DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS
The North Carolina Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists consists of members of the national organization who reside
in North Carolina. Many members listed below accept clients and all have paid dues in support of our website and brochure.
L. Bruce Allen
Anita Finger-Smith
Susan Michael, CG
Constance T. Shotts, CG
SQ Genealogy
P.O. Box 674, Clayton, NC 27528
Phone (267) 259-6242
Email: BAllen@SQGenealogy.com
Website: www.SQGenealogy.com
4199 Wolfetown Road, Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone: (828) 497-2742
E-Mail: anita@cherokeegenealogyservices.com
Web: www.cherokeegenealogyservices.com
P. O. Box 306
Monroe, NC 28111-0306
E-Mail: widget@carolina.rr.com
104 Locust Run Place, Monroe, NC 28110
Phone: (704) 283-7249
E-mail: ccts2013@carolina.rr.com
Specialties: NC research specializing in Johnston
County; digital records, census record analysis;
First Family & lineage applications.
Specialties: Research on family histories in VA,
KY and IN, with emphasis on Augusta County in
VA, Fayette and Jessamine Counties in KY, and
Monroe County in IN; DAR lineage applications.
Specialties: Genealogical research solutions,
problem-solving, NC and OH research.
Charlotte M. Bell, MLS
2409 Ontario Street, Greensboro, NC 27403
Phone: (336) 601-0894
E-Mail: cdmgbell@gmail.com
Web: www.legaciesmade.com
Specialties: North Carolina research, writing
and editing personal histories, speaking about
preserving family stories.
Jason Bordeaux
NC Brick Wall Genealogy Research
5024 Leigh Lane, Sophia, NC 27350
Phone: (336) 953-1932
email: ncbrickwall@outlook.com
web: www.ncbrickwall.com
Specialties: Cherokee lineage research, tribal
enrollment eligibility and immigration records;
lecturer. Authorized by the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians.
Jeffrey L. Haines, CG
5852 Wynmore Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: (919) 324-8103
E-Mail: hainesresearch@gmail.com
Specialties: North Carolina research, 17th, 18th,
19th centuries; lineage applications.
Melanie D. Holtz, CG
119 McCoy Lane
Moyock, NC 27958
Phone: (757) 373-9982
E-Mail: MrsMurphy1@aol.com
Specialties: Breaking down NC genealogical brick
walls, and writing a concise, detailed family history
of the brick wall in question.
Specialties: Italian genealogical and historical
research, dual citizenship, forensic genealogy,
writing family history books.
Crystal Burton
Jordan Jones
6911 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616
Cell: (919) 791-7260
E-mail: cburton@burtonresearchservices.com
Web: www.BurtonResearchServices.com
12300 Galway Drive, Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone: (919) 809-9045
E-Mail: jordan@genealogymedia.com
Web: www.genealogymedia.com
Specialties: Research in North Carolina and
Virginia, medical genealogy.
Specialties: NC, VA, WVA; writing, editing;
publishing; technology, web development. Lecturer
and columnist. Currently not accepting clients.
105 Bromfield Way, Cary, NC 27519
Phone: (919) 446-1877
Email: CarrollResearchServices@gmail.com
Web: https://carrollresearchservices.wordpress.com
Specialties: NC Archives, American, British and
Danish research.
Michele Doyle
3314 N NC 62
Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: (336) 263-6223
Email: doylemr@hotmail.com
Web: www.aquiltworkoflives.com
Helen F. M. Leary, CG Emeritus,
FASG, FNGS
3509 Leonard Street, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 834-6170
E-Mail: hlresearch@att.net
Specialties: Lecturer and author. Currently not
accepting clients.
Lisa Lisson
Specialties: Instructor, speaker, LDS research,
FamilySearch.
6001 Tarnhour Court
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 649-5723
E-Mail: moore.research@gmail.com
Specialties: Research & “brick wall” problemsolving in North Carolina, South Carolina, and
the English Caribbean; writing and editing family
histories.
