Archives of Ontario Freelance Researchers List
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Most Recent Update: September 2016
The Archives of Ontario provides this list as a reference tool for members of the general public who may wish to hire an independent researcher to conduct research at the Archives of Ontario. The type of research the individual does is indicated below their contact information as being one or more of the following: architectural records researcher, cartographic researcher, general researcher, visual records researcher. Disclaimer: The individuals listed below have self-identified as researchers. They are neither employees nor agents of the Archives of Ontario and should be consulted personally about their fees, services, credentials, and areas of specialization. The Archives of Ontario does not certify or confirm the credentials of any of the individuals named in this list. The Archives of Ontario cannot be held responsible for any claims, damages or losses resulting from the use of this list, or any part thereof, by any person. The information contained in this list is supplied to the Archives by outside individuals and may not be complete or current. Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Laura J. Abbott
65 Old Mill Road, Toronto, ON M8X 1G9, Tel 416233-4605, E-mail:
[email protected] General and Visual Records researcher, also specializing in copyright issues.
Bill Balfe
Balfe-Powers Productions Inc. 97 Yorkview Dr, Toronto, ON M8Z 2G1, Tel 416-234-9062, Fax 416234-2908 Visual Records and general researcher.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Carl Benn, Ph.D.
254 Indian Road, Toronto, ON M6R 2X2, Tel 416769-8476, E-mail:
[email protected] Architectural records, First Nations, Military, Toronto, Documentary art, Photography and general researcher.
Ruth Blair, PLCGS
Blair Archival Research, 200 N Service Road W, Oakville, ON L6M 2Y1, Tel 905-808-3963, E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.familyhistorysearches.com General researcher.
Robin Burgoyne
Caerwent Housestories, 12 Richard Avenue, Toronto, ON M4L 1W9, Tel 647-435-5076, E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://www.housestories.ca House historian and general researcher.
Ruth Burkholder
RMB Genealogical Services, 103-12140 Ninth Line, Stouffville, ON L4A 1L2, Tel 905-640-7391, Fax 905640-9359, E-mail:
[email protected] General researcher.
Linda Corupe
210 Allan Drive, Bolton, ON L7E 1Y7, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: www.lindacorupe.com General researcher, specializing in court, heir & Devisee records and United Empire Loyalists.
Clare Dale, PhD.
123 Scadding Avenue Unit 811, Toronto, ON M5A 4J3, Tel 416-369-1557, E-mail:
[email protected] Military, social and political history; John Graves Simcoe and early political institutions; Visual and general researcher.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Malcolm Davidson
20 Salem Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3C1, Tel 416531-8017, E-mail:
[email protected] Toronto history, Ontario First Nations, general and visual researcher, also specializing in Ontario-United States border issues.
Hilary J. Dawson
283 Deloraine Avenue, Toronto, ON M5M 2B2, Tel 416-481-6622, Email:
[email protected] General Researcher.
Allan Day
Survey Information Research and Retrieval Services (SIRRS), 613-1200 Talwood Court, Peterborough, ON K9J 7X3, Tel 705-741-3302, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: http://home.cogeco.ca/~surveyresearch/ Cartographic and general researcher.
Susanna de Groot
Windmill Genealogy Services, 103 – 35 Canyon Avenue, Toronto, ON M1R 1X7, Tel 647-221-7891, Email:
[email protected], Website: http://windmilllgenealogy.com/index.html General researcher.
Fiona D’Sousa
Pronk & Associates Inc., 200 Yorkland Blvd, Suite 500, Toronto, ON M2J 5C1, Tel 416-441-3760 x266, Fax 416-441-9991, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: http://www.pronk.com Visual records.
Arthur Dias, B.Sc.
1110 Kos Blvd., Mississauga, ON L5J 4L6, Tel 416823-0489, Fax 905-919-0306, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.property-history.com General researcher (land records/surveys specialist).
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Lee Dickson
29 McCaul Street, Apt. 403, Toronto, ON M5T 1V7, Tel & Fax 416-977-3392, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.leedickson.ca. Visual records researcher, land records specialist.
Paul Dilse
85 Bleecker Street, Suite 929, Toronto, ON M4X 1X1, Tel 416-921-5324, Fax 416-921-6909, E-mail:
[email protected] Architectural records researcher.
Jennifer Draper, B.A., MLIS, Dip.
