CollinsFactor
Fort Mill, U.S.A.
About Collins Factor
Also see the About page for the East New Market History Team
CollinsFactor
was launched in February 2005 by Frank Collins of Fort Mill, SC.
Frank Collins has been researching local history and genealogy, and
teaching people about the treasures of family history since the early
1990s. A recognized local historian, genealogist, and
web-designer, he has been featured in newspapers, magazines, and various
online venues. Since 2001, Frank has authored more than a dozen
family histories and compiled reports on more than 50 historic
properties. He is a popular speaker at conferences, training
sessions, and other events.
His signature project on the CollinsFactor website is "East New Market,
The Comprehensive History of a Small Town on Maryland's Eastern Shore",
which is also found at
www.EastNewMarket.org.
Frank Collins has a special talent for being able to read and understand writing in 17th, 18th, and 19th century records. His primary focus has been researching records in Maryland and Virginia. Some of the records that he has spent considerable time researching include land records (deeds, commissions, patents, certificates), probate records (wills, inventories, accounts, distributions), court records (judgments, equity, chattel, etc.), assessment & tax records, vital records (birth, death, marriage), census records, church records...
Frank is highly skilled with the top software available to help
genealogists and local historians. He recommends The Master
Genealogist (TMG) database for keeping track of ancestors and DeedMapper
for plotting the metes and bounds from land records you have researched.
An award-winning Statistician, Frank Collins has worked for the U.S.
Census Bureau for over 20 years. During his career, Frank has designed
surveys, created software design specs, supervised data collection, and
created and managed the budgets of multi-million dollar projects.
Frank served as the Area Manager for most of Virginia during Census
2000. At the peak of Census operations, he was responsible for
over 7,000 employees. Frank earned a degree in Economics from the
University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Collinsfactor is also the home of the Mecklenburg Co. Girl Scout District 13 and Junior/Cadet Troop 24. Amy Collins designed the girl scout pages. She is the Leader of Junior/Cadet Troop 24 in Pineville, NC and an Ice Skating Mom with Extreme Ice Center. In her free time, she also serves as the Global Systems Design Manager for Pitney Bowes Business Insight.
Collinsfactor is also the home of the Oxford Place Property Owners Association website, designed by Frank Collins and the family website of Frank, Amy, Amanda, and Ellie Collins.