resources & fees


Your roots & branches

Our Resources


Researcher Privileges – National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Registered Reader - Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Access - Washington DC Family History Center (LDS), Kensington, Maryland,  

   Metro Washington DC area libraries and repositories including the

   DAR Library, Washington, D.C.

World Explorer Membership – Ancestry.com

Maryland Genealogical Society, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society, New England Historic

Genealogical Society (NEHGS)

Database access = Fold3, FindMyPast, FindAGrave, Newspapers.com


We utilize desktop publishing and photo editing skills in numerous genealogical software publishing programs as well as a  lifetime of experience and study in U.S. and world history, sociology, cultural diversity, political science, anthropology and law. All of this makes our  research  more thorough and informative than just the basic reporting of dates and places of important family events.


Fees


Up to 30 minutes phone consultation on the scope of your project                              Free


3 hours of research                                                                                                                  $75.00

Each additional hour                                                                                                               $30.00

Photo restoration for your project (depending on number and condition)              $100.00 


  • Using your prepared research and notes, we can create family history materials and charts that you will be proud to share with your family and friends.


  • Give the gift of family history research to someone for a special occasion.  Contact us  about gift certificates for research time and/or products.


Fees for Charts and Family Group Sheets (individually and in booklet format), calendars and maps, pages presenting some combinations of photos and scanned documents will be based on the number of pages, the number of booklets, and the number of color images to be included. Please don't hesitate to contact us so we can design a family genealogy project to fit your ancestors, your goals for learning about your family, and your budget. 


Our mission is to make family history information readily understandable and interesting to you and future generations of your family. We want to create products that serve that end and that are affordable for you and your family. We are eager to work with you to accomplish this, so let's get started!