Hiring a Freelance Researcher
Library and Archives (LAC) maintains lists of freelance researchers who, for a fee, will conduct archival and/or bibliographical research on your behalf. The researchers' names are listed according to their specialty, by type of records or research.
While LAC does not vouch for the quality of their work, it nevertheless believes them to be competent to search the sources most frequently used for research purposes. All inquiries regarding services and fees should be directed to the researcher.
Should you wish to have your name added to the list of freelance researchers, please contact Reference services via the Ask Us a Question form.
Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization 49 Windcrest Court Agar, David Genealogy Kanata, ON [email protected] K2T 1B5 76 Pegg Rd RR1 Allan, Robert Genealogy [email protected] Eastern Ontario and Danish research Lombardy, ON K0G 1L0 Textual documents; Photography and documentary art; Allmand, Patrick [email protected] Cartographic and architectural records Anderson, Lesley Genealogy 613-447-6477 [email protected] British Isles, , Ontario, Quebec Social and cultural history, history of 112 Spadina Ave Apartment education, Ottawa history, Ontario history, Anderson, Peter Textual Documents 613-290-6568 [email protected] www.historyapplied.com 13 Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C1 and agricultural history
Bernard, Susan Nightwood Photography and Documentary Ottawa, ON [email protected] Pictures Art 42 Westwinds Place Booth, Brian D. Genealogy 613-823-2945 [email protected] Passenger lists Nepean, ON K2G 6K9 Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization
Textual documents; Photography Art history, architectural history, and documentary art; 83 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Brzezicki, Francesca 613-929-6229 [email protected] photography, newspaper research, local Cartographic and architectural Ottawa, ON K1Y 1V2 history in Ontario records
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Documents; Photography and 613-789-5413 Fax: 201-110 Nelson Street, Campbell, Douglas B. Industrial and technological history Documentary Art; Cartographic 613-680-4401 Ottawa, ON K1N 9P2 and Architectural Records
Genealogy; Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Documents; Telephone: 613- 331 Cooper Street, Suite Aboriginal, social, cultural, political, CDCI Research Photography and Documentary 234-1849 Fax: 613- [email protected] 500 Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5 property and military history Art; Cartographic and 234-0123 Architectural Records Genealogy; Textual Documents; Cobblestone Heritage Audio-Visual Documents; 2035 Othello Avenue, Suite Consultants Contact: Sean Photography and Documentary 613-203-4526 [email protected] 815 Ottawa, ON K1G 3P6 Stoyles Art; Cartographic and Architectural Records Collins, Nancy Lynn Genealogy 613-259-5544 R.R. 2 Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 [email protected] British Isles, , First Nations Government documentation, including Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Post Office Box 143, Station military records, photographic images, Cook, Christopher Documents; Photography and [email protected] B Ottawa ON K1P 6C3 audio-visual and sound recordings, Documentary Art newspaper and periodical research Box 175 North Gower, ON Cooke, Owen Arnold Textual Documents 613-489-3962 [email protected] Military/Air history, 1867 to present K0A 2T0 5337 Kilby Lane, Manotick, Costello, Martha Patterson Genealogy [email protected] Gaspé Peninsula research, Québec ON K4M 1B4
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Aboriginal history & policy, Canadian Documents; Photography and 2362 Ogilvie Road, cinema, television, music, art & Darch, Bradley 613-808-9892 [email protected] Documentary Art; Cartographic Gloucester, ON K1J 7N6 photography, Ottawa Valley & rural Ontario and Architectural Records history
Family History 129 Burpee Street, Dixon, Don Genealogy 506-459-1512 [email protected] Land and Estate-Heir Research Fredericton, NB E3A 1M6 Loyalist Research Audio-Visual Documents; 401-415 Greenview Dudley, Peter Photography and Documentary 613-828-7342 Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B [email protected] Art 8G5 Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization Genealogy; Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Documents; 2- 1474 Coldrey Avenue, Aboriginal, social, cultural, medical, legal, Fenton, Lois Photography and Documentary 613-619-7426 [email protected] Ottawa, ON K1Z 7P9 military, and family history Art; Cartographic and Architectural Records Canadian literary history, social and cultural Textual documents; Audiovisual history, Aboriginal and pre-Confederation Fletcher, Alana materials; Photography and Kanata, ON [email protected] history, personal papers, newspaper and documentary art periodical research
