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Professional Genealogy Research


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Melanie Proctor
Feb 131 min read
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Finding Your Roots: Who Hires Professional Genealogists?
Someone recently asked me, “Who hires a professional genealogist?” The easiest answer is someone like me: my journey to professional...

Melanie Proctor
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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My Hamilton Question: Who Was Sherilda Frances Hamilton's Mother?
Today is an anniversary I should have remembered, not just as a fan of the musical, but because I may have a common ancestor with the...

Melanie Proctor
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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How to Use Genealogy to Find Next-of-Kin
I had every intention of posting something new every month, with the thought I’d focus this space on a mix of personal family history and...

Melanie Proctor
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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A Brick Wall---For Now
Every family historian runs into one at some point: a brick wall. That impossible ancestor, the one you can’t figure out. Sometimes, it’s...

Melanie Proctor
Aug 18, 20234 min read
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Independence Day
As I research my family history, my fifth great-grandparents don’t feel so far out of reach. Learning family history brings life to the...

Melanie Proctor
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Strong Like a Mother
An obituary caught my eye last month. In describing the career of a recently deceased D.C. Superior Court judge, it stated, “At the time,...

Melanie Proctor
Jun 5, 20237 min read
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Why Passiflora Research?
When I started this venture, I (maybe unwisely) chose not to use my own name for the business.[1] Anything close to a tree reference was...

Melanie Proctor
May 8, 20233 min read
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