THE PROCESS - INTERVIEW TO DELIVERY
- Scope of Research you can expect
- What we ask of our client
- Why you hire a Genealogist
- Deliverables
Scope of our research
Depending on the Research Plan discussed, we search the world for the following and more....
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Census records / databases
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Place of birth and/or death
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Siblings / spouse / parents names
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Birth, marriages and deaths
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Divorce records
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Occupation
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Military records
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Court Records
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Church/parish records
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Cemetery records
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Headstone visual searches *
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Newspapers
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Gazeteers
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Heir search / Wills / probate
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Land /Deeds / Land Patents
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Electoral records
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Passenger records
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Immigration Records
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Historical Map Searches
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Quebec's Tanguay Collection 1680-1980
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Quebec's Collection - 1621-1968
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Canadian First Nations records
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Irish Records
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Tax Records
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Institutional record searches (schools, hospitals, asylums, workhouses, home children, etc.)
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DNA connections
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On-site searches *
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And more....
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* means we would travel to a locale to research. All costs are billed to the client.​
Why hire a genealogist?
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Find your roots (lineage / ancestor / a person)
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Find a parent if they were put up for adoption
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Find Connections to Famous or Notable People
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Help Clients Finish Their Research
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Analyze a Client’s Existing Research, often to connect-the-dots
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Help Clients with DNA Research
What we ask of you, the client.
We start with an initial phone/Zoom consultation appointment. Book one here.
If we believe we can satisfy your RESEARCH GOALS and if you wish to move ahead with our services, the next step for the client is to fill out the in-depth Research document we will supply you.
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Helpful info prior to our appointment:
Do you wish to a Family Tree, a Pedigree search? Or other search? Or is it help with your search to confirm info or fill in the gaps?
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Definitions:
Family Tree: gathering as much information about as many family members as you can
​Pedigree: is following a single family lineage as far as you can into the past
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What we will deliver
ANCESTORS IN YOUR ATTIC will supply you your lineage/history/ancestor results with all supporting files and a list of citations / sources; and a Gedcome file via DropBox or Google Docs.
Both are free to use.
Searching the World
ANCESTORS IN YOUR ATTIC's specialties: Canada | United States | UK | Ireland | Scotland | Military | Experienced with: First Nation's People of Canada | Quebec Drouin & Tanguay Collections.
Please note, we are not limited to the above