Experience and knowledge in locating imagery and motion picture film content of Canada’s motion picture film industry, with a focus on early Canadian film history such as, the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau (CGMPB), Associated Screens News (ASN), and the Canadian Textual documents; Audiovisual Army Film Unit (CFPU). Experience with film Gervais, Mr. Dale A. materials; Photography and Ottawa, ON [email protected] and video production, and understands the documentary art urgency of deadlines that are necessary in the Audio and Video production industry. For further reference I have two websites devoted to the men and women that have served Canada, both in front and behind the camera; www.canadianfilm.com and https://canadianfilmandphotounit.ca/
Textual Documents; Photography Arctic, pre-Confederation West, Aboriginal, and Documentary Art; 618 Fraser Avenue, Ottawa Goldring, Philip 613-729-5607 [email protected] Social, Environmental, Political Cartographic and Architectural ON K2A 2R5 Records 2080 Russell Road, Unit 221 Graziadei, Marc Genealogy 343-984-4590 [email protected] European and Canadian Genealogy Ottawa, ON K1G 3W6
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Heritage consultant with many years' Documents; Photography and 305 Metcalfe Street, Suite experience in wide-ranging archival Hadaya, Hagit 613-232-5349 [email protected] Documentary Art; Cartographic 501, Ottawa, ON K2P 1S1 research - textual and visual, with a and Architectural Records specialization in architecture.
613-228-9311 or 1505 Baseline Road, Unit Hall, Marg Genealogy [email protected] Loyalist research 705-636-5058 908, Ottawa, ON K2C 3L4 Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization Audio-Visual Documents; 849 Willow Avenue, Hanwell, Vivian Photography and Documentary 819-459-2124 [email protected] Film, video, photography and art research Orleans, ON K1E 1C2 Art
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Documents; Photography and 2914 Ahearn Avenue, Military and political history, theatre, film, Hearnden, Brian 613-526-5759 [email protected] Documentary Art; Cartographic Ottawa, ON K2B 6Z9 TV, maps and Architectural Records
Royal Canadian Air Force, Defence Department, Transport Department, Indian Heide, Rachel Lea Textual Documents [email protected] Land Patents, Prime Ministers/Politicians' personal papers, and newspapers
Genealogy; Textual Documents; Photography and Documentary 5-271 First Avenue, Ottawa, Hunchuck, Suzanne Holyck 613-627-6050 [email protected] Military History Art; Cartographic and ON K1S 2G7 Architectural Records
Government documents, social and Genealogy; Textual Documents; environmental policy; law; political history; Audio-Visual Documents; [email protected] non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Ingram, Darcy Photography and Documentary www.darcyingram.com social movements; environmental issues; Art; Cartographic and conservation and parks; biography; arts and Architectural Records culture
Performing research and analysis for litigation and claims projects concerning Telephone: 613- 7 Hinton Avenue North, Joan Holmes & Associates Textual Documents; Cartographic [email protected] ; variety of research areas including 722-7675 Fax: 613- Suite 200, Ottawa, ON K1Y Inc. and Architectural Records www.joanholmes.ca Aboriginal, Northern, social, political, 722-0787 4P1 environmental, legal, genealogical and military history as well as health issues. Textual Documents; Photography and Documentary Art; 30 McEwen Avenue, Apt. Joyce, Ken 613-596-4769 [email protected] Military and General History Research Cartographic and Architectural 409, Ottawa, ON K2B 5K8 Records 1866 Robinwood Place, Kay, Arnold Genealogy; Textual Documents 613-837-3384 [email protected] Military and RCMP research Gloucester, ON K1C 6L7 Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization Government documents, environmental Textual Documents; Audio-Visual policy, environmental issues, Documents; Photography and environmental law, natural disasters, Kinsey, Erin [email protected] Documentary Art; Cartographic history of Canadian Science and and Architectural Records Technology, mapping, RCMP and Canadian Intelligence Services. Aboriginal, Arctic, Diplomatic, Government, Military, RCMP Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Know History Contact: 307A Gilmour Street, Documents; Photography and 613-700-8677 [email protected] www.knowhistory.ca Ryan Shackleton Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0P7 Documentary Art
