Although I know that this is a fantastic and very useful system I am
looking for a organization or company that would supply me with a list
of local Washington DC historican that would be willing to do research
for me concerning people, places and things of washington dc area for a
reasonable rate of $ 20.00 or less an hour.  Does anyone know if this exist. 


Thank you

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Request for Question Clarification by journalist-ga on 21 Feb 2003 08:36 PST

Hi again Stephenh:  Have you have been able to locate a researcher
from the comments I provided who is willing to work for the fee you
suggested?  I've done a bit more searching for resumes with fees
posted but no luck yet.  I'll keep at it.

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Clarification of Question by stephenh-ga on 21 Feb 2003 09:36 PST

no I haven't been able to contact any of the people that you suggested
that I contact.  I am a bit hestinate to contact them since they might
cost a lot of money to use them for thier services. I really am trying
to find a public organization which might, list a number of people who
would be willing to do research for me.  Do you think that this exist
somewhere in my home town of maryland.  Can you see if you would be
able to find something like this for me.

Hey, by the way would you be interested in me hiring you do some
research for me.  If so, can you tell me where about's are you
located. I can pay you as much at $20.00 an hour.  Please do let me
know.

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Request for Question Clarification by journalist-ga on 21 Feb 2003 10:59 PST

Thank you very much for your generous offer to retain my research
services.  :)  However, the Terms of Service of my Google Answers
Researchers agreement prohibit contact with customers outside of this
forum - it is also a violation of the agreement to post personal
information such as email or website.  Also, I reside in the southern
US and would only have Internet access to records.

You mentioned "my hometown of Maryland" - if you feel comfortable
sharing the name of the town, I will be happy to search for clues
there to a list or an advertisement made by a local researcher.

Have you contacted your hometown Chamber of Commerce to see if they
have a lead for someone in the area?  Or perhaps a history teacher at
a local school there - your fee is not unreasonable for a part-time
researcher and a local teacher might want to pick up some extra money
doing research for you.  A phone call to the principals of area
schools might return some teacher leads.  Consider the local
genealogical society as well - many of those members know how to
research and might want to work with you.

Also, you may consider posting questions in this forum for various
researchers to answer.  In the question criteria, you might mention
that you would prefer someone with physical access to DC documents and
records.  If there is such a Google Answers Researcher, then you could
simply ask for a report of their time spent and use the tip function
to compensate them for any extra time your felt your initial question
fee did not include.  If there is not a GA Researcher living nearby,
you would have the benefit of a group of eager GA Researchers
attempting to locate information for you.  :)

Greetings Stephenh!  This only partly answers your question (I could
not locate any fees in the resumes and references I found) so I am
posting in the comments section.  If you wish to accept it as an
answer, simply post thusly and I'll claim the fee.

I discovered a resume for a freelance researcher at
http://ncph.org/CV%20Bank%20Denise%20Meringolo.htm

Denise D. Meringolo
1600 Oakcrest Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
(703) 578-4068

In her resume' is written 
"Public History Consultant: August 1997-Present. Free-lance research,
writing, and general consulting for exhibitions, public programs,
education, and other aspects of public history, Projects have
included:
- Jewish Historical Society: Research and consultation for exhibit,
Ties that Bind:
Washington Jews and the Birth of Israel.
- DC Heritage Tourism Coalition: Research and writing for docent
education package, walking tour of downtown Washington, DC, sponsored
by MCI Sports Arena.
-Historical Society of Washington, DC: Research and writing for
exhibit on Washington, DC history, sponsored by Discovery Channel
Store.
- Oxford University Press: Research for American Landmarks book
series.
- National Museum of American History: Proposal to re-Conceptualize
Hull House section of exhibit, From Parlor to Politics: Women and
Reform in America, 1890-1925."

Also, here are others I located using the "freelance researcher
washinton dc" search phrase:

Andrew Curry
http://www.andrewcurry.com/resume.html

Jeffrey Hearn
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jeffreyhearn/resume.htm

"David Onkst has worked as an exhibit curator and freelance archival
researcher, and is now collaborating on a project to commemorate the
centennial of the Wright brothers' first flight." [This is a snippet
from the American University in Washington, DC - no contact info
provided but the university contact email is einfo@american.edu]
From http://www.american.edu/cas/hist/facultypublichistory.htm

Paul D. Lagasse
http://216.239.57.100/search?q=cache:e-Q2JeyhT1YC:patriot.net/~plagasse/resume.pdf+washington+dc+freelance+research+history&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Here is a list of freelance researchers for the Department of
Anthropology at the Smithsonian that may also consider your offer
[Note Sean L. McEnroe "Historical Research":
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/freelanc.htm

Heather Anne Hembrey (Arts in History major and freelance researcher)
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/anth/masters/hembrey.html


Were I you, I would contact the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
(http://www.hswdc.org/) and inquire if there are university students
in the area who would be willing to work for the fee you offer.  Their
online contact form is located at
http://hswdc.org/formbase.asp?formname=Contact_Us and their contact
info on the main page is:

1307 New Hampshire Avenue
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1507
Phone: 202.785.2068
info@hswdc.org

Additional contacts might be the Smithsonian Museum of American
History (http://americanhistory.si.edu/) and PublicHistory.org
(http://www.publichistory.org/) to query about researchers available
from thos places and their fees.


Your fee is a good one for a student researcher and I believe they do
exist however a bonafied historian might charge a great deal more. 
You might also consider placing an ad in a student newspaper at
several local or nearby DC universities or using the services of
Elance - http://www.elance.com - you set your price there for
freelance bidding.  I hope my research and the infomation I located
assists you in finding the person you seek who will accept your fee
offer.


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