Typical Genealogy Projects

Connie Lenzen, CG^SM

Typical client projects

When should you hire a professional genealogist?

The Internet has contributed to a rise in genealogy projects. It is a satisfying hobby, it can be done by all ages, and it can be done at home during leisure time. However, there comes a time when it is time to call in a professional. You hire a professional genealogist to help you when

it seems like the same information keeps coming up,
you run out of time to do the research yourself,
you do not know where the records are located,
you want to buy a gift for a special friend or relative, or
you have reached that dead-end brick wall.

A professional genealogist who knows genealogical standards and methods can save you time by doing the research for you or by providing guidance so that you can continue doing the work.

Typical Client Projects in alphabetical order

Arrange research trips.

Building histories. Click here for the history of the Grand Central Bowl building.

Compile applications for hereditary societies. Click here for a sample page.

Compile genealogies. Click here for an example of a three-generation narrative genealogy.

Create charts. Click here for an example of a simple chart with photos.

Document family possessions. Click here for an example.

Establish where ancestors lived. One way is through tax records. Click here for a tax record example.

Find missing ancestors by using evidence analysis techniques. Click here for an example.

House histories. Click here for an example.
Click here for an example of a series of homes owned by a family.

Find missing relatives.

Gift certificate for genealogical consultation.

Locate birth families.

Locate Catholic church records.

Obtain obituaries from Oregon newspapers. Click here to see a 1905 obituary.

Photograph tombstones. Click here for an example.

Proof statements for lineage applications. Click here to view a proof statement.

Research Oregon Trail families.

Research pre-Oregon Trail families. Click here for an example of finding Indians in censuses. (Chief Joseph and his sister Eliza Gale.)

Search for naturalization records.
Click here for an example of a 1913 naturalization record.
Click here for an example of how an 1897 naturalization record was located.

Use tax records to track people.
Click here for a poll tax example.
Click here for a Multnomah County tax record example.

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Connie Lenzen, CG^SM

*CG, Certified Genealogist is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board-certified genealogists after periodic evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.