
Digging Up The Roots
Exploring Your Ancestry​
Let's see what stories are waiting to be found​
I've always been a bit obsessed with a good mystery. Maybe it's my background in Criminal Justice, or maybe it's just the thrill of finding a long-lost name in a dusty digital archive. Either way, I find a deep sense of peace in connecting the dots of the past.​
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I'm not a professional genealogist with a team of researchers. I'm an intermediate-level researcher who loves the 'detective work' of finding missing ancestors. I know how to navigate the records, look past the typos, and help you get past those frustrating 'brick walls' that stop us all at some point.
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How I can Help
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Finding the Paper Trail: Digging through census records, birth/death certificates, and military files to find that one missing link.
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Organizing the Chaos: If your tree has become a bit of a mess, I can help you verify facts and clean up the branches.
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DNA Basics: While I'm still learning the deep complexities of DNA myself, I can help beginners make sense of their "Match" lists and see where the obvious connection lies.
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The "No-Risk" Research
I do this because I love it. Because of that, I work on a results-based donation model:
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If I can't find anything new: You don't owe me a dime.
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If I find that 'missing link' or break through your brick wall: I simply ask for a donation of your choice to support my caffeine habit and the time spent on the hunt!
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Why Let Me Help?
I treat every search like a puzzle. I'm patient, persistent, and I actually enjoy the "boring" part of reading through old ledger pages.
My Spanish skills come in handy for navigating records that might otherwise be a dead end.
I'm not doing this to get rich; I'm doing it because I believe everyone deserves to know their story.
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Got a Brick Wall? Let me take a crack at it.
Send me the name of the ancestor who's giving you trouble and what you already know. I'll see what I can unearth!
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