Who were Your PEople?
Learning about your ancestors can be fun, eye-opening, fascinating, and rewarding. Records, historical documents, and DNA test results unlock the stories of their lives. They tell us about success and glory, hardships and setbacks, scandals, colorful characters, rascals, and n’er-do-wells. They illuminate the lives of ordinary people.
As a researcher who specializes in genealogy, I can connect you with your people and their stories. I am an expert in mining documents and DNA results for information that identifies people, links them together, and tells their stories over time. My research is based on the best available resources, the highest degree of accuracy, and the greatest attention to detail.
What do genealogists do?
Genealogists are detectives and problem solvers. We research a variety of sources and draw clues from even the tiniest details to identify people and their connections to each other over time. We place information in historical context. Genealogists deliver their research results in charts, reports, and written narratives.
Areas of expertise
My research skills can be applied to any genealogy problem. I have extensive experience in tracing Europeans who emigrated to America in the 1800s and 1900s through Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. For Irish Catholics who emigrated to America, Australia, and England, I am an expert in tracing them back to Ireland and using Irish records to document Irish family trees.
Frequently used sources
Census records
Civil records - birth, marriage, death
Church records - baptism, marriage, death
Ship passenger lists
Naturalization records
Wills and probate records
Deeds and property records
Military records
Obituaries and newspaper articles
DNA test results
personalized genealogy research services
Full-service, multi-generational family histories
Research a specific branch of your family tree
Research a specific problem or question
Resolve genealogical brick walls
Confirm or disprove family stories and legends
“Guided DIY” consultations to review and organize information you’ve already gathered to create a research plan for you to execute, with subsequent consultations for guidance along the way
"Liz can take the information in an obituary and turn it into a family tree that goes back 200 years."
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Who were your people? I can help you find out! Tell me what you’d like to know about your ancestors. Information you share with me is confidential.