Criminal-justice history; political, Genealogy; Textual Documents; 130 Woodridge Crescent, diplomatic, cultural, and religious history; Audio-Visual Documents; Kropf, Joel 613-297-9028 Apt. 6, Nepean, ON K2B [email protected] Arctic history; RCMP; Indigenous history; Photography and Documentary 7S9 Colonial Office records; archival and Art newspaper research
Genealogy; Textual Documents; Research Ottawa Audio-Visual Documents; www.ResearchOttawa.ca Pre-Confederation, Newspapers, Co Krug, John Photography and Documentary 613-220-2215 www.TheCityofOttawa.com [email protected] records, Ottawa history, Military, Art; Cartographic and www.PhotographersofOnta Government documents Architectural Records rio.ca
Genealogy; Textual documents; First Nation/Metis Genealogy and History Audiovisual materials; 2335 Calabogie Road, Kruzich, Noreen 613-406-3293 [email protected] www.noreenkruzich.comresearch/rights clearances: documents, Photography and documentary Burnstown, ON K0J 1G0 photos, film, audio art
Multidisciplinary research (English and Textual Documents; Audio-Visual French); historical research including Documents; Photography and 570 Laurier Ave West, Apt. Lacroix, Lisette 613-234-7375 [email protected] genealogy; World War 1 (soldiers, diaries, Documentary Art; Cartographic 505, Ottawa, ON K1R 1C8 maps ); life histories (genealogy, articles, and Architectural Records personal papers); fully bilingual
Genealogy; Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Documents; Telephone: 1-613- Link Advantage Research 9073 C.R. 29 Addison General history across , Aboriginal claims, Photography and Documentary 924-7887 Fax: 613- [email protected] Corp Contact: David Senger (Ottawa area), ON K0E 1A0 litigation, RCMP, cartographic material, arts Art; Cartographic and 924-7878 Architectural Records Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization
Lowell, Marc S. and David 208-215 Wurtemburg Textual Documents 343-998-2021 [email protected] [email protected] http://househistory.tricolour.caOttawa house / property research Lafranchise Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 8T1
206 Harcourt Avenue, All subjects, rights clearances, material in Mackenzie, Celeste Photography, and audio-visual 613-262-3361 [email protected] Ottawa, Ontario K2B 5C3 English, French and Spanish
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Canadian history generally, military history, Documents; Photography and 36 Farlane Blvd Nepean, ON Ontario history (1793-1914), expert on McConnell, David 613-723-2504 [email protected] Documentary Art; Cartographic K2E 5H4 British smooth-bore artillery; experienced and Architectural Records researcher for 40 years
Genealogy; Textual Documents; McLeod, Ken Cartographic and Architectural 613-826-3119 Box 605, Osgoode, ON [email protected] Ship research, Naval research Records War of 1812, Loyalists, American Revolution P.O. Box 151 Almonte, ON More, Sarah E. Genealogy 613-461-0102 [email protected] (1775-1783) in Ontario, Quebec and New K0A 1A0 York State
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual Canadian social, cultural and military Documents; Photography and 487 McLeod Street, Morrison, Natascha 613-203-1131 [email protected] history; aboriginal history; history of Yukon Documentary Art; Cartographic Ottawa, ON K1R 5P7 and Northeastern British Columbia and Architectural Records
Specialist in deciphering, transcription and translation of old French script records, Native Family Trees PO Box 674 L'orignal ON Genealogy; Textual documents [email protected] church and other records, fur trade Research Centre K0B 1K0 voyageur contracts, Métis scrip and other microfilmed records. Canadian military history 1750-1950; Genealogy; Textual Documents; personnel records, art & iconography, Audio-Visual Documents; 406-440 Gloucester Street, maps, property & architectural records, Newfield, Gareth Photography and Documentary 613-857-0665 [email protected] Ottawa, ON K1R 7T8 military equipment & uniforms; War of Art; Cartographic and 1812, First World War & Second World Architectural Records War.
