Christopher C. Child
Originally from Putnam, Connecticut, Chris Child has worked for various departments at NEHGS since 1997 and became a full-time employee in July 2003. He has been a member of NEHGS since the age of eleven. Chris graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in history from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey in 2003. He belongs to the National History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta. His genealogical interests include the American and English descendants of Wolstone and Ellen (Empson) Childe of London; Southern New England, especially Connecticut; ancestry of notable figures, especially presidents; genetics and genealogy; African-American and Native-American genealogy. Chris has written articles published in a few genealogical journals, including an article in New England Ancestors in 2003 on the maternal ancestry of Abraham Lincoln.

David A. Lambert
David formerly served as the Microtext Department Manager and as a Staff Genealogist at NEHGS. David has been on the NEHGS staff since 1993, having been a member previously. His interest in genealogy started at the young age of seven, and has increased over the past four decades. He has published several articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register; the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, The Mayflower Descendant, and New England Ancestors magazine. His genealogical expertise includes New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; military records; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England. He has published A Guide to Cemeteries in Massachusetts (NEHGS, 2000), and Images of Stoughton, Mass. (Arcadia Publishing, 2001). David has been a Civil War re-enactor for the 12th Massachusetts Infantry. He is a Life Member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati. He is currently the tribal genealogist for the Massachuset-Punkapoag Indians of Massachusetts. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Stoughton Historical Society, of which he has been a member since the age of 10. David is currently authoring the vital, church and cemetery records for the town of Stoughton, Massachusetts.

Michael J. Leclerc
Director of Special Projects Michael J. Leclerc joined the NEHGS staff in 1996, after working for five years at Fidelity Investments. In 2001 he became Director of Electronic Publications and managed the development of two versions of NewEnglandAncestors.org, including the expansion of the website to include searchable databases. He also supervised publication of sixteen titles on CD-ROM. He currently works in the Scholarly Programs department, working on on Newbury Street Press and NEHGS books, editing the Society’s weekly electronic newsletter, eNews, and managing projects such as a venture with Plimouth Plantation to produce genealogical displays and materials for visitors to the plantation. He is also a contributing editor for New England Ancestors magazine. He is a former board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and former Vice-President of Administration for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. He is the author of numerous articles in genealogical magazines and journals, and co-editor of Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More, Second Edition. He is a popular speaker at local, regional, and national conferences throughout the country.

Judith Lucey
Judy Lucey joined the staff in 2003. She received a B.S. in Education from Northeastern University and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College. Her genealogical interests include Irish genealogy, Newfoundland, 19th and 20th century genealogy, Beginning genealogy, Italian genealogy, and the history of Cambridge and Somerville, Mass. A native of the Boston area, she currently resides in Somerville, Mass.

Jean Maguire
Jean Maguire is the Society’s Technical Services and Serials Librarian. Her duties include cataloging materials for the library, managing its serials collection, and maintaining the library computer system. Jean joined the NEHGS staff in 1999 after receiving her Master’s in Library and Information Science from Simmons College. Jean also has a B.A. from Regis College and studied at the Université de Nice in France.

Rhonda R. McClure
Rhonda R. McClure, Director of Research Services, is a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer specializing in New England and celebrity research as well as computerized genealogy; is compiler of more than 120 celebrity family trees; has been a contributing editor for Heritage Quest Magazine, Biography magazine and was a contributor to The History Channel Magazine and American History Magazine. In addition to numerous articles, she is author of ten books, including the award-winning The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, now in its second edition, Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors, and Digitizing Your Family History.

D. Joshua Taylor
D. Joshua Taylor "Josh" is a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. A frequent speaker at genealogical societies, libraries, and other organizations, his previous speaking engagements include GENTECH, the Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conferences, the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference, and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. He has authored articles in UGA Crossroads, FGS Forum, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and New England Ancestors, and was a columnist for Digital Genealogist.  He is the recipient of the 2003 and 2004 Distinguished Service Awards from the Utah Genealogical Association, the Rubincam Youth Award from the National Genealogical Society, and an Award of Merit (2009) from the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Active in the genealogical community, Josh is a member of the Board of Directors for the Federation of Genealogical Societies and serves as Program Director for the Massachusetts Genealogical Council. Prior to becoming Director of Education at Programs, Joshua oversaw the Society’s Research Services Department.

 

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