677 Jasmine Crescent, Oshawa, ON , L1G 3C4, Tel 905-433-0606, Email:
[email protected] General researcher, specializing in preservation, education, museum and library history (Canadian and World)
Jean Dryden
CopyRight! Copyright Advisory Services, 7 Carlton Street, Suite PH01, Toronto, ON M5B 2M3, Tel 416595-5818, Fax 416-595-9624, Email:
[email protected] General researcher (copyright specialist).
Glen Eker, B.A., M.A., M.L.S.
19 Resolute Drive, Hamilton, ON L9A 5J6, Tel 905318-6915, Pager 905-314-2905, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Melissa J. Ellis B.F.A. (Hon.), Postgraduate Certificate Genealogical StudiesUniversity of Strathcylde
Archive Search, 2686 Islington Ave, Toronto, ON M9V 2X5 Tel 416-742-1945, Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.archivesearch.ca LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/melissajellis Architectural records, Photography and Visual Arts records. General researcher. Specializing in research for Films, Television and Web based reality videos.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Edward Enright
2900 Yonge Street, Suite 404, Toronto, ON M4N 3N8, Tel 416-482-9357; E-mail:
[email protected] General researcher, Wills and Estates.
Robert C. Freeman
7 Triller Avenue, Toronto, ON M6K 3B7, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Sandra Fuller
SMF Heritage Services, 127 Joseph Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4H3, Tel 905-895-4783, Email:
[email protected] General researcher, architectural records, visual records.
GEN-FIND Research Associates, Inc.
GEN-FIND Research Associates, Inc., 101-5170 Dunster Rd, Suite 521, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6M4, Tel 250-390-1766, 1-877-390-1766, Fax 250-390-1787; E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.genfind.com General researchers.
Michelle Goldfinger
Tel 647-402-7617, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Dolores Gubasta
KLIXPIX, 4 Fir Avenue, Toronto, ON M4E 1B5, Tel and fax 416-698-3468, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: http://www.klixpix.com Visual records and photographs researcher.
Liz Hysen
619 Delaware Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 2V3, Tel and Fax 416-516-8913, Email:
[email protected] Visual, architectural and editorial research. Copyright clearance for all media.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Paulee Ksetin
595 Brookdale Avenue, Suite 306, Toronto, ON M5S 1S5, Tel 416-256-2843, Email:
[email protected] Visual records and general researcher.
Dana King, House historian
Every House Tells a Story, Tel 647-895-6017, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.househistory.ca General researcher, house historian.
Janet E. King, B.A.
508-10 Roanoke Rd., Toronto, ON M3A 1E7, Tel 416-444-1997, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Elizabeth Klinck
E. Klinck Research, 282 Napier Street, Collingwood, ON L9Y 3T3, Tel 705-445-9962 , Fax 705-445-9630, E-mail:
[email protected] Visual records researcher.
Lisette Lacroix, B.A., MLS
505-570 Laurier Ave West, Ottawa, ON, K1R 1C8, Tel 613-234-7375 email:
[email protected]. Historical multidisciplinary research
Laurie Leclair
Leclair Historical Research, 218 Macdonell Avenue, Toronto, ON M6R 2A8, Tel 416-588-6360, Fax 416588-2611, Email:
[email protected] Cartographic and general researcher.
Ann Logan-Morden, UE, Ontario Origins, 605-1901 Pilgrims Way,, Oakville, PLCGS ON L6M 2W9, TEL 905-845-7755, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.ontarioorigins.com Family history and general researcher.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Ann Ludbrook
Pronk & Associates Inc., 200 Yorkland Blvd, Suite 500, Toronto, ON M2J 5C1, Tel 416-441-3760 x266, Fax 416-441-9991, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: http://www.pronk.com Visual records.
Mary Rose MacLachlin
MRM Associates, 250 Woodland Drive, Salt Spring Island BC V8K 1K2, Tel 250-537-2594, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: http://www.mrmassociates.ca Visual records research and copyright licensing specialist.
Ann MacLeod, B.A., M.L.S.
39 Jarvis Street, Suite 315, Toronto, ON M5E 1Z5, Tel 416-367-3107, Email:
[email protected] Visual and general research. Specialist in research for documentary films and TV series.
David T. McNab, Ph.D.
MAC AN ABA, 14 Howland Road, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z6, Tel 416-465-1018, Fax 416-465-2568 Cartographic and general researcher.
