We are specialists
Our team speaks English, German, French, Flemish and Yiddish. We have decades of experience:
– conducting oral interviews with World War II veterans,
– touring WWII battlefields, crash sites, and historical locations,
– tenaciously uncovering WWII files for our clients in the:
- US National Archives in College Park, MD
- US Air Force Historical Research Agency in Maxwell AFB
- US Library of Congress
- Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Archives
- UK National Archives in Kew, London
- German National Military Archives in Freiburg
- Berlin Document Center
and regional archives throughout the US and Europe
Testimonials
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I can happily recommend Heather's services. She is a pleasure to work with and has always followed my instructions to a tee, using her own initiative where relevant. She has built excellent relationships with the staff at NARA and is able to work at a good pace using her overhead scanner which in turn ensures an excellent quality output.
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As the daughter of a veteran of World War II and a lover of history, I was passionate about finding specific information on my father’s service, but floundered until I found Heather Steele and the World War II History Project. Heather and her team are the epitome of professionalism. They work tirelessly–and efficiently–to find documents and information that is not readily available to the general public. Thanks to Heather and her team, I had the profoundly moving experience of reading the Morning Reports, After Action Reports, and other documents that showed my father’s specific movements during the Battle of the Bulge and the following months–including entries showing the date of his injury and his evacuation to a hospital. All of the research was done according to a clear schedule, with Heather keeping me apprised of her progress. Her communication was superb, and costs were very reasonable. I highly recommend her service to all lovers of history.
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For several years I worked to recover information about my father-in-law, who was navigator in World War II, including the raid on Ploesti. He had told me a number of stories that I wanted to validate. I made very little progress in my efforts to get information from the military archives in St. Louis. In one exchange, I received a reply from the military archives that led me to believe that all his records were lost in a fire in St. Louis I finally found archival researcher Heather, who knew both what to look for and where to find it. Through her work I received a trove of valuable information which validated the stories and gave me even more detailed information than I had hoped for. I strongly recommend drawing on her knowledge and archival skills should you need a military archival researcher.
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I have used ww2historyproject on numerous occasions to find original WW2 material in American , British and German archives , and even to provide transalations. Heather has been assiduous in delivering good quality files, at reasonable rates, and I will continue to use this outfit whenever I need WW2 information. I have no hestitation in recommending ww2historyproject for archival research.
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It is no exaggeration to say that I am very lucky we met. As a PhD candidate with no experience in archival research, you shaped both my experience at the Archive, as well as my current research efforts. Not only did you offer critical insight as an experienced researcher, but you also took time away from your own efforts to introduce me to people and explain the inner workings of NARA II. Because of your expertise and generosity, I was able to navigate the body of documentary records within the National Archives and find the information I was looking for. Importantly, your assistance on my first day at NARAII allowed me to find the materials necessary to convince my committee that I had a viable dissertation -I will also note that your tutelage allowed me to teach a cohort of PhD-candidates here at Princeton how to conduct research at the Archives. Thank you.
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I've known Heather since 2013 through her work with The World War II History Project. In that time she has been an incredibly diligent military and oral historian, going to great lengths to contact and meet with surviving veterans of the Second World War. Given how few of those men and women remain, the work she is doing is of immense value to scholars of that conflict. She has demonstrated an excellent ability to track down these service personnel and conduct fascinating and revealing interviews with them. Her work ethic is impressive, and it's been a pleasure to help her with The World War II History Project.
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Many thanks for your knowledgeable, meticulous, and efficient work which was of great help to us and our project!
