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Research briefs
A record brief: the source behind a name, a deed, an estate, or a family tree
You have a name, a deed, an estate, a family tree, an ancestry you cannot get past, or an object you are trying to sell or buy, and the catalogue does not carry its story. You want the real record found and cited, and what cannot be settled said plainly. Hand me one question and whatever you already have: a name, a date, a place, a lot number, a page. This is genealogy, family history, and provenance research. What you are chasing may be a birth, marriage, or death entry, or a birth certificate; a naturalization or immigration paper; a will or probate file; a census or parish register; a deed, title, or estate paper; a military record; a great grandfather the record left thin; an immigrant whose arrival is unfound; a brick wall in the family tree; a page in old handwriting that needs reading; or the paper trail behind an antique, an heirloom, or something you are selling. You get back: the sources I actually read, the citation for each, what the record proves, what it leaves out, and the one line that decides it. I have done this on a family line and on an auction lot's paper trail, and I hand you the citations, not a nod. 3 days, two revisions. If the record is paywalled or cannot be found, I say so.
$30.00 USD
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