People & Places
Family history and genealogy
OUR SERVICES
From our wide experience we know that each project is very different, and we therefore recommend that you contact us to talk about your aims and interests, which would allow us to give you a commitment-free quote for work specifically tailored to meet your requirements.
Before embarking on any research or other activity, we would provide you with a detailed proposal on the work to be carried out together with an estimate of the time involved and the cost.
We would undertake to be in regular contact with you to keep you in touch with progress and any issues that may arise, ensuring that you always have control over your project and how much you spend.
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Here are some of the services we offer:
Research
In-depth family history research for individuals, families, groups, houses and institutions; in Britain, Europe or further afield. Our emphasis is not just on names and dates, but also on the social and geographical settings of previous generations.
Narrative Reports
Professional write-ups and narrative reports of your family history, presented with relevant photographs and documents, ready for printing.
Family Trees
Custom designed family trees, including mini trees’ to illustrate different parts of a family suitable for inclusion in a research report or publication, and large composite trees suitable for display and archiving purposes.
See our gallery for examples of our work.
One-to-one
advice and
troubleshooting sessions
Individual sessions, online or in person, to help you with your own research and guide you towards sources of information. Tips and tricks to enable you to start tracing your own family history, as well as extra help solving problem areas when you come up against roadblocks.
Digitalisation and Restoration of Old Images/Documents
Scanning and sympathetic restoration of old family photographs to allow their inclusion in genealogical files and reports.
Workshops
Online or in person.
Customised to suit the needs of your group. Possible topics include:
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Problem solving research issues
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Skilling participants to tackle their own research
Oral History Interviews
To bring a family history to life and record your stories for future generations. We can carry out interviews on your behalf, or equip you with the skills to do this yourself.
Ordering and Deciphering
Documents
Help procuring and interpreting a wide range of genealogical documents, including wills, birth, marriage and death certificates, military records, and other specialist documents.
Publishing
Professional design, formatting and publishing of your family story and research.
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Taster Sessions
Short research blocks of three or four hours to test the feasibility of carrying out more detailed family history investigations.