Genealogy & Records Research
Handled in the Family™
What I Offer
I provide personalized genealogy and historical records research to help individuals uncover their family stories, verify lineage, and understand the truth behind family narratives—whether celebrated, forgotten, or hidden.
My work blends traditional genealogy with deep records research, cultural context, and compassionate interpretation.
This is not just about names and dates.
This is about identity, truth, and belonging.
Who This Is For
This service is designed for:
• Wards of the state or court-involved individuals searching for biological relatives
• People considering or already using DNA testing
• Genealogy and history enthusiasts
• Families seeking to understand their origins
• Anyone who has heard rumors, secrets, or unanswered questions about their lineage
• Individuals wondering what lies “under the rug” in their family story
• Those curious about possible connections to significant events or historical figures
If you’ve ever wondered:
“Is this story true?”
“Who are my people, really?”
“Why was this never talked about?”
This work is for you.
Please note:
Genealogical research can sometimes uncover emotionally complex or painful information. An Emotional & Historical Content Notice is provided below before booking.
What I Do
I research, analyze, and interpret records such as:
• Census records
• Birth, marriage, and death certificates
• Court and wardship records
• Immigration and naturalization records
• Military records
• Land deeds and wills
• Newspaper archives
• Church records
• School and institutional records
When relevant, I also help clients understand how historical systems—race, class, migration, war, segregation, adoption, and displacement—may have shaped their family’s story.
What You Get
Depending on the package you choose, you may receive:
• A written research summary
• A simplified family tree
• Key document copies
• Timeline of your lineage
• Identity clarification
• Explanations of confusing records
• Next-step research recommendations
• Optional storytelling interpretation
This is not a data dump. Each tier provides meaning, context, and understanding appropriate to its scope, with deeper interpretation and reconstruction available at higher tiers.
Starter- Discovery Search Tier teaches you how to read the map.
Deep Dive- Identity & Record Reconstruction Tier charts the journey.
Legacy- Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing Tier traces the full terrain.
Genealogy & Records Research Pricing
Handled in the Family™