About The Expert

THE FAMILY TREE EXPERT

We offer services for DNA and genealogical research
 and family history publishing.

Gary Palgon, the Family Tree Expert, was born in Miami, Florida, and has lived in Atlanta, Georgia since 1990 working in the computer industry. In 1981, he began researching his family’s history, tracing over 6,000 relatives back to the 1600s on six continents. His research has taken him throughout the United States, Eastern Europe and the Middle-East, visiting the towns where his ancestors lived. He has published over 20 books about his family history as well as others pertaining to genealogy. 

Sample Books Published

  • Genealogical Resources in The Atlanta Area
  • Palgon Family History
  • The Aber, Cohn, Kurzezunge, Sperling and Weiss Families of Pleschen, Rawitsch, and Zerkow, Prussia
  • The Jewish Cemetery of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
  • The Olcha and Sztejn Families of Lachowicze, Belarus
  • The Buchwald and Schwarz Families of Kolozsvar, Hungary
  • William Alexander Leidesdorff: First Black Millionaire, American Consul and California Pioneer
  • The Blanc and Blank Family History
  • The Graf, Graff, and Greiff Family History
  • Berkofsky / Berkovitz Family History
  • The Hirsch and Lichtenstein Family Tree: 1757 to 1997
  • The Prince and Grodin Family History
  • The Kunik and Kacprowski Family History

Sample Countries Researched


  • Argentina, Australia, Austria
  • Belarus
  • Canada, Cuba
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Romania, Russia
  • St. Croix British West Indies, Slovakia 
  • South Africa, Sweden
  • Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
What They Are Saying ...
  • Thanks so much for your good research and presentation of findings! HW Georgia
  • Thanks for all your hard work. I'm going to give copies to all of my relatives. CB Georgia
  • I would have never found the documents without your help. RS California
  • Thank you for the helpful suggestions. I am going to use you as a sounding board if that is ok with you. AL California
  • Thank you so much for the data you supplied. Anything else you get will be greatly appreciated. BA Florida
  • My family is forever indebted to you for your research. AB District Columbia
  • Thanks so much for all of your help. Your really know the answers to all of my questions. CS Texas
  • Thanks for the booklet .. and your advice. I do genealogy as a hobby. I am writing to ask your guidance since I am not familiar with all of the methods of genealogical research. SL Ohio
  • You've done an amazing job. I've always wanted to know about my family and didn't think there would be any records around. VA Florida
  • Thanks very much for the extremely impressive family history. I was amazed at the time and work that must have been involved in assembling all the information. JS Arizona
  • I never imagined that there would be so much information available about my family. IH Georgia
  • I don't know who else in my family will care about all of this stuff, but it's really interesting to me. Thanks. AH Georgia
  • There's no words to express how thankful I am for the family tree book you've created. HS Georgia
  • You're workshop was great! Thank you for all of the helpful information. JG Georgia
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