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FIND-YOUR-ROOTSFamily History & Genealogy ResearchGenealogy Workshops and Presentations Genealogical and Family History Researcher/Coach Testimonials Genealogical and Family History Researcher/Coach  Carol,Thank you for your recent help in breaking through a brick wall for me. Your enthusiasm and immediate attention were very much appreciated. The result of your efforts was handled in a professional manner. It was very quick with next steps thoroughly outlined. I will recommend your services to any person who is stumped or looking for hard to find information. Thanks again. --Peter L. Higgins - Greene, Maine Last year I decided I wanted to find my father's family. I knew I would have to find a professional to help me since I had virtually no information about him. I contacted Carol McCoy and she tackled the task like a true detective. Within a relatively short amount of time, she was able to put together a family history that I would never have had otherwise. As it turned out, I have cousins I never knew about.
Carol truly has a passion for genealogical research. She pursues a client's desire and need to connect with the past with the same zeal she has pursued researching her own family. She is a professional, discerning and intuitive. Her ability to uncover even the smallest of clues and thereby find new clues is remarkable. She is persistent and determined to find the answers that are so vital to her clients. It is a difficult balance between delving into someone else's family history (and secrets) and at the same time, respecting a client's privacy. Carol has a great deal of integrity and just the right amount of empathy, having no need to know anymore than is necessary to continue her research. Confidentiality is paramount and I would never give this a second thought where Carol is concerned. Because of Carol's high personal and professional standards, I will ask her to continue research on my mother's family. I feel fortunate to have found someone who has such a passion for her work and a keen desire to help others discover their past. -- Sue Leonard When you need help on your family genealogy and are at a loss about what to do next, I recommend Carol McCoy, Ph. D.
Carol, a professional in every sense, is proficient in strategies and research. She is fully aware that that "surfing the databases on the internet" is NOT research. Carol is resourceful in her investigating, using first hand, primary sources whenever they are available; systematic in her approach, using multiple sources, considering the reliability of each in her search; and thorough, an attribute that I strongly admire. Carol is a cautious detective, striving always for accurate information and conclusions. Fully schooled and proficient in her skills, she is passionate about accuracy. Not only is she well trained as a genealogist, she is well experienced. As a past educator and fellow researcher, I commend her for the manner in which she applies the skills of her profession. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking assistance in genealogical research. Very truly yours, Marge Merrill Devine -Past President Falmouth Historical Society, and Publisher of The Falmouth Historian When I retained Carol McCoy to help locate some of my long-lost ancestors, she traveled 1200 miles over Maine roads visiting many town halls and court houses to research my 19th century ancestors. She uncovered new information that was most helpful to me. I found her research to be very professional, thorough and exceptionally well-organized. I recommend her highly for anyone researching for their roots.-Colonel Charles Preble, Virginia I hired Dr. McCoy to find my Canadian ancestors who lived in Nova Scotia. It turned out that there were two James Hutchinson's who had wives with the same first name. She was able to untangle this complicated situation to discover my loyalist ancestors. She is a true professional who does excellent, thorough and accurate work. I would highly recommend her for genealogy and family research.-Jim Allen, Maine For many years, various family members attempted a genealogy of the Harden family of central New York State. Since I was a full time employer of Harden Furniture Company, I needed to hire someone to help build on the research started by another professional, who had passed away. I hired Carol McCoy to search for John Harden, who was the father of our branch of the family, to find out about his life and his country of origin. I am sure that Carol was the best we could have had! We now have authenticated records of the family's early history and evidence that John Harden came from Scotland.
