Imprimatur: German Research

Genealogical Research With The Mark Of Excellence

Imprimatur is a genealogical research company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in tracing your German ancestors in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and other German speaking countries. We also do background work in United States and Canadian sources, in order to determine the exact place of origin of your ancestor(s).
Research trip to Germany: Now accepting clients
Using the vast collection of German language records at the Family History Library, as well as local agents in Europe, we provide a comprehensive research package for all who are documenting their German heritage.

Please choose a specific area of interest from the list at left, and we will provide you with further information on availability of records and resources.

What we do
Imprimatur genealogical services provides detailed and fully documented research projects, along with copies of original documents from microfilm and published sources available at the Family History Library and other repositories around the world.

Our location in Salt Lake City offers us access to the most extensive genealogical library anywhere, including a microfilm collection in excess of two million rolls.

Filmed church and civil registers from Germany, Switzerland and other countries provide original source material unequalled in any other library, even in Europe.
Our business history
Begun in 1995, Imprimatur has served satisfied clients for ten years, building on a reputation of careful and thorough research.

What makes us unique
We believe in accurate and complete research, and will never give you false hopes concerning the prospects of your particular German research problems. Other companies may make promises of success in order to obtain your business, but we never promise what we can't guarantee.

When you order from Imprimatur, you are assured of receiving full value for your money. We do not have high overhead costs, and promise to provide you with ten hours of research and report writing if you order a ten hour project. Other companies subtract as much as four hours from a ten hour project, claiming that time is needed for "clerical" and other tasks. We will never do that at Imprimatur, meaning that you receive the best value for your money.

Imprimatur charges $35.00 per hour, which includes research, a detailed and fully documented report of our findings, and copies of all relevant documents.