7283-102 NC HWY 42 W, #402, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 889-3581
E-Mail: Melanie@holtzresearch.com
Web: www.holtzresearch.com
Leann Carroll
Terry Moore, CG
406 Liberty Express Place, Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: (919) 302-5748 (Daytime)
E-Mail: LissonGenealogicalServices@yahoo.com
Web: www.LissonGenealogicalServices.com
Janeth Lazore Murphy
Specialties: Native American, American, Canadian
and British research; records of the Civil War,
Native Americans in the Civil War.
Kimberly T. Powell
Ginger R. Smith
P.O. Box 5093
Cary, NC 27512
Phone: (919) 264-3462
Email: info@yourdnadiva.com
Web: www.yourdnadiva.com
Specialties: Speaker, DNA, Adoption, North
Carolina Research
Dave Strausfeld
200 West Woodcroft Parkway, #40D
Durham, NC 27713
Phone: (919) 401-0508
Email: dave@familyhistoryscribe.com
Web: www.familyhistoryscribe.com
Specialties: North Carolina research, Ashkenazi
Jewish genealogy research, writing family history
narratives.
150 Crescent Hill Road
Oakdale, PA 15057
Phone: (724) 693-0347
E-Mail: lovegenealogy@gmail.co,
Web: http://genealogy.about.com
Lori Thornton, MLS
Specialties: Full family genealogies, across
multiple geographic regions. Areas of greatest
expertise include eastern NC (Edgecombe, Pitt,
Wilson, Beaufort, Bertie, Chowan, Martin, Tyrell),
SC, and southeastern PA
Specialties: Southern States, especially MS, AL,
TN, and NC; church records; lecturer.
Diane L. Richard
2408 Dunbrook Court
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 231-8137
Fax: (919) 255-9528
E-Mail: dianelrichard@mosaicrpm.com
Web: www.mosaicrpm.com
1327 Wind Crest Drive, Morristown, TN 37814
Phone: (423) 317-0383
E-mail: lorithornton@gmail.com
Victoria P. Young
5033 Knightsbridge Way, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 880-6231
Fax: (800) 876-6103
E-Mail: victoria.pauline.young@gmail.com
Web: www.ncgenealogy.net
Specialties: NC; lineage applications, including
Society of the Cincinnati, DAR, National Society of
Colonial Dames, and Jamestowne Society; forensic
and heir research.
Specialties: NC, African-American, lineage society,
and migration research. NC Archives, UNC-CH &
Duke. Lecturer and article author.
Specialties: Research, compiler, problem solver.
Revised 2/2016
DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS
The North Carolina Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists consists of members of the national organization who reside
in North Carolina. Many members listed below accept clients and all have paid dues in support of our website and brochure.
L. Bruce Allen
Anita Finger-Smith
Susan Michael, CG
Constance T. Shotts, CG
SQ Genealogy
P.O. Box 674, Clayton, NC 27528
Phone (267) 259-6242
Email: BAllen@SQGenealogy.com
Website: www.SQGenealogy.com
4199 Wolfetown Road, Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone: (828) 497-2742
E-Mail: anita@cherokeegenealogyservices.com
Web: www.cherokeegenealogyservices.com
P. O. Box 306
Monroe, NC 28111-0306
E-Mail: widget@carolina.rr.com
104 Locust Run Place, Monroe, NC 28110
Phone: (704) 283-7249
E-mail: ccts2013@carolina.rr.com
Specialties: NC research specializing in Johnston
County; digital records, census record analysis;
First Family & lineage applications.
Specialties: Research on family histories in VA,
KY and IN, with emphasis on Augusta County in
VA, Fayette and Jessamine Counties in KY, and
Monroe County in IN; DAR lineage applications.
Specialties: Genealogical research solutions,
problem-solving, NC and OH research.
Charlotte M. Bell, MLS
2409 Ontario Street, Greensboro, NC 27403
Phone: (336) 601-0894
E-Mail: cdmgbell@gmail.com
Web: www.legaciesmade.com
Specialties: North Carolina research, writing
and editing personal histories, speaking about
preserving family stories.
