Genealogical Research Services

I provide the following genealogical research and writing services for a fee of $45.00 per hour plus expenses:

Traditional genealogical problem solving research services.
Consulting services for analysis of genealogical records already gathered. This is useful for those who wish to do some research themselves, but need help getting around a brick wall. It can also be useful to determine if proof acceptable to professional genealogists has been found for a family link. A list of additional resources that should be searched and evaluation of supporting and contradictory evidence can be provided. I especially enjoy working on tough problems and looking for sources and details that are often overlooked in genealogical research.
Searches for specifically requested records such as census, birth, marriage, death, obituaries, cemetery records and tombstones, church records, military records, compiled resources, etc.
Genealogy, biography, and family history writing and editing for print or electronic distribution. A sample biography of Samuel Christopher Johnson Sr. demonstrates writing style and how to add historical context around the events of an ancestor's life.

For these genealogical research services I need the following items:

your specific request (locating a marriage record, discovering an ancestor's parents' names or birthplace, locating a military pension file, using information from your family group sheets and documents to provide a family history that can be sent to your family at Christmas, etc.).
a detailed list of sources already searched and what was found; complex problems generally require analysis of copies of sources already in your possession.
all known information about the person(s) targeted by the research request (name including maiden name of women, if known, and nicknames; event date or timeframe estimate; locale where the event took place, as specific as possible; religious affiliation; occupation; military unit or branch and dates of service).
any additional information you may have that could make the research more specific and efficient, such as family group sheets, pedigree charts, family legends and stories.

What You Should Do

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Click these links to view authorization letter to be printed, filled in, and mailed with your deposit check or money order:
Sample Authorization Letter for Genealogical Research Services: HTML format, PDF format

CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of GenealogistsŽ, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation.