Suzannah is a student at Brigham Young University majoring in Family History. She plans on graduating with her degree in August 2008. Her area of emphasis is New England records, with interests in England and the Midwest. Suzannah grew up in Colorado before attending BYU and is married to Benjamin Beasley.

Eileen Curley has been conducting genealogical research since 1998, specializing in 19th century New England research. In addition to her work at NEHGS, she has been a volunteer at the National Archives and Records Administration in Waltham, Massachusetts since 2004. Eileen is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, TIARA, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Mary Blauss Edwards is a genealogical researcher whose genealogical interests include New England genealogy; the Blauss, Hanlon, Sironi, and Ramsdell families; Plymouth County, MA; Boston Irish, Vermont Italian and New York German genealogy; online genealogy; material culture; and gravestones and cemeteries. She is the Town Coordinator of two USGenWeb websites for Hanson, MA and Lakeville, MA, and is a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies. Prior to working at NEHGS, she worked in the archives of the John Hay Library and was a research assistant for the genealogies of rural South African families. She received a degree in American Civilization from Brown University and is receiving a masters graduate degree in Public History at Northeastern University in May 2008. She can be reached at medwards@nehgs.org.

Kristen Zarrelli joined the staff of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 2007 as the Research Services Assistant. Before joining the Research Services team, Kristen worked in Visitor Services for a museum on Boston’s Freedom Trail. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical History and Biology from Boston University and is currently pursuing a Masters of Library Science in Archives Management at Simmons College in Boston. She can be reached via email at kzarrelli@nehgs.org.