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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.

  • 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    Manuscript & Newspaper Research – Examine family papers, community histories, unpublished genealogies, and historical newspapers for obituaries, legal notices, marriage announcements, and local events.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.

  • 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