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Family Mysteries, Histories and Genealogy Research Guides
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FREE! Discovering the Free Side of Ancestry.com
Click HERE to get my 23-page PDF research guide
NEW! FamilySearch Unlocked Vol. 1: Your Complete Guide to Searching Indexed Records
Over 700 already sold!
86-page PDF research guide HERE
This guide is entirely different from my best-selling Full-Text Search guide. Each of my guides is a standalone guide.
FamilySearch Unlocked: Vol. 2: Your Complete Guide to the FamilySearch Catalog (coming very soon)
FamilySearch Unlocked: Vol. 3: Full-Text Search
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71-page PDF research guide HERE
ChatGPT for Genealogy: Starting from Scratch with the Free Version
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96-page PDF research guide HERE
Super Charge Your Ancestry Searches
Over 1600 sold
46-page PDF research guide HERE
Venturing Offline: Genealogy Records Beyond the Internet
Over 800 sold
63-page PDF research guide HERE
Let's Talk Newspapers.com
Over 900 sold
83-page PDF research guide HERE
Let's Talk Find a Grave
Over 500 sold
72-page PDF research guide HERE
Decoding Russian & Cyrillic: Read the Records, Not the Language
37-page PDF research guide HERE
Hi, I'm Jen and I like to keep it very simple and transparent. If you're here, you're interested in family history, which happens to be my full-time job and full-time passion. I love being a small business owner and am ecstatic to be doing my dream job every day.
My client cases fall into either building broad family trees or helping with specific subjects, like a roadblock in your own family tree building, immigrant origins (I understand lots of languages) or proving/disproving a family story.
All of my projects are on an hourly basis at $200 per hour with only a 2 hour minimum. Every single project starts with just 2 hours of time after which I report back to you with my thoughts and recommendations for next steps. I work quickly and efficiently in any quantity of research hour segments. The reason I keep it hourly is because each family is so very different with the records they left behind, so you just don't know what you're going to get until you start working.
It's also important to note that I have a significant waitlist, which speaks to the quality and reputation of my work. My waitlist is around 2 years (235 people) and I do not charge a down payment for you to hold your spot in line. Keep that in mind for any deadlines you may have. I do have a $500 rush fee to be worked in within 1-2 months.
I post daily genealogy tip videos across many platforms, which you can find at the links below. I like to share my knowledge so that everyone can better research their own family's history.
Click HERE to see my interviews on TV and in newspapers.
Live classes are below and are $15 each.
Go HERE to purchase on-demand webinars that you can watch anytime. Sign up for these now as I will no longer be teaching these in 2026.
Genealogy Methods: Brick Wall Buster
It can take years to learn how to research effectively. Watch as I go through the steps that I use as a professional genealogist to solve common research problems. These case studies will show you techniques that you can apply to your own research.
Level Up Your Genealogy 3: Refining Skills
Here are even more research tips and tricks that you can instantly apply to your own research. This class will cover how to retrain your brain to notice the details you need, practical tips for research, U.S. military records and research beyond the U.S.