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Family History Research
Family Tree Construction – Build multi-generational trees using historical records, vital data, and DNA evidence.
Personalized Research Plans – Develop tailored strategies aligned with client goals and ancestral locations.
Brick Wall Solutions – Investigate and resolve complex lineage gaps or long-standing mysteries.
Lineage Society Support – Prepare documentation for DAR, SAR, Mayflower Society, and similar organizations.
Historical Contextualization – Research local history, migration routes, and societal influences shaping ancestral lives.
Family Narratives – Compose biographical sketches and documented family histories.
Cemetery Documentation – Locate gravesites, photograph markers, and analyze burial records.
DNA Analysis – Interpret autosomal, Y-DNA, and mtDNA results to identify relationships and origins.
Digital Preservation – Digitize and organize family records, charts, and heirlooms for long-term access and sharing.
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Archival Research
Record Retrieval & Analysis – Locate and interpret census returns, land deeds, probate files, military service records, church registers, and immigration documents.
Onsite Research – Conduct field investigations at courthouses, archives, libraries, and cemeteries for records unavailable online.
Property & Probate Research – Trace land ownership via grantor/grantee indexes, plat maps, and land entry files; analyze wills, inventories, and estate settlements to reconstruct family relationships.
Manuscript & Newspaper Research – Examine family papers, community histories, unpublished genealogies, and historical newspapers for obituaries, legal notices, marriage announcements, and local events.
Church & Cemetery Records – Access parish registers, cemetery plot books, and burial records to document baptisms, marriages, and funerals.
Abstracting & Transcription – Produce clear abstracts and verbatim transcriptions of handwritten or hard-to-read documents.
Military & Pension Records – Acquire compiled service records, bounty-land claims, and pension files from federal and state repositories.
Tax & Institutional Records – Use tax lists to track residency and economic status; review school, orphanage, almshouse, and asylum records for lesser-known family details.
Map Analysis – Study historical and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps to pinpoint ancestral homes, neighborhoods, and community development over time.
Archive Navigation – Provide expert guidance through state archives, historical societies, libraries, and national repositories (e.g., NARA, Library of Congress).
Digitization & Source Citation – Digitize archival materials and ensure precise source citations for reports and client files.
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Investigación Genealógica en Español
Translation of Foreign Records – Translating vital and church records from Latin, Italian, French, and Spanish
Árboles y Cuadros Genealógicos
Narrativas de Historia Familiar
Solicitudes para Sociedades de Linaje