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Nicole Cohn

Seattle-Based Professional Genealogy Research and Consulting

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Email: nec.cohn@gmail.com

How they can help

Remote research
Heritage travel
In person

Researches in: United States, Ireland
Based in: United States · Washington
Languages: English

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About

Professional genealogist and researcher based near Seattle, WA, specializing in family history research, forensic genealogy, DNA analysis, and heritage travel planning.

Nicole Cohn is a professional genealogist, researcher, and writer living and working near Seattle, WA. After more than a decade of researching projects as a copywriter, she made the leap into genealogy in 2016. She specializes in solving family mysteries through thorough genealogical research, forensic genealogy for missing and unknown heirs, DNA analysis, document retrieval, coaching and tutoring, writing and publishing, heritage travel planning, and family heirloom and record organization services. She has completed advanced training in genealogical methods, forensic genealogy, and foundations of genealogy.

Specialties

family tree construction
forensic genealogy
missing heirs
unknown parentage
DNA analysis
adoption
document retrieval
heritage travel planning
family record organization
naturalization records
census records
cemetery records
newspaper archives
Native American ancestry

Additional credentials

B.A. in English Literature with double minor in Political Science and Women's Studies from University of Oregon (2005); National Genealogical Society American Genealogical Studies completion: SLIG Intermediate Foundations of Genealogy (Fall 2022), SLIG Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy (Winter 2023), SLIG Advanced Genealogical Methods (Winter 2025); National Genealogical Society — course_completion

Duvall, Washington, United States

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