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Welcome to the MyGenealogist.com research services and fees page. Below
you will find information on the services
we provide, as well as information on the various project pricing options currently
available to you.

Sale extended to Feb 28, 2010!

We are offering some HUGE discounts
on research projects! Don't miss this rare opportunity to save money on your family history project.

Free Introductory
Telephone Consultation

At the moment we are offering a free introductory telephone consultation to
all prospective clients. If you are interested
in speaking to a company representative
about your specific family research plans
and project goals, please contact us today.
We will be happy to answer any questions
you may have about our pricing and
services, and also help you formulate
a unique research strategy that is tailor-
made to your family's unique history.

Research Samples - Project Books, Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets, and More!

40 Hour, 80 Hour, and 160 Hour Research Books (depicted above)

6 Generation Pedigrees

Family Group Sheets

Descendancy Reports

Project Report

Would you like to see some samples of our high quality work? Please
click on the links to the left to see some of the typical family trees and
reports we've created for our clients. All projects will be delivered to you
in a 3 ring binder which will include a project CD of scanned documents
found during your project, along with family group sheets, descendancy reports, pedigree charts, maps, and copies of original records. Typical
records found during a given project would include family military records, census records, birth certificates, obituaries, cemetery records, biographies, and many other types of records.

MyGenealogist.com Project Costs - Hourly Rate $60.00 per hour

MyGenealogist.com Research Projects	Research Hours	Project Prices	Sample Reports and Family Trees	Sales/Prepaid Discounts
Research Advice Call us today and speak to research professionals about your case. All of your genealogy research questions will be answered and strategies will be given to help you get started on your project. This service is perfect for those who'd like to do their own research, but who might just need some help finding records, solving brick wall problems, getting started wit research, etc.	1/2 hour	$50	Telephone consultation	N/A
Custom Research Plan Would you like to do your own research? Our expert genealogists will design a tailor made research plan to help you get going on your family quest.	5 hours	$300 ₤150 €200	Research Plan	N/A
The Discovery Project Research into one family line/ surname (i.e. ancestry of one parent, one grandparent, etc)	20 hours	$1200 ₤600 €800	1 Name Pedigree Family Group Sheets Descendancy Reports Project Report	Current Sale Price $900! Save $300!
The 1/2 Pedigree Project Research into one side of family pedigree (2 grandparents)-choice between father or mother's side of family (paternal or maternal ancestry).	40 hours	$2400 ₤1200 €1500	Research Package 1/2 Pedigree Family Group Sheets Descendancy Reports Project Report	Current Sale Price $1800 ! Save $600! $45.00/hour
The Pedigree Project Research into the family and ancestry of all four of your grandparents (paternal and maternal ancestry). This is our most popular project for research into multiple family lines	80 hours	$4800 ₤2400 €3100	Research Package 6 Generation Pedigree Family Group Sheets Descendancy Reports Project Report	Current Sale Price $3400 ! Save $1400! $42.50/hour
The Legacy Project Research into the family and ancestry of both you and your spouse (i.e. 8 grandparents’ families, etc)	160 hours	$9600 ₤4800 €6200	Research Package 6 Generation Pedigrees (2 total-one for each spouse) Family Group Sheets Descendancy Reports Project Report	Current Sale Price $6400 ! Save $3200! $40.00/hour

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of ethics as we undertake our ancestry research services. Please click here to learn more.

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Below you will more details about our standard research projects. If you are interested in speaking
to a company representative about your specific family research plansand project goals, please contact us today.

Discovery Project: 20 Hours

Time Period: Circa 1800 to present day
Number of families searched: 4-6 family surnames
Completion Time: 4-6 weeks

1 Name Pedigree

Family Group Sheets

Descendancy Reports

Project Report

During this project we will explore one side of your family tree (paternal or maternal
ancestry). For research into ancestral lines of both parents or grandparents see 40 and 80
hour project belows.

Project Highlights

Pedigree research on either paternal or maternal lines of ancestry
U.S. census research (1850-1930)
UK census research (1841-1901)
Irish census research (1901 and 1911)
Vital records research (birth, marriage, and death records)
U.S. Social Security Administration records
Various LDS Family History Library records
Copies of original records downloaded onto a family project CD

1/2 Pedigree Project: 40 Hours

Time Period: Circa 1790-1800 to present day (depending on availability of records)
Number of families searched: 8-12 family surnames
Completion Time: 4-6 weeks

Research Package

1/2 Pedigree

Family Group Sheets

Descendancy Reports

Project Report

This project is recommended if you would like to know something about one side of your
family tree (paternal or maternal). During this research project, there is a possibility of
tracing various ancestral family lines back to the late 1700’s or early 1800’s.

