Pamela Vittorio is a professional genealogist, historian, and part-time Associate Professor in the English Language Studies department at the New School in Manhattan. She obtained a certificate in genealogical research from Boston University, a PLCGS from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies, and completed ProGen Studies. Among her research interests are artifacts, DNA, maps, land records, military history, migration and transportation, socio-linguistics, and people with African American, Canadian, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Jewish, or Scottish Ancestry – many of whom lived along or worked on North American Canals and railroads.