Jason Bordeaux
NC Brick Wall Genealogy Research
5024 Leigh Lane, Sophia, NC 27350
Phone: (336) 953-1932
email: ncbrickwall@outlook.com
web: www.ncbrickwall.com
Specialties: Cherokee lineage research, tribal
enrollment eligibility and immigration records;
lecturer. Authorized by the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians.
Jeffrey L. Haines, CG
5852 Wynmore Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: (919) 324-8103
E-Mail: hainesresearch@gmail.com
Specialties: North Carolina research, 17th, 18th,
19th centuries; lineage applications.
Melanie D. Holtz, CG
119 McCoy Lane
Moyock, NC 27958
Phone: (757) 373-9982
E-Mail: MrsMurphy1@aol.com
7283-102 NC HWY 42 W, #402, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 889-3581
E-Mail: Melanie@holtzresearch.com
Web: www.holtzresearch.com
Specialties: Italian genealogical and historical
research, dual citizenship, forensic genealogy,
writing family history books.
Crystal Burton
Jordan Jones
6911 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616
Cell: (919) 791-7260
E-mail: cburton@burtonresearchservices.com
Web: www.BurtonResearchServices.com
12300 Galway Drive, Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone: (919) 809-9045
E-Mail: jordan@genealogymedia.com
Web: www.genealogymedia.com
Specialties: Research in North Carolina and
Virginia, medical genealogy.
Specialties: NC, VA, WVA; writing, editing;
publishing; technology, web development. Lecturer
and columnist. Currently not accepting clients.
105 Bromfield Way, Cary, NC 27519
Phone: (919) 446-1877
Email: CarrollResearchServices@gmail.com
Web: https://carrollresearchservices.wordpress.com
Specialties: NC Archives, American, British and
Danish research.
Michele Doyle
3314 N NC 62
Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: (336) 263-6223
Email: doylemr@hotmail.com
Web: www.aquiltworkoflives.com
Specialties: Instructor, speaker, LDS research,
FamilySearch.
6001 Tarnhour Court
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 649-5723
E-Mail: moore.research@gmail.com
Specialties: Research & “brick wall” problemsolving in North Carolina, South Carolina, and
the English Caribbean; writing and editing family
histories.
Specialties: Breaking down NC genealogical brick
walls, and writing a concise, detailed family history
of the brick wall in question.
Leann Carroll
Terry Moore, CG
Helen F. M. Leary, CG Emeritus,
FASG, FNGS
3509 Leonard Street, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 834-6170
E-Mail: hlresearch@att.net
Specialties: Lecturer and author. Currently not
accepting clients.
Lisa Lisson
406 Liberty Express Place, Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: (919) 302-5748 (Daytime)
E-Mail: LissonGenealogicalServices@yahoo.com
Web: www.LissonGenealogicalServices.com
Janeth Lazore Murphy
Specialties: Native American, American, Canadian
and British research; records of the Civil War,
Native Americans in the Civil War.
Kimberly T. Powell
Ginger R. Smith
P.O. Box 5093
Cary, NC 27512
Phone: (919) 264-3462
Email: info@yourdnadiva.com
Web: www.yourdnadiva.com
Specialties: Speaker, DNA, Adoption, North
Carolina Research
Dave Strausfeld
200 West Woodcroft Parkway, #40D
Durham, NC 27713
Phone: (919) 401-0508
Email: dave@familyhistoryscribe.com
Web: www.familyhistoryscribe.com
Specialties: North Carolina research, Ashkenazi
Jewish genealogy research, writing family history
narratives.
150 Crescent Hill Road
Oakdale, PA 15057
Phone: (724) 693-0347
E-Mail: lovegenealogy@gmail.co,
Web: http://genealogy.about.com
Lori Thornton, MLS
Specialties: Full family genealogies, across
multiple geographic regions. Areas of greatest
expertise include eastern NC (Edgecombe, Pitt,
Wilson, Beaufort, Bertie, Chowan, Martin, Tyrell),
SC, and southeastern PA
Specialties: Southern States, especially MS, AL,
TN, and NC; church records; lecturer.