Project Highlights

Pedigree research on multiple family lines (paternal and maternal family lines)
U.S. census research (1790-1930)
UK census research (1841-1901)
Irish census research (1901-1911)
U.S. vital records research (birth, marriage, and death records) circa 1910-present
UK GRO civil registration (births, marriages, and deaths) 1837-present
Irish GRO research (births, marriages, and deaths) 1845-present
UK church parish registers (births, marriages, deaths) circa 1790-1900
Irish church parish registers (all counties-North and South) circa 1800-1900
Griffiths Valuation and Revision Lists (Irish land records) circa 1848-1920
U.S. Social Security Administration records
Cemetery and burial records
Military records (U.S. Civil War, WWI, WWII)
Ships' passenger lists (1800's to present)
Immigration and naturalization records
Various LDS Family History Library records
Copies of original records downloaded onto a family project CD

Pedigree Project: 80 hours

Time Period: Circa 1750-to present day (when records are available).
Research on both sides of family tree (paternal and maternal)
Completion Time: 4-6 weeks

Research Package

6 Generation Pedigree

Family Group Sheets

Descendancy Reports

Project Report

This project is recommended if you would like to know something about multiple branches
of your family lines (i.e. paternal ancestry, maternal ancestry, all four grandparents and their ancestors, along with research into the ancestry f your eight great-grandparents and their
families. During this research project, there is a possibility of tracing various ancestral
family lines back to the late 1700’s or early 1800’s. During this project we can often trace
back most paternal and maternal lines back about 6 generations (i.e circa 1790-present)

Project Highlights

Pedigree research on multiple family lines (paternal and maternal family lines)
Y-DNA testing for (African-American, West Indian, and Native American projects only)
MtDNA testing (African-American and Native American projects only)
AncestrybyDNA racial admixture testing (African-American, West Indian, and Native American projects only)
U.S. census research (1790-1930)
UK census research (1841-1901)
Irish census research (1901-1911)
U.S. vital records research (birth, marriage, and death records) circa 1910-present
UK GRO civil registration (births, marriages, and deaths) 1837-present
Irish GRO research (births, marriages, and deaths) 1845-present
UK church parish registers (births, marriages, deaths) circa 1790-1900
Irish church parish registers (all counties-North and South) circa 1800-1900
Griffiths Valuation and Revision Lists (Irish land records) circa 1848-1920
U.S. Social Security Administration records
Cemetery and burial records
Property deeds 1700's-1800's (when available)
Family wills and probate records 1700's-1800's (when available)
Military records (American Revolution, U.S. Civil War, WWI, WWII)
Ships' passenger lists (1700's to present when available)
Immigration and naturalization records
Various LDS Family History Library records
Copies of original records downloaded onto a family project CD

Legacy Project: 160 hours

Time Period Searched: Circa 1750-present (2 families-you and your spouse)
Completion Time: 8-10 weeks

Research Package

6 Generation Pedigrees
(2 total-one for each
spouse)

Family Group Sheets

Descendancy Reports

Project Report

This project is recommended for spouses who would like to combine their individual
research into one project (2 80 hour projects). This project will include research into both parents' ancestral lines as well as the maternal and paternal lines of your spouse. This 160
hour project is always makes a great gift to children or grandchildren as it will include a
great deal of interesting information about most of their ancestors. This project is especially recommended for family reunions, Christmas, or other holidays and special occasions.

Project Highlights

Census research 1790-1930 (Canada, Irish, British, and U.S.)
Tax lists
Vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates)
Onsite research in Europe, Mexico, South America, etc.
Peerage research (if applicable)
Language translation (i.e. Latin to English, etc.)
U.S. Social Security Administration records
Cemetery and burial records
Property deeds
Family wills and probate records
Ecclesiastical records (baptismal, marriage, and burial records)
Education records (primary, high school, and university)
Tombstone photos
Military records (English Civil War, Colonial militia records, American Revolution, U.S. Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc.)
Ships' passenger lists (1600's to present when available)
Immigration and naturalization records
Various LDS Family History Library records
Copies of original records downloaded onto a family project CD

Miscellaneous Research Fees

Color copies .30 ¢

Black and white copies .20¢

Family project CD $10.00

Postage and Shipping Charges

20 hour project standard USPS shipping rates $15.00

40 hour project standard USPS shipping rates $15.00

80 hour project standard USPS shipping rates $35.00

160 hour project standard USPS shipping rates $70.00
(This project generally requires 2 research packages)

Special services i.e. UPS, FedEx, etc. available upon request

Vital Records

Charges may be incurred for vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates)
when ordered from various U.S. state public health departments, the British General
Register Office, Social Security Administration, etc. These records are not always open to
the public and must be ordered by special request. Fees related to these orders apply in
these circumstances.

Library, Courthouse, and Related Records

Charges may also be incurred during a given project when obituaries, news articles, family
estate records, and other documents need to be ordered from local public libraries, county courthouses, and other repositories where family information might be found. Fees related to these requests are not included in standard project pricing since our pricing only reflects the research hours that our research team will undertake on a given project. If these fees are to exceed $25.00 for a 20 hour project, $50.00 for a 40 hour project, or $100.00 for an 80
hour project or larger, our research team will first request authorization from our client.

Free Introductory Telephone Consultation

Research Samples - Project Books, Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets, and More!

40 Hour, 80 Hour, and 160 Hour Research Books (depicted above)

MyGenealogist.com Project Costs - Hourly Rate $60.00 per hour

Code of Ethics

Project Highlights

Project Highlights

Project Highlights

Project Highlights

Miscellaneous Research Fees

Postage and Shipping Charges

Vital Records

Library, Courthouse, and Related Records

Free Introductory
Telephone Consultation