Stuck on an ancestor?

Want to add to their story?

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You don’t always need to hire a professional for a massive, multi-month project just to break through a brick wall. Sometimes, you just need a professional plan.

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With an Ancestor Audit, I will apply my expert lens to your tough genealogical puzzles—saving you hours of frustration and pointing you exactly where to look next.

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Here’s how it works:

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1. Share Your Research: You send me a link to your ancestor’s profile or a summary of the information you’ve already gathered.
    

2. Professional Analysis: I spend a focused 45 minutes deep-diving into your current research, checking for overlooked clues, examining historical context, and spotting the hidden gaps that might have been missed.
    

3. Your Custom Plan: I spend 15 minutes drafting a targeted, step-by-step action plan delivered straight to your inbox. You’ll get specific record collections to target, repositories to check, and strategies to move your research forward on your own time.

Investment: $175

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Upgrade to a Line Audit (4-gen on one line) for $300

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Upgrade to a Tree Audit (4-gen on all lines) for $550

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Ready for a professional to take the wheel?

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When a brick wall requires deep-dive analysis, original record retrieval, or brick walls, a custom hourly research project is the answer.

 

Instead of a quick plan for you to execute, you are hiring me to do the active, heavy-lifting research, analyze the findings, and compile a formal, fully cited genealogical report for you.

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How it works:

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1. Initial Communication: We discuss your specific research goals, what you’ve already found, and establish a clear target for the project.
    

2. Professional Research: I conduct targeted research using my deep expertise in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia records, utilizing both major databases and unindexed regional archives.
    

3. The Portfolio Delivery: You receive a comprehensive, professionally compiled PDF research report including full citations, copies of all documents found, analysis of the findings, and a pedigree chart.
    

Investment: Custom hourly packages (typically starting at 10- or 20-hours). $75 per hour.

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Do you need boots on the ground in West Virginia to locate documents?

Let me know and I can visit for you!

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Many of the most valuable historical records—such as local land deeds, unindexed probate files, court minutes, and regional historical society collections—are not digitized online.

 

If you know exactly what record you need from an archive in my local research footprint, I can retrieve it for you without the high cost of a full research project.

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How it works:

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1. Submit Your Request: Tell me the exact record, volume, page number, or file you need, along with the specific regional archive or repository holding it.
    

2. On-Site Retrieval: I visit the repository in person to locate, photograph, or scan the requested documents using professional equipment.
    

3. Digital Delivery: You receive high-resolution digital copies of the target records delivered straight to your inbox, along with basic repository citation details.
    

Investment: $50 hourly rate plus travel costs.

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