What I Do
Gathered Histories offers three kinds of work, and they often overlap. A family history research project becomes a written narrative. A memoir conversation surfaces a story that deserves its own documentation. Whatever brings you here, the work always starts the same way — with careful listening, and the belief that the story is worth telling.
Genealogical
Research
Professional family history research tracing ancestral lines, breaking through brick walls, and recovering the lives of everyday people. Specializing in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, with reach across the Midwest and Southeast. Research is conducted to professional standards, with full source citations and a written research report summarizing findings.
Local & Regional
History Writing
Research and narrative writing for community histories, house histories, and the stories of places and the ordinary people who shaped them. If your town, neighborhood, church, or organization has a story worth preserving — and it does — this is the work that makes it last.
Personal History & Memoir
Collaborative memoir and personal history work capturing the stories of living subjects and recently lost loved ones, written for families and for the generations who come after. These projects begin with conversation — unhurried, careful listening — and end with something the people you love will keep.
Services are currently available on a limited basis.
If you have a project in mind — or just a question you've been carrying for a while — reach out. I'd love to hear about it.
Bullington Family Picnic ca 1950 (Photo in the possession of Stephanie Pitcher Whittier)