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.

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Areas of expertise: Immigration and naturalization, Late 19th and early 20th Century urban research, Missionaries (primarily in association with the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions), State Department Federal Records, New England, Mid-West, Southern, German, Italian, Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, and New Brunswick research as well as Internet research, genealogical software (FTM, RootsMagic, TMG, Reunion), digital peripherals, and uses both Mac and Windows machines.

Christopher assists NEHGS members in submitting research requests and is responsible for cataloging the Research Services Archive. His interests include archival management and genealogical research

Mary Blauss Edwards is a genealogical researcher who joined the Research Services team in 2007. Her interests include New England genealogy; Plymouth County, MA; African American genealogy, Boston Irish, Vermont Italian and New York German genealogy; online genealogy; material culture; and gravestones and cemeteries. She is the Town Coordinator of 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 in Providence, RI and was a research assistant for the genealogies of rural South African families. She received a bachelors degree in American Civilization from Brown University and received a masters graduate degree in Public History at Northeastern University. She can be reached at medwards@nehgs.org.

Elizabeth Roscio joined the research services team in May 2009 and is currently pursuing a Masters of Library Science at Simmons College.  Elizabeth previously worked as a library assistant and then as a historian at the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, DC.  While at the DAR she was primarily responsible for researching the service and vital information of Revolutionary War soldiers.  Elizabeth received her BA in history and art history, and her interests include archival preservation and reference.