When should you hire a professional genealogist?

Typical client projects

When should you hire a professional genealogist?

The Internet has contributed to a rise in genealogy projects . It’s a satisfying hobby, it can be done by all ages, and now it can be done at home during leisure time. However, there comes a time when it is time to call in a professional. You hire a professional genealogist to help you when

• it seems like the same information keeps coming up,
• you run out of time to do the research yourself,
• you do not know where the records are located,
• you want to buy a gift for a special friend or relative, or
• you have reached that dead-end brick wall.

A professional genealogist who knows genealogical standards and methods can save you time by doing the research for you or by providing guidance so that you can continue doing the work.

Typical Client Projects in alphabetical order

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Arrange research trips.

Compile applications for hereditary societies. Click here for a sample page.

Compile genealogies. Click here for an example of a three-generation narrative genealogy.

Create charts. Click here for an example.

Document family possessions. Click here for an example.

Establish where ancestors lived. One way is through tax records. Click here for an example.

Find missing ancestors by using evidence analysis techniques. Click here for an example.

Find missing relatives.

Gift certificate for genealogical consultation.

House and building histories. Click here for an example.

Locate birth families.

Locate Catholic church records.

Obtain obituaries from Oregon newspapers. Click here to see a 1905 obituary.

Proof statements for lineage applications. Click here to view a proof statement.

Research house or building histories. Click herefor an example.

Research Oregon Trail families.

Research pre-Oregon Trail families.

Search for naturalization records.

Use tax records to track people. Click here for a poll tax example. Click here for a Multnomah County tax record example.

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Connie Lenzen, CG

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