About
Alexa Klimas Corcoran
After more twenty years as an entrepreneur and consultant, Alexa Corcoran brought her academic roots in history together with a personal passion for family research to launch her professional genealogy career. Founder of Archway Genealogy, she enjoys working with clients through research and coaching, utilizing traditional research and genetic genealogy, as well as writing and lecturing.
Alexa’s motivation is rooted in her immigrant ancestry, seeking to find those who lived among many in urban communities, share their stories, and layer in contextual social history.
Alexa specializes in mid-Atlantic research and regularly visits Maryland and Washington D.C. repositories. With an avid interest in genetic genealogy, she serves as the Co-Chair of UGA DNA, the DNA Special Interest Group of the Utah Genealogical Association.
In 2021, Alexa was awarded an Ancestry ProGenealogists® Scholarship, established by Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (“Ancestry”) to foster and support professional genealogists in their ongoing development efforts. With the prize, she will be attending the Irish Genealogical Research course this summer at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research hosted by the Georgia Genealogical Society.
Academic Credentials
Alexa holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and assisted as a facilitator on the educator team for the evidence and forensic genealogy modules of the course. A graduate of ProGen Study Group (38), Alexa has completed advanced coursework at all of the major institutes across the country and is an engaged member of several genealogical societies.
Alexa has deep academic roots in the fields of History and American Studies. Captivated by history since childhood, Alexa pursued a Bachelors in History with a Certificate in the Program in American Studies from Princeton University in 1995, winning the C.O. Joline Prize in American History and the Williard Thorpe Thesis Prize, as well as the 1996 Undergraduate Writing Award from the Law and Society Association. Her studies brought her to Baltimore where, in 2003, Alexa earned a Master’s in History from the Johns Hopkins University, specializing in U.S. History, Women’s Studies, and Popular Culture.
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