Research

Independent of our research-album packages, we offer professional genealogy research services to address individual goals. Examples of research goals:

• Learning the identity of a grandparent or great-grandparent,
• Finding census records on one family line,
• Locating additional records on an already-identified ancestor,
• Obtaining vital records (birth, marriage, and death records) for an ancestor,
• Finding newspaper clippings - including obituaries - for a 19th or 20th century ancestor,
• Finding an elusive female ancestor or maiden name,
• Locating an immigrant ancestor,
• Finding an ancestor on a passenger list,
• Determining the European village or county of origin of one of your immigrant ancestors,
• Researching a family tradition or family story,
• Linking to a famous person,
• Linking to a Mayflower or colonial American ancestor, Revolutionary War soldier, Civil War soldier,
• Determining ties to Native American ancestors,
• Fleshing out your ethnic background

Our rate is $50 per hour for research and reports, which include bibliographic source citations and copies of applicable documents. Research hours are paid in advance, in 5-hour or 10-hour increments. We refund any unused time. Please contact us for a research contract.