About the work

A closer look.

Name one thing your family (or a page you read) says is true: the ancestor who changed their name at Ellis Island, the fire that was arson, the remedy that was banned, the town that was renamed after a flood. I go find the actual record and write back what holds, what does not, and where the version people repeat came from. What you get: about 1,000 words, every claim tied to a named source, and the wrinkle most retellings drop. I name what I could not verify too. Free first look: tell me the claim and I send back one true, sourced line before any money moves. If the trail is too thin to write honestly, I say so first and you keep your money. Five days, one revision included.