While many chapter members hold a variety of additional academic degrees, this roster follows the guidelines of APG and lists only those credentials directly related to genealogy.
Members Accepting Clients and/or Speaking Engagements
Most members research in the Washington DC metro area, but additional regional specialties are shown.
Claire Bettag, CG, FUGA
1685 34th Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
(H) 202-625-2598
(C) 202-436-2121
E-mail:
Area of Research: Louisiana; France; Acadia; federal records
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: France, Louisiana
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Susan L. Bingler, CG
E-mail:
Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG (Chapter Representative)
6 Briardale Court
Derwood, MD 20855-2027
(H) 301-670-9529
E-mail:
Web site: www.clunies.net/smc.html
Area of Research: Researcher, author, lecturer. Lineage applications. Colonial New England. Graduate and adjunct faculty NIGR, IGHR. Past member APG Board.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR
Jennifer Dondero
Springfield, VA 22153
E-mail:
Web site: www.jpgenealogy.com
Area of Research: Research and lectures. Specialties include lineage society application preparation and problem solving. Regional specialties include research in the South. Please see my website for more details and pricing.
Repositories researched: National Archives, DAR
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Revolutionary War, All US, Southeast, South, Georgia
Victor S. (Vic) Dunn, CG
43450 Clivedon Court
Ashburn, VA 20147
(C) 703-431-0630
E-mail:
Web site: www.virginiaancestry.com
Area of Research: Research in DC, MD, VA and eastern WV records and repositories. Special skills include land platting, problem ancestor resolution, and family history compilations.
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Virginia
Marjorie Eyre
1813 North Shore Ct.
Reston, VA. 20190
(H) 703-707-6260
(C) 703-475-1088
E-mail:
Area of Research: Canadian, Michigan
Repositories researched: Library of Congress
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Diane L. Giannini, CG
P.O. Box 2344
Leesburg, VA 20177
(H) 571-333-9881
E-mail:
Web site: www.ancestrysleuths.com
Area of Research: Specializing in MD, VA, and Ohio.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, Md. Archive, Library of Virginia
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Mid-Atlantic, Ohio
Michael Hait, CG
35 Meadow Wood Lane
Harrington, DE 19952
(H) 302-786-2419
E-mail:
Web site: www.haitfamilyresearch.com
Area of Research: Specializing in Maryland and Delaware research, African-American genealogy, and Civil War records. Published author and frequent lecturer.
Repositories researched: National Archives, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: African-American, Civil War, Mid-Atlantic, Maryland, Delaware
Debra A. Hoffman
P.O. Box 755
New Windsor, MD 21776
E-mail:
Area of Research: Have been researching for over thirty years in Maryland. Also have research experience in the Midwest (Missouri) as well as the Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas. Provide lectures to local libraries and genealogical societies.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Mid-west, Maryland
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Darlene L. Hunter, CG
12497 Palomino Place
Woodbridge, VA 22192
(H) 703-590-8146
E-mail:
Area of Research: Research in Northern Virginia, especially Prince William, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties. Will do research at Northern Virginia courthouses.
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Virginia
Lee James Irwin
7449 Timberock Road
Falls Church, VA 22043
(H) 703-573-2985
E-mail:
Area of Research: Research on military records from Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War. Specialize in service, pension and bounty land documents. Also specialize in German-Americans, especially Pennsylvania Dutch of Bucks, Berks, Lehigh and Lancaster counties.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: German-American, Revolutionary War, Civil War, Pennsylvania
Bob Johnson (Chapter Secretary)
8106 Squirrel Run Road
Springfield, VA 22152
(C) 703-581-7608
E-mail:
Area of Research: Specializing in the Carolinas, Virginia, and DC research. Also adept at immigration from Sweden and Swedish records.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, Library of Virginia
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Sweden, Southeast, Dist of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Thomas (Tom) Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
9232 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22031
(H) 703-365-1466
E-mail:
Area of Research: Writes, edits, and teaches. BCG board member. GRIP, IGHR, and SLIG course coordinator and instructor. Teaches in Boston University genealogy program, online and classroom options. NGS Quarterly co-editor since 2002.
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Craig Kieffer, CG
5409 Wehawken Road
Bethesda, MD 20816
(H) 301-356-2352
E-mail:
Web site: www.ckgenealogy.com
Area of Research: Specializes in researching and writing family histories. Available to travel anywhere in the United States to speak with clients or conduct on-site research.
Victoria Kinnear (Chapter Vice-President)
417 Chadford Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
(C) 443-622-8375
E-mail:
Web site: www.myancestorslivedhere.com
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War 1, All US, Pennsylvania
Claire Kluskens, JD
Web site: mysite.verizon.net/ckluskens/
Area of Research: Federal records in the National Archives
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Rebecca Whitman Koford
5333 Pommel Drive
Mount Airy, MD 21771
(H) 301-675-1384
E-mail:
Area of Research: Research at the National Archives, Maryland State Archives and DAR Library, and lineage society applications. List of US Research lecture subjects available upon request.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Pamela Loos-Noji, PhD
(C) 202-215-2373
E-mail:
Web site: www.kinworkconnections.com
Area of Research: Does work on New England and Maryland. Does lineage applications, searches federal records, and has a special interest in Japanese-American documents at NARA.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Japanese-American, Maryland
Sharen MacInnes, PhD
5426 Castle Bar Lane
Alexandria, VA 22315
(H) 703-922-4387
E-mail:
Web site: ancestortracks.com
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Gail McCormick, M.A., M.L.S.
