Appendix B

How to Find a Professional Genealogist

Most of the fun of genealogy, online and offline, is the solving of puzzles and learning about your family’s place in history, but sometimes you hit a brick wall.

You may need a consultant on a specific research problem or help finding a missing relative. Maybe you need a record translated from a foreign language or some handwriting deciphered. Maybe you need an experienced eye to look over what you have and help you develop a plan for what to do next. Maybe you want to surprise your mother with a genealogy for Christmas, or maybe there’s just one whole branch of the tree you know you’ll never find time for.

All of these are good reasons to use a professional genealogist. Professional genealogists ...

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