Textual Documents; Audio-Visual P.O. Box 339, 16 Cedar Governmental, legal and institutional Noble, Dr. Steven Documents; Photography and 613-824-4408 Street, Maitland, ON K0E [email protected] documents, photographs, biographical Documentary Art 1P0 research Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal issues including: First Nations land claims; Indian Status, membership, and Metis ancestry; institutional abuse; natural resources and land use; financial management; social and Genealogy; Textual Documents; government policy; health-product liability; Audio-Visual Documents; Telephone: 613- 200-270 Albert St. class actions; contract disputes; taxation; Public History Photography and Documentary 236-0713 Fax: 613- [email protected] www.publichistory.ca Ottawa, ON K1P 5G8 archival and government records Art; Cartographic and 236-3961 management systems; Access to Architectural Records Information Requests; Personal Information Requests; and additional subject matter in litigation and other contexts. Our clients include government departments and agencies, law firms, and individuals.
Canadian cultural and social history, the Textual documents; Audiovisual history of women and gender, 208 General Avenue, Robertson, Beth materials; Photography and 613-728-6464 [email protected] photography, visual culture, technology, Ottawa ON documentary art science, communications, medicine and religion.
41 Pheasant Run Ottawa, On site research at LAC and French Schryer, Michel (Mike) Genealogy 613-825-6204 [email protected] ON K2J 2R3 Canadian genealogy Telephone: 613- 4-1381 Kingston Ave Locating heirs and owners of unclaimed Soloway, Ken Genealogy 729-9126 Fax: 613- [email protected] Ottawa, ON K1Z 8L1 property 729-9853 147 Primrose Avenue Stockdale, Dr. Peter Global 613-852-4527 Legal matters, foreign affairs/government Textual Documents Ottawa, ON K1R 4M6 [email protected] Bridge (cell) document research
Telephone: 613- 5 Dorey Court, Kanata, ON Stone, Helen Textual Documents 599-6509 Fax: 613- [email protected] K2L 2V5 599-6509 Research in English or French language 819-434-6888 426, rue Dubeau Gatineau, documents, in all fields of genealogy, with a Tittley, Conrad Genealogy [email protected] (home) (home) QC J8P 6G9 special focus on Ontario, Quebec and French-Canadian genealogy Telephone Email Name Type of Research number Address Specialization
Histoire politique et sociale, histoire Textual documents; Audiovisual économique, histoire environnementale, materials; Photography and #17 - 10 Breezehill Ave. N, Trim, Henry 613-324-7022 [email protected] histoire des sciences et de la technologie, documentary art; Cartographic Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W6 Contre-culture en Amérique du Nord and architectural records
Genealogy; Textual documents; Professional archivist with more than 23 Audiovisual materials; years of experience in archival Vallerand, Josée Photography and documentary 514-374-3227 Montréal, QC [email protected] management, research for the public, and art; Cartographic and exhibition creation. architectural records Military, 1885 to Second World War 1366 Orillia St. Ottawa, ON Wright, Glenn Genealogy [email protected] including Permanent Force and Mounted K1H 7N7 Police