940 Fern Trail
Crownsville, MD 21032
(C) 202-320-5796
E-mail:
Area of Research: Available for research in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and eastern Pennsylvania; and to provide lectures on researching English and Welsh ancestry; family and local history in Washington, D.C.; general family history research methodology, and preservation and organization of rese
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Civil War, United Kingdom, Mid-Atlantic, Dist of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania
Angela Packer McGhie
9519 Kings Grant Road
Laurel, MD 20723
(H) 240-568-0881
E-mail:
Area of Research: Researcher, lecturer, and instructor. Research emphasis in land, military and other federal records at the National Archives. Studied at NIGR, IGHR, and SLIG. Administrator of the ProGen Study Program. List of lecture topics available upon request.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL
121 Tapawingo Road SW
Vienna, VA 22180-5964
E-mail:
Area of Research: Military records at NARA; 35+ years experience in Union and Confederate records in the National Archives, Washington, DC. APG Smallwood Award of Merit in 1999.
Repositories researched: National Archives
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Civil War
Valerie Metzler, CA, MA
114 Ruskin Drive
Altoona, PA 16602
(H) 814-940-0493
(C) 814-932-1740
E-mail:
Area of Research: CA and historian; speaks German and French; research in PA and surrounding states, and worldwide; Anabaptist, military, architectural history, oral histories, paper and photo preservation. Reads German script.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive, Library of Virginia
Lorraine Minor
6610 81st Street
Cabin John, MD 20818
(H) 301-229-3515
E-mail:
Shelley Murphy
36 Colonial Road
Palmyra, VA 22963
(H) 434-589-1006
(C) 434-806-7433
E-mail:
Area of Research: African-American Research
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Virginia
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: African-American, Virginia
Not accepting clients, but available as a speaker/lecturer.
Darcie M. Posz (Chapter President)
444 8th Street NW #313
Washington, DC 20004
(C) 202-403-7919
E-mail:
Area of Research: NARA & LoC; quick search and pulls only.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress
Ellen Rafferty
7743 Emerson Road
Hyattsville, MD 20784
(H) 301-577-9432
E-mail:
Area of Research: All local DC research facilities for census, military records, passenger arrivals, Social Security Death Index, International Genealogical Index. Irish specialist.
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Ireland
Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG
1474 Montelegre Drive
San Jose, CA 95120
(H) 408-268-2137
(C) 703-628-4552
E-mail:
Web site: www.christine4rose.com
Area of Research: Onsite research and methodology; military research; federal land records.
Repositories researched: National Archives, DAR, Md. Archive, Library of Virginia
Malissa Ruffner, JD, MLS
4425 Harcourt Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
E-mail:
Web site: familyepic.posterous.com
Area of Research: Available for research and look-ups at Maryland State Archives, and Baltimore City Archives
Repositories researched: Md. Archive
Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL
8035 Tanworth Court
Springfield, VA 22152
(H) 703-913-0625
E-mail:
Web site: www.SayreandSayre.com
Area of Research: Course coordinator and instructor for Samford University's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research and Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy; instructor in Boston University's Genealogical Research Program. Popular presenter at genealogy conferences and seminars in more than thirty states. Also researches at Society of the Cincinnati and Historical Society of Washington DC.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Library of Virginia
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Mid-Atlantic, Dist of Columbia, Virginia
Amy Sue Smith, J.D.
6417 Forest Rd.
Cheverly, MD 20785-3127
(H) 301-322-8052
E-mail:
Web site: about.me/amysmith
Area of Research: Civil War - era; French - English translation
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Civil War, Maryland
Eileen Souza
(H) 410-549-2330
(C) 410-790-2661
E-mail:
Web site: www.oldbonesgenealogy.com
Area of Research: Old Bones Genealogy, LLC. Specialize in Carroll County, Maryland and surrounding counties. Offering tradtional research services, project managmement, organization and technology services. Can research at local Maryland courthouses and libraries.
Repositories researched: Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Maryland
Kathryn C. Torpey, CG
5035 Domain Place
Alexandria, VA 22311
(H) 703-931-6059
E-mail:
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania
Linda C Vert (Chapter Treasurer)
48070 Post Oak Road
St. Inigoes, MD 20684
(H) 301-872-4373
(C) 301-643-0536
E-mail:
Area of Research: Provide lookup and document retrieval in Mid- and Southern Maryland areas. Specializing in probate, wills, and Civil War Pension record pulls. South Carolina and Alabama research upon request.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR, Md. Archive
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: Maryland
Joel R. Whitehead
1505B Colonial Terrace
Arlington, VA 22209
(H) (703) 312-0296
(C) (703) 389-1510
E-mail:
Area of Research: Federal Records, especially maritime research of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor services, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, the U.S. Light House Service, the U.S. Lifesaving Service as well as passenger arrivals.
Repositories researched: National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR
Willis (Will) White, CG
12779 Flat Meadow Lane
Herndon, VA 20171
(H) 703-476-4328
E-mail:
Area of Research: Specializes in Long Island, esp. Suffolk County, NY and New England. Other specialties: land records; original sources. Family history writer and newsletter editor.
Geographic, Period and Other Specialty: New England, New York
Members Not Accepting Clients or Speaking Engagements
| Nicki Peak Birch, CG Vienna, VA 22182 | Gordon L. Erickson Alexandria, VA 22315 | Alice Evans Washington, DC 20015 |
| Stephen Gauss Shady Side, MD 20764 | Dianne Jimmink Bowie 20715 | Darryn Lickliter, M.L.S. Silver Spring, MD 20902 |
| Donna Parker Poolesville, MD 20837 | M. Mary Russell Bethesda, MD 20827 | Richard G. (Rick) Sayre, CG Springfield, VA 22152 |
| Shirley Langdon Wilcox, CG Arlington, VA 22202 |