Family Research Report

What do they generally include?

What do I need to know?

• Comprehensive Archival Research: We meticulously examine historical documents from archives, libraries, and other unique sources to uncover rare and valuable records about your ancestors.
• Extensive Database Access: We utilize a wide range of online databases to find supplementary information that adds depth and context to your family history.
• Detailed Research Report: Our findings are compiled into a well-organized report, explaining each step of the research process, what we discovered, and telling the full story of your family’s journey through history.
• Expert Source Selection: Drawing on our extensive experience as genealogists, researchers, and historians, we identify the most relevant and credible sources for your research. If you prefer, you can also specify which records or areas you’d like us to prioritize.
• Full Document & Photo Inclusion: We provide as many photographs, documents, and records as possible, ensuring you have all the primary sources to back up your family’s history.
• Tailored Research Plan: We create a customized research plan to focus on areas of your family history that matter most to you, whether it’s finding elusive ancestors or exploring specific historical periods.
• Multiple Generational Coverage: Trace not just direct ancestors, but also extended family lines, helping you understand the broader context of your heritage.
• Narrative Approach: We don’t just present facts; we craft your family’s story, connecting the dots to create a compelling narrative about your ancestors’ lives.
• Professional Translation and Interpretation: We translate and interpret foreign documents, ensuring you can fully appreciate and understand records from non-English-speaking regions.
• Verification and Cross-Referencing: We verify findings through cross-referencing multiple sources to ensure accuracy and legitimacy, preventing any gaps or errors in your family history.
• Presentation-Ready Report: Your family’s story is presented in a polished, easy-to-read format, including well-organized charts, timelines, and a complete bibliography of sources.
• Consultation Included: After receiving the report, you will have the opportunity for a personal consultation with one of our genealogists to discuss the findings in more detail.
• Ongoing Research Support: If new information or records emerge in the future, we offer follow-up research options, ensuring your family history stays as complete and updated as possible.
• Exclusive Access to Global Archives: We have access to international archives and databases not commonly available to the public, uncovering rare and valuable documents.
• Family Storytelling Package: For those interested in preserving the oral history of their family, we offer an optional storytelling package, turning your genealogical research into a legacy document for future generations.

• Once the necessary research is completed and findings are analysed we shall send you a digital copy of your Family History Report via the original contact email, or another, if provided. 
• If you would like a hard copy of your research, please indicate this at the time of purchase as an additional fee covering printing and postage will be applied depending on your proximity to our closest researchers.
• Urgent or Rushed submissions may be allowed via a fast-track service, depending exclusively on staff scheduling for an additional fee. Please email us for any questions regarding this at apply@genealogicalheritage.com
• As a disclaimer, due to the nature of this work, records may be unavailable to us, or not exist at all. In such case will endeavour to contact you immediately to see how we shall proceed.
• Due to the nature of the work we do, and by industry standard, all payments are non-returnable and non-refundable. 
• Translation or Interpretation of documents may be charged when needed.