“If you think it’s expensive to hire an professional, wait until you hire an amateur.” –Red Adair

Unable to travel to look at offline, undigitized stuff? Hire someone who can. Being listed here does not imply an endorsement or guarantee of any kind. It just means we found people with geographically relevant skills. Individuals & companies are listed in alphabetical order.

Here’s some advice from the Association of Professional Genealogists on hiring a professional genealogist.

Name & Link	Specialty
Researchers for Hire	A list by The Buffalo History Museum
Researchers for Hire	A list by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Ancestry Pro Genealogists	Has a regional expert, Gordon Remington, on staff
Daniel Bartosz	American Indian and Polish genealogy
Ward Bray	Forensic genealogy
Bridge & Case	Genealogy, house history, archive & collections services
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library	Has an inexpensive obituary look-up service
Government Appointed Historians of Western New York	May be able to answer historical questions
Historical New York Research Associates	Experts in documenting Underground Railroad sites & women’s suffrage history
Dennis Hogan	Irish and New York State
Nancy Gavin Koester	Genealogy
Nancy Mingus	Architectural history
MyGenealogist.com	Claims Erie County expertise
Jennifer Liber Raines	Genealogy, orphans
Dana Saylor	Genealogy & architectural history
Jeannette Sheliga	Genealogy
Society of American Archivists	Find an archival consultant to help organize your business or personal records
Sourcery	A mobile app that connects researchers with those who can retrieve offline documents. May not include Erie County yet.
Shane Stephenson	Organize your family papers, business records, and other important collections
Trace Genealogists	Can conduct research in New York State
Martin Wachadlo	Architectural history

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