Family Tree Research: Services and Fees

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

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

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

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.