Danny Meldung
Photo Affairs, Inc., 9030 Leslie St, Unit 205, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1G2, Tel 905-907-0070, Email:
[email protected], Website: www.photoaffairs.com Visual records researcher and licensing solutions.
David Murdoch
Su Murdoch Historical Consulting, 98 Riverwood Parkway, Toronto, ON M8Y 4E9, Tel 416-233-9265, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Su Murdoch
47 Rodney Street, Barrie, ON L4M 4B6, Tel 705728-5342, Email:
[email protected] General, community, genealogy, land records, property research.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Sharon L. Murphy
Timelines Genealogical Research, c/o Sharon Murphy, 3 King Street West, Suite 201, Cobourg, ON K9A 2L7, Tel 905-377-0880, 1-877-377-0880, Fax 905377-8548, Email:
[email protected] Website: www.timelinesresearch.com General researcher.
Brian K. Narhi, M.A.
62 Jarrow Road, St Catharines, ON L2M 1B6, Tel 905-934-1744, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Joe Oppenheimer, Ph.D.
Oppenheimer Researchers, Suite 1602, 100 Spadina Road, Toronto, ON M5R 2T7, Tel 416-925-9765 Visual records and general researcher.
Katharine Orr
KORR Services, #405-100 Maitland Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 1E2, Tel 416-944-1794, Email:
[email protected] General researcher.
Monica Penner
2449 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON M4E 1H7, Tel 416-691-7131 Visual records and general researcher.
Rochelle PereiraAlvares, Ph.D.
101-1070 Sheppard Ave West, Toronto, ON M3J 0G8, Tel. 647-220-7920, E-mail:
[email protected] Researcher specializing in North American social, cultural and business history, as well as the history of medicine.
Chris Porter, B.A.
Yorkey Investigations, 5700 Yonge St, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M2M 4K2, Tel 647-493-2454,1-866-2333990, Fax 647-493-2455, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: http://www.yorkey-investigations.com General researcher. 8
Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Public History Inc. (Toronto Division)
Tel 613-236-0713, Fax 613-236-3961, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: www.publichistory.ca Aboriginal (First Nations and Métis), cartographic, government, lands and resources and general research.
Patrick Reed, Ph.D. (cand.)
767 St. Clair Avenue West, Apt. 2, Toronto, ON M6C1B4, Tel 416-656-0259, Email:
[email protected] Visual records and general researcher.
Gilbert Schaeffer
54 Redheugh Crescent, Scarborough, ON M1W 3C3, Tel 416-492-0220 Visual records researcher.
Amanda Sebris
322 King Street West, 3rd floor, Toronto, ON M5V 1J2, Tel 416-977-5104 ext. 291, Fax 416-598-9840 Architectural records researcher.
Amanda Shear, BFA
116 Geary Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 4H1, Tel 4168799233, E- mail:
[email protected] Visual records researcher and licensing.
Lenny Stoute
KLIXPIX, 4 Fir Avenue, Toronto, ON M4E 1B5, Tel and fax 416-698-3468, Email:
[email protected], Website: http://www.klixpix.com/ Visual and photographic records researcher.
Rhonda Telford, Ph.D.
Historical Research & Consulting Services Tel 416445-1622, Email:
[email protected] Visual records, cartographic and general researcher.
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Name of Researcher
Contact Information and Areas of Expertise
Ruth Teper
Fact Finder Research Services, Toronto, ON, Tel 416-895-6018, E-mail:
[email protected] Family History and General Research.
Tammy Tilper-Priolo, BASc, PLCGS
The Ancestor Investigator, 153 Huron Heights Drive, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4Z6, Tel 905-235-2575, E-mail:
[email protected], Website: www.ancestorinvestigator.com General researcher.
Kristina Vaca
187 Pearson Avenue, Toronto, ON M6R 1G4, Tel 416-533-4443, Email:
[email protected] Visual records researcher specializing in films and documentaries.
Sharon Vattay
11 Elm Street, Toronto, ON M4W 1N2, Tel 416-9647235 Architectural records researcher.
Edward Wòjs, OAA, MRAIC
Edward Wòjs, Architect, 366 King Street East, Toronto, ON M5A 1K9, Tel 4167-366-5320, Fax 416366-5878, Email:
[email protected], Website: http://www.ewarchitect.ca Architectural records researcher.
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