Pamela Ricciardi PaschkeMs. Paschke has been a genealogist and family history researcher for over 30 years. She is a life member of the National Genealogical Society and the Ohio Historical Society, and a member of several other Societies including the New York Genealogicaland Biographical Society. She also serves as a volunteer project coordinator for several DNA projects, and has completed advanced courses at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research, the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, and The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. Ms. Paschke has also attended and presented at the National Genealogical Society Conference in the States. Creating this book involved hundreds of hours pouring over microfilm of the Dutchess County NY tax lists and loyalist claims records from the UK, examining archival material at the NY Historical Society, transcribing manuscript documents from Columbia University, studying surveys and deeds to create original maps, and reading numerous books and articles on the history of the area. Ms. Paschke is a graduate of the University of Florida. Read More Read Less