Susan Donnelly | Author | Researcher

Susan has been researching historical events and people of the past for over 20 years. Her grand-forebears immigrated to the United States in the 20th century from County Cork, Ireland and the Molise Region of Italy.

Her research interests include maritime genealogy, U.S. migration trails, American industry and Susan specializes in sociobiographical storytelling to help clients pursue their family histories more thoroughly.

She is a member of the Association for Professional Genealogists and the National Genealogical Society. Susan is an alumna of Simmons College and a graduate of Boston University's Professional Genealogy program.

She is the co-author of The Ancestors and Descendants of William Joseph Finn (Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2023) and Heraldry in the Ancestry of Howard Cox (Boston: Newbury Street Press) to be published Spring 2025.