I have prepared a webpage listing 7 researchers who will work for a fee in Albany and surrounding counties, such as Columbia, Rensselaer, Greene and Schenectady. I have also included Berkshire Co., Mass. because of its National Archives which has information not available elsewhere in the area. Some people will do research outside of the five county area. Those counties have also been listed. Some people will photograph things like gravestones or historic buildings for you. Most of them will go directly to county, city, town and village offices to get vital records. I have 5½ screens of information on places where research can be performed, and what resources each place has. Most of it came from my Guide to Albany Area Genealogical Resources, although it is much revised. Following the list of venues is a list of researchers. After each researcher's name is a list of facilities in each county which they will visit for you. By listing only the places at which they do research, I have tried to make sure that none of them has an advantage over any other in getting requests for business. Most of them gave me advertising-type statements which I did not use. Three have websites which I don't list. One has a webpage written about them. One wrote two books plus journal articles. One does research daily, is very good at it, and has none of these other things to attract your attention, yet should get equal attention from you. Some do the research full time, and others do it part time. Most have a backlog of work to be done. If I had to choose one to do my research for me, I would have a very difficult time. Good luck finding those ancestors. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/Misc/Researchers.htm Cliff

Your new list is a great help to those of us who live in other areas. Thank you so much for doing it. Adele Kenny in North Carolina