Including Family History Skills and Strategies Intermediate Certificate with Pharos Tutors & The Society of Genealogists, Higher Certificate in Genealogy with the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. And numerous Courses specialising in specific aspects of Genealogy including Irish research. And graduated ProGen 57 Study Group

Over 15 years later and I am still as passionate as when I first started, and have helped many people with their family trees and to find lost relatives including living relatives. My quest has involved finding secret families, half-siblings who didn't know the other existed, quite a few bigamists, a murderer who was executed and a line of insanity in a specific family branch.

I have carried out extensive Irish research and have connections in Ireland that enables me to have access to locally held documents. With the increase in the affordability of DNA testing, has opened a completely new side to genealogy research that can not only present new matches but can also confirm suspected findings.

As well as being a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, I am a member of AGRA (Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives) and am the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Society of Genealogists. 

Being based in Northamptonshire UK, I am very well positioned to be able to access most locations including some of the main Archives for example: The National Archives, Society of Genealogists, etc.

Geographic Specialties

New York City, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Australia, British Isles, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales