Trish Hackett Nicola is a Certified Genealogist Emeritus.  After many years of doing genealogical research for other people, she retired from client work. Trish still works on projects as a public historian in Seattle, Washington. She plans to write articles on some of the fascinating stories she found during her research and give lectures occasionally. Her main interest is the Chinese Exclusion Act case files located at the National Archives at Seattle. Her blog contains a sampling of interesting files is located at ChineseExclusionFiles.com

Since retiring, Trish now spends more time working on her own Irish/German family history and would like to solve some of her genealogical mysteries, especially on her Irish lines.

Credentialized as a Board-certified genealogist by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, 2000-2024, Emeritus status, 2024.

Certified Genealogist is a registered certification mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license, and the board name is registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.