Diane L. Richard
2408 Dunbrook Court
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 231-8137
Fax: (919) 255-9528
E-Mail: dianelrichard@mosaicrpm.com
Web: www.mosaicrpm.com
1327 Wind Crest Drive, Morristown, TN 37814
Phone: (423) 317-0383
E-mail: lorithornton@gmail.com
Victoria P. Young
5033 Knightsbridge Way, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 880-6231
Fax: (800) 876-6103
E-Mail: victoria.pauline.young@gmail.com
Web: www.ncgenealogy.net
Specialties: NC; lineage applications, including
Society of the Cincinnati, DAR, National Society of
Colonial Dames, and Jamestowne Society; forensic
and heir research.
Specialties: NC, African-American, lineage society,
and migration research. NC Archives, UNC-CH &
Duke. Lecturer and article author.
Specialties: Research, compiler, problem solver.
Revised 2/2016
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Benefits
& Services
Schedule
& Location
How can the North Carolina
Chapter of APG help you?
Meetings and Events
If you are looking for a professional to help you with
your genealogical research or other genealogy
related products or services, please feel free to
contact our members directly at the contact
numbers and addresses listed.
Meetings are held at 10:00am or 6:00pm the second
Monday of each month with the exceptions of July,
August, and December. Guests and prospective
members are welcome to attend!
Past programs have included presentations on
North Carolina research topics, copyright law,
Please note that while the APG and its chapters
cluster research in ethnic genealogy, tax issues
encourage quality in its members, it does not
and accounting systems, project management,
guarantee the work performed by any of its
repositories, and cloud computing.
members.
If you are a professional genealogist or are
considering such work, we hope you will come sit in
on a meeting or contact Vickie Young for more
information about how you can benefit from
membership.
Chapter meeting locations vary and many have a
social component for networking over a meal. We
occasionally visit repositories around the state or
other venues of interest. Please check our calendar
schedule to confirm a meeting time and place at
www.ncapg.com.
Mission Statement
The mission of the North Carolina Chapter of the
Association of Professional Genealogists is:
To improve our professional skills as business
people and as genealogists,
To promote an understanding of genealogy and
our profession through education of the public, and
To uphold high standards of professionalism and
ethics in business practices and services.
We support one another through referrals and by
sharing information and ideas.
Join us!
Professional Genealogists
throughout North Carolina
For more information
contact Vickie Young
(919) 880-6231
www.ncapg.com
Benefits
& Services
Schedule
& Location
How can the North Carolina
Chapter of APG help you?
Meetings and Events
If you are looking for a professional to help you with
your genealogical research or other genealogy
related products or services, please feel free to
contact our members directly at the contact
numbers and addresses listed.
Meetings are held at 10:00am or 6:00pm the second
Monday of each month with the exceptions of July,
August, and December. Guests and prospective
members are welcome to attend!
Past programs have included presentations on
North Carolina research topics, copyright law,
Please note that while the APG and its chapters
cluster research in ethnic genealogy, tax issues
encourage quality in its members, it does not
and accounting systems, project management,
guarantee the work performed by any of its
repositories, and cloud computing.
members.
If you are a professional genealogist or are
considering such work, we hope you will come sit in
on a meeting or contact Vickie Young for more
information about how you can benefit from
membership.
Chapter meeting locations vary and many have a
social component for networking over a meal. We
occasionally visit repositories around the state or
other venues of interest. Please check our calendar
schedule to confirm a meeting time and place at
www.ncapg.com.
Mission Statement
The mission of the North Carolina Chapter of the
Association of Professional Genealogists is:
To improve our professional skills as business
people and as genealogists,
To promote an understanding of genealogy and
our profession through education of the public, and
To uphold high standards of professionalism and
ethics in business practices and services.
We support one another through referrals and by
sharing information and ideas.
Join us!
Professional Genealogists
throughout North Carolina
For more information
contact Vickie Young
(919) 880-6231
www.ncapg.com
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