Genealogy service options -
options are just that… options.
Options below are grouped by time recommended to deliver a quality result. Any option can be tailored to your research or project needs.
Project costs are based on the rate of $50 per hour.
Initial consultations are free.
Client Package Options
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Ancestor Biography Package
Project starts at ten hours for $500. This would work well for a research report or family narrative focused on one ancestor.
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Research Report Package
Examples of projects that would need to start with an investment of at least twenty hours for $1,000:
*Family History or Narrative of an ancestor couple, along with their siblings and children.
*Immigration exploration
*Online documentation searches in countries outside the United States.
*Basic DNA sorting
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In-Depth Project Retainer Agreement
Customizable retainer packages are a great option to stay in a prioritized position ahead of newer contracts. Retainer agreements will always be worked on first each month. Retainers are great for budgeting ongoing research questions, multiple generations, in-depth DNA analysis. Client would maintain control over how long the project continues.
Please note, DNA analysis can easily take 40-plus hours ($2,000+) to conduct proper verification.
Presentation and Workshop Options
(Basic presentations and workshops begin at $100, plus mileage of 76 cents per mile. Additional topics can be tailored for your group, as can additional settings such as retreats.)
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Basics of Genealogy Research
Genealogy is a fun and important way to preserve who we are, where we’ve been and how we got here. Documentation and verification are the two keys to providing evidence of our family history. This presentation will explore research techniques and resources that can help you dig into your family tree. Overviews of free and subscription websites, helpful documents to chase, and recommended software will be discussed.
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Diving into Census Records
Census records can offer much more than simply who lived where, when. Many census questionnaires asked varying questions from one decade to another that may surprise you. Developing the skill of reading the details of these documents may just help you break through your brick wall. Learn how to search them with a variety of techniques may improve your results.
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Introduction to Genetic Genealogy: DNA inheritance patterns, research techniques, ethics
Learn about the field of genetic genealogy and its basic application to your ancestry research. The presentation will include an explanation of what genetic genealogy is, the basics of DNA inheritance patterns and basic techniques of using DNA matches in genealogy. Ethical concerns will also be discussed.
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Collecting Clues of Immigrant Ancestors in U.S. Records
Explore research techniques and resources that may help further your research of immigrant ancestors after their arrival in the United States.
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Family History: Fact or Fiction
Discussion of the foundations of the Genealogical Proof Standard and why it is relevant to your family tree. Covers steps to verify your family stories to help maintain an accurate and truthful historical record.
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I Received My DNA Results...Now What?!
Tips on how to break down the information in your DNA reports and introduce tools to help analyze how they might be related to their DNA matches.
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Exploring Norway's Digital Archive
An introduction to Norway’s Digital Archive and tips on navigating searches of original church, census, and emigration records.