Robert Ankenbauer
PO Box 51
Nutting Lake Massachusetts
USA 01865-0051
www.yesterdaysmysteries.com
robert@yesterdaysmysteries.com
http://yesterdaysmysteries.blogspot.com
BASED IN NEW ENGLAND Civil War, Northeast USA Research since 2004
Researching your family? Need help locating Heirs? I travel to and research all courts, archives and libraries in my region. Rush Service is available upon request.
BMD Records for Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire? Probate Records?
Need help around or over a genealogy problem? Send me an email or give me a call for fast courteous service. Originally from Southwest Ohio I am comfortable researching Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana as well as the New England states.
Specializing in records needed for Civil War lineage organizations and troubleshooting and/or problem solving on your family tree.
Call or email for a quote today!
Specialties
● Researching Civil War military records. These can be very difficult to track down for the average person. Let my extensive experience with working with the government save you TIME and MONEY!
● Many direct descendants of War Veterans may be entitled to membership in certain organizations. For example, my Great-Great Grandfather served in the Ohio National Guard in 1864-65 and this qualifies me to become a member of the “Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War”. An organization directly related to the post Civil War “Grand Army of the Republic”. Let me help you become documented for inclusion in these types of organizations.
● Final Resting Spots of loved ones. I thoroughly document their grave site with numerous photographs leading you to the resting spot and the surrounding area. You will love the portfolio and it will leave you feeling like you were actually there. Includes maps and aerial photography documenting the exact location of your loved one.
● Locating hard to find records through the National Archives. They are a wealth of information, but you need a professional researcher to help you navigate the maze of documents.
About Yesterday’s Mysteries
Robert is a veteran/ retired member of the US Military with over 23 years of service. Robert was a member of the US Army, several components of the National Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Robert has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Western New England College.
Additionally, Robert has over 25 years of Law Enforcement experience including; 15 years as a beat cop, managing a mid sized police department Information Technology Department (For a city of approximately 90,000 residents in Eastern Massachusetts) , implementing “outside the box” technologies; being a leader in the fields of license plate reader technology and mobile data resource sharing. Robert has extensive experience in leading small to large teams. Robert has managed many projects both great and small and now he wants to work for you!
Since 2004. Family research, family tree building, military (civil war) research, personal family records and photo digital preservation (CD, DVD, Digital Photo Books or Albums, VHS to DVD, Web Sites including digital off-site data backups) and locating the graves of the deceased are just a few of the projects I’ve done recently.
Do you make backups of your data? I offer several options. Send me an email and I can make you a valued customer.
National Archives Researcher
MA Archives Researcher
MA Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Researcher
Reasonable Rates.
I am a Massachusetts and US Army/ Air Force Military Veteran, Small Business Owner.
Located in Metro-Boston and centrally located to Southern NH and Maine
Memberships, Affiliations and Education
Member:
The American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Education:
Bachelor Degree Criminal Justice; Western New England College
What Makes Yesterday’s Mysteries Different?
Many years of Law Enforcement and government experience makes Yesterday’s Mysteries the “go to” choice for those dead-ends you just can’t get around. Loved one graves too far to travel to? Let me bring them to you! All work is guaranteed. You won’t be disappointed!
Why Use Us
Researching Genealogy since 2004
5 STAR RATING ON ANCESTRY.COM, EXPERT CONNECT PROGRAM
Recent Customer Feedback
“I would recommend Robert to anyone who finds that they have hit that infamous “brick wall”. I struggled for a year and a half, trying to to find my roots. I hired a researcher who kept me hanging for four months, made every excuse in the book, never kept me informed, only to find out that he NEVER STARTED MY PROJECT. By a grace of God, I found Robert. He submitted a very detailed and professional proposal. He has kept me informed every step of the way. He recognizes that I am “technologically impaired” and he sends me updates on his progress routinely. Robert’s rates are reasonable. He is persistent and verifies each and every find. While I have never met or spoken to Robert, I feel that we have bonded and that he has a genuine interest in helping me. Thank your Robert for helping me find old Henry!” Charlotte, California
“This was a great experience to work with Robert. He is extremely professional and worked very quickly to provide me with invaluable information about my family. Thanks so much!” Alice, New York
“Robert is wonderful to work with and I will be wanting him to do research for me in the future. He’s patient, and helpful and professional in every way.” Darla, Oklahoma
“Robert, I don’t know where to start to thank you for the work that you did for me so far! I am looking forward to starting the next step of looking into my past! I had no idea my Great Grandparents were born in Belgium! I knew my grandfather was Dutch, but nothing else. It means so much to me to connect the missing pieces of my ancestors. Where they were from, and maybe a little “daydreaming” of what their lives were like. You have made my day when you sent the report to me. I will recommend you to everyone to let you help them find their heritage! I am so excited that you have such knowledge to help others who are searching their past as well! I look forward to continue to work with you on my “journey into the past”.
Kindest Regards and Many, Many Thanks to you!”
Ann Marie, New York
Yesterday’s Mysteries is your one-stop for all of your military research, family tree projects, photo or records conversion to digital data, VHS to DVD conversion and locating the final resting place of that loved one too far away.
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee are some of the states I am concentrating on.
No project too small!
Need to get over a brick wall? No Problem.
Need a full family tree? No Problem.
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Reasonable and guaranteed rates. Every project includes an up-front quote and exactly what will be provided.
Our Experience Shows!
After completing several family tree projects, I am now working on a complete merged family tree that brings together thousands of family members. The final project includes documenting all sources and publishing to a family website and administering the site for the family, including adding photos and administering users.
Why I Do, What I Do!
Excerpt from the Wayne County Indiana Genealogical Society’s Family Pathways Newsletter, Volume XVII, No. 1, Spring 2007
We Are Chosen
We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to fell that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the storytellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes.
Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors, “You have a wonderful family; you would be proud of us.” How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can’t let this happen. The bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that the fathers fought and some died to make and keep us a Nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us.
It is of equal pride and love that our mothers struggled to give us birth, without them we could not exist, and so we love each one, as far back as we can reach. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do.
With love and caring and scribbling each fact of their existence, because we are they and they are the sum of who we are. So, as a scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one called in the next generation to answer the call and take my place in the long line of family storytellers. That is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and old to step up and restore the memory or greet those whom we had never known before.
