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Dr. Kristen Bailey

Your Story Matters - Explore your West Virginia Roots with WV History & Genealogy
WV History & Genealogy
Owner
Weston, West Virginia
United States
 
Currently accepting clients for...
  • Family History Research
  • Speaking / Presenting
  • Writing /Publishing
  • Other Speciality
Family History Research
  • Document Retrieval / Record Agent
  • Ethnicity / Religion
  • Family History Research
  • Immigration / Naturalization
  • Military
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Technology
  • Writing & Publishing
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
  • Author/Writer
Other Speciality
  • Event / Reunion / Travel Planning
  • Heir & Probate Search
  • Heirlooms / Archivist
  • House Historian / Local History
  • Mineral & Property Rights
  • Oral Historian
  • Handwriting / Palaeography
This genealogy service focuses on helping clients explore their uniquely West Virignia History. Kristen Bailey is a 2025 PhD graduate of West Virginia University. Her background in 19th century US History and Appalachian history, combined with her lifelong love of the people and places of West Virginia makes her the perfect guide for family history project, community research, or institutional histories. WV History & Genealogy offers both a basic research package and an expanded mini-biography option, as well as availability for custom projects, speaking engagements, and workshops. Kristen is committed to ethical, professional, and efficient research to help clients begin a journey into their West Virginia family’s unique place in history.
Geographic Specialities
Kristen has broad experience in researching local, county, and state history within West Virginia, as well as many other states.
Repositories
Available for research in:
  • All 55 West Virginia county courthouses
  • Local genealogy sites
  • Local libraries and publicly available local history sites
  • West Virginia and Regional History Center (Morgantown, WV)
  • West Virginia State Archives (Charleston, WV)

 
Research Time Periods
  • 21st Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
Degrees
PhD in 19th Century US History (West Virginia University) - minor fields in Appalachian History, Public History, World History