Working with Carol McCoy is fun. Her fees are very fair. Her interest never flags, and she becomes part of her family under study. She is an enthusiastic and very professional researcher. And she provides complete documentation to her clients. I would be happy to receive any inquiry from an interested person in having Carol do a genealogy for him or her. Sincerely, Ann Harden Babcock (McConnellsville, NY) Dear Carol,Working with you to find out the secrets of my ancestors has been really fun. Some of them turned out to be really good people and others very interesting characters, like the indentured servant who came to America to work of her hanging crime of theft. The tremendous stamina to go into what I would consider unknown wilderness is something I very much admire. Thanks for giving me all the information. -Ellen Sutton (Evanston, Illinois)
I contracted Dr Carol McCoy to research elements of my family History in Maine. It was very difficult to achieve a great deal from Australia where I live. Carol proved to be an efficient and reliable source of documents relating to my family and I was very grateful for her thorough and helpful skills. I would thoroughly recommend Carol to all those home genealogists who want to fast track their research with someone who gets right to the source of the information.
-Dr. David Nelson Crockett Mt Eliza Victoria, Australia Genealogy Workshops and Presentations Thank you for doing your talk on Sound Strategies for New England Genealogy Research for our historical society. It was a lot of fun and very informative. Your enthusiasm is contagious! You can really tell you thoroughly enjoy what you do. The response from the group after the meeting was very positive. Thanks again for a wonderful afternoon!
Mary Anderson, Program Committee Member, Limerick (Maine) Historical Society We were pleased to have Carol McCoy as a speaker at our 2007 conference [Maine Genealogical Society 2007 Annual Conference]. She is a dynamic speaker whose enthusiasm in genealogical research is readily apparent and contagious. Carol's delivery of material, no matter its complexity, is well-grounded and straightforward. Her presentations are very easy to relate to because she makes extensive use of real-life experiences and examples to illustrate the subject matter. I have sat in on a couple presentations by Carol at other events and would pretty much sum up the experience as "Exciting and Motivating!"Dale W. Mower President, Maine Genealogical Society Dr. Carol McCoy was the main speaker at our Sixth Annual Genealogy Conference in August 2007. She also did a workshop in the morning. All the comments from participants were very positive with no negatives — they said they learned a lot and that the handouts were extremely helpful. Carol was very organized, easy to talk to, on time and very prepared. Our Chapter would not hesitate to ask her to speak again.
Marilyn Dennis, Regent Silence Howard Hayden Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Hi Carol,
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your talks today (Making the Most of the Census and Enriching Genealogy with
Memorabilia.) You are so enthusiastic! Just makes one want to go home and get started on new things. I always
learn something new at each conference. As always, I appreciate that you think 'outside of the box' and talk
about some of the less used sources. You make it very clear that good documented research is not completed
overnight, but takes a lot of well thought out work. So many thanks for all your work.
Janice Gower, Frequent contributor to Maine Families in 1790 and a member of the Maine Genealogical Society Executive Committee Course: Finding Your Roots--Unpuzzling Your Past.A wonderful experience which generated new information as well as new findings. I have taken a course with Carol before. She has "ways to wonder" that are most helpful. - Deborah Goss Course: Finding Your Roots--Unpuzzling Your Past.Thumbs up for this course. The instructor was well prepared! - Harold E. Leland Course: Finding Your Roots--Unpuzzling Your Past.Carol is a very knowledgeable instructor. She brings her passions and sense of humor to every class. Great tips and ideas on how to get started. This course is great for beginners and anyone who's been working for years in the field. I'm more focused after taking her class. - Cindy Legassie Course: Finding Your Roots--Unpuzzling Your Past.This course helped me better understand possible resources and where to look. It is rich in case studies so it brings a good sense of reality. - Barb Hager Dear Carol,I wanted to send this note as a way of thanking you for the many benefits that I received from your genealogy class. You guided me toward the appropriate research tools and infused my research with an energy and excitement that I had not felt before. I will recommend your classes and professional services whenever the opportunity arises. Thank you so much, Debbie Goss Dear Carol,I have been working on my genealogy. From what I learned in the class I've made two big discoveries. I found out the name of the ship my grandfather came to the U.S. on. (It was called the United States of all things!) This is something I've wanted to know for 20 years! I also wrote to the New York Vital records for my great grandparents' marriage certificate. I received it a few weeks ago, and for the first time I know what their parents names were. It felt really good to have these successes, both in terms of the genealogy and just being able to take and enjoy a class!Thanks so much for your help. -Carole Starr |
