Genealogy Research Services

When is a professional genealogist right for you and your family?

Do you lack the time necessary to build a family tree? Or have you encountered a stumbling block in your own research? A professional genealogist like Nancy Loe can help.

As a professional librarian, archivist, and genealogist, Nancy Loe has assisted hundreds of people with their family research in the United States, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Germany, and Prussia (Poland). She lectures at genealogical conferences and webinars in the US, Canada, and Australia. Nancy’s blog and newsletter reach 5,000 people in the genealogy community.

For research specialties, rates, and other FAQs, see below.

Contact Nancy for a Consultation

Specializations

Multi-generational research and tree compilations
Short record searches
Family history keepsake books, charts and posters from research and client-supplied family photos
Family tree review and clean-up of sources, citations, and places
Organizing research materials for easy retrieval
Getting started with your family tree
New avenues and resources for brick-wall ancestors
Choosing family tree software
Preservation of family papers and photographs

Rates

A ten (10) hour minimum package is required for new clients. Fewer than ten hours of research time is highly unlikely to yield effective results. Payment in advance.

Contact Nancy here for a brief initial consultation.

Expertise

Chicago and Cook County records
Research in midwestern US, including Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota
Research in colonial New England
Scotland and Scottish parish and census records
Prussia and Prussian parish records
Germany and German parish records
Research in Norwegian and Swedish records
Migration records
U.S. Federal census records and substitutes from 1790 to 1940

Qualifications

B.A. in American History, Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois
M.A. in American History, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
M.S. in Library Science, specialization in archives management, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
Head of the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Librarian Emerita and former Head of Special Collections and University Archives, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
Mellon Foundation Research Fellowship for the Study of Modern Archives, Bentley Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Affiliations

Association of Professional Genealogists
National Genealogical Society
Genealogical Speakers Guild
Society of American Archivists
Society of California Archivists
Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society, board memeber
Pikes Peak Genealogical Society, founding president, life member
Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society
Pommerscher Verein Freistadt
Sacramento German Genealogical Society