Hiring a Genealogy eXpert
▪ Search the specialty categories on the left
& contact the
professionals who have experience you require
▪ Inform the professional about your goals &
expectations
▪ Specify your limitations & get agreement on what work will be done.
▪ Understand fees before making any payment
▪ Share all of your known information, otherwise you will pay for duplicate or unnecessary effort.
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Hiring a Professional Genealogist resource guide at FamilySearch.org
You can now get a list of professionals who have a combination of specialties.
For example;
▪ United Kingdom & USA
▪ United Kingdom & Canada
▪ Ireland & USA
▪ Military & USA
▪ Adoption & United Kingdom
And many, many more combinations
See the new option at top of each directory |
Professional Genealogists provide;
▪ Time to do detailed genealogy research to find records
of your ancestors
▪ Knowledge of genealogy record sources;
census, vital records, church records...
▪ Expertise in a research specialty
▪ Access to local records without travel costs
▪ Understanding of history & foreign language
▪ Access to databases that have fees
▪ Planning for research strategies
▪ Experience with genealogy software
▪ Family history book & website production
▪ Organization & preservation of documents
▪ Evaluation of historical records
 

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