Professional Researchers

These professionals provide research assistance for a fee. While the majority specialize in genealogy, some conduct various types of historical investigation, and a few reach beyond these two areas to other kinds of research.

This list is provided as a service to those who need assistance. Researchers listed have no formal connection with IHS and we assume no responsibility for the quality or accuracy of the work they perform. All arrangements and communications must be made directly with the researchers to determine charges, fees and services. If you write, please enclose a stamped envelope to ensure a reply.

Darlene Anderson
2420 W 750 S
Lebanon, IN 46052
(317)439-2904
lineagefinder@gmail.com
www.lineagefinder.net

Specialties: Midwest and Southern States; 18th-21st centuries; prepared genealogies based on DNA matches; house history; missing mineral owners; missing heirs; problem solving; one person search; family search; surname search; document retrieval from archives, libraries, courthouses, and historical societies
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Denise Anderson-Decina
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 882-8171
d.anderson.decina@gmail.com

Specialties: Genealogy research and family timelines; Italian-American family research and Italian records; U.S. naturalization and immigration research
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical; other

Tiffany Benedict Browne
tiffany@historicindianapolis.com

Specialties: Home history; community history; genealogy
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Vicki Casteel
Indianapolis, IN
vcasteel@yahoo.com

Specialties: Genealogy; history; digital image touch up; content curator for exhibits, webpages, etc.
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical; long lost family

Jill Downs
(260) 424-4197
jdowns1908@gmail.com

Specialties: House and building histories, primarily in northeast Indiana (but not limited to)
Type(s) of Research: Historical

Ms. Dale Drake
1195 Rob Hill Rd.
Martinsville, IN 46151
(317) 996-3553
ddrake@ccrtc.com

Specialties: Morgan County and its surrounding counties: Johnson, Brown, Monroe, Owen, Putnam, Hendricks, and Marion, including the Indiana State Library, Indiana State Archives, and Indiana Historical Society
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Nancy M. Germano
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 989-4218
nangermano@yahoo.com

Specialties: Local/community; Midwest; federal; 20th century; urban; legal; rivers; flooding; environment
Type(s) of Research: Historical

Golden Arrow Research
P.O. Box 179446
St. Louis, MO 63117
www.goldenarrowresearch.com

Specialties: Historical military records housed at the National Archives, including official military service records of individual U.S. veterans
Type(s) of Research: Historical (military)

Glory-June Greiff
Historian-at-Large
1753 South Talbott
Indianapolis, IN 46225
(317) 637-6163
glory@indy.net

Specialties: Architecture; town and community histories; transportation history; state parks and lands; the New Deal; nominations to the National Register of Historic Places
Type(s) of Research: Historical; other

Joan Hostetler/John M. Harris
Heritage Photo and Research Services
716 Dorman St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
H: (317) 639-2814
C: (317) 771-4129
heritagephotoservices@gmail.com
www.heritagephotoresearch.com

Specialties: House and building histories; biographical; neighborhood histories; photograph research for books, movies, exhibits; newspaper and city directory look-ups; experience with collections at the Indiana State Library and Indiana Historical Society
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical; other

Candace Hudziak, M.A.
H&H Associates, LLP
218 E. North St.
Greenfield, IN 46140
(317) 462-7177
historian@hhpast.com
www.hhpast.com

Specialties: Indiana history (including county and local history); historic house research and architectural history; social history (particularly abolition, art, and cultural movements)
Type(s) of Research: Historical

IndianaGenealogists.com
Attn: Jim Heddell
(888) 509-1130
research@genealogists.com
http://indiana.genealogists.com/

Specialties: Genealogy; historical research; DNA expertise; archivists
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical; religious; scholarly

Ivy Translations
Dr. Jennifer Morris
info@ivytranslations.com
www.ivytranslations.com

Specialties: Translations and transcriptions of all languages
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Randy Jackson
2732 Flag Lane
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 861-7451
ranjac42@msn.com

Specialties: Indiana; Ohio; Kentucky; Michigan
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical

Legacy Tree Genealogists
(801) 783-1277
info@legacytree.com
http://legacytree.com

Specialties: Official research partner of MyHeritage.com; works worldwide to find records for clients
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical

Mrs. O.L. (Doris) Leistner
300 Ellen Court
New Albany, IN 47150
dleistner@aol.com

Specialties: Crawford County; Perry County
Type(s) of Research: General

Amber Oldenburg
Indianapolis, IN
ambermae56@gmail.com
http://onebranchatatime.com/

Specialties: Midwest; Indianapolis history; German genealogy
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Fern Eddy Schultz
5817 W. Johnson Rd.
LaPorte, IN 46350
(219) 326-6458
netster@csinet.net

Specialties: LaPorte County
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Wendy Sommers
(317) 694-0665
wendysommers@comcast.net

Specialties: Research; family trees; scanning photos; compiling and organizing information
Type(s) of Research: General research; family trees

John Taylor
Taylor Research Group, LLC
1240 N. Pitt St.
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 822-4658
johntaylor@taylorresearchgroup.com

Specialties: Expertise in federal, state, and local records; perform broad, due diligence research or collect specific documentation (military records, corporate documents, city directories, regulatory or government records, environmental issues)
Type(s) of Research: Historical; environmental; governmental; legal

Betty L. Warren
6922 Rocklane Rd.
Greenwood, IN 46143-9739
(317) 862-2426
blwarren49@aol.com

Specialties: General family history; newspapers; Indiana; Kentucky; Pennsylvania; Germany
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical

Linda Zapp
4509 Southway Rd.
Greenwood, IN 46142-7399
(317) 882-5992
ldzapp@gmail.com

Specialties: Indiana; newspapers
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical

Connie Zeigler
P.O. Box 2948
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 908-6046
connie@cresourcesinc.com

Specialties: Architecture; Indiana/Indianapolis; 19th and 20th century social history; women
Type(s) of Research: Genealogical; historical; other