Roots Expert
MG Historical Research
Maggie Gaffney
Discovering people and places of the past
How they can help
- Remote research
- Heritage travel
- APG member
- Researches in
- New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland
- Based in
- New Zealand · Wellington
- Languages
- English · MI
- Time periods
- 16th century · 17th century · 18th century · 19th century
About
Professional family and local historian specialising in New Zealand, Britain and Ireland research, offering genealogical research, document transcription, research planning, and presentations.
A fourth-generation New Zealander based in Wellington, Maggie Gaffney is a professional family and local historian with deep expertise in tracing ancestral lines across New Zealand, Britain, and Ireland. She holds a Diploma in Genealogy and an Advanced Diploma in Local History from the University of Oxford, and serves as a tutor with the Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies. Her research services include family history research, brick-wall busting, transcription of early modern documents, research planning and strategy, and presentations on genealogical topics. She has access to major repositories including the National Library of New Zealand, Alexander Turnbull Library, Archives New Zealand, and Wellington City Archives, and can commission local researchers across Ireland and the UK on behalf of clients.
Specialties
- family history
- local history
- ancestral research
- brick-wall busting
- document transcription
- heraldry
- DNA testing strategy
- research planning
Additional credentials
Diploma in Genealogy (IHGS); Advanced Diploma in Local History (University of Oxford); Higher Certificate in Genealogy (IHGS); Tutor with the Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies; Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) — Associate — UK
Wellington, New Zealand
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