My name is Mark Belloni, and I am a professional historian and genealogical researcher based in Brownsburg, Indiana.

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BELLONI

Midwest: BELL-uh-knee

Italia: Bay-LOW-knee

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My love for history comes from my Italian and Romanian heritage, which led me to explore the lives of my paternal and maternal great-grandparents who immigrated to the United States at the turn of the 20th century. This heritage is foundational to who I am. In 2014, after a long genealogical research journey, I successfully applied for and obtained Italian citizenship by descent, making me a proud dual citizen of both the United States and Italy.

I completed my undergraduate studies in anthropology at Indiana University Indianapolis with a focus on historical archaeology and historic site research.  My passion for local history deepened while assisting with research and excavations at a 19th-century pioneer homestead in Sheridan, Indiana, as well as a 17th-century sugar plantation on the island of Antigua in the West Indies.

I continued my training as a historian at IU Indianapolis, earning a master’s degree in public history. My graduate work focused on historic preservation and landscape history, with a strong emphasis on place-based research.

I live with my wife, Teresa, along with our two dogs and cat, in an 1880 Italianate farmhouse that we have been restoring since 2018. Outside of restoring our home, I enjoy keeping up on my Italian, reading historical nonfiction, spending time with my family, and getting lost in local history rabbit holes. In addition to my consulting work, I write a biweekly history and historic preservation column for Hendricks County’s local newspaper The Republican.

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I started Belloni Research Consulting to share my love of history and provide professional historical and genealogical research services to individuals, families, and organizations. I'm glad you're here, and I look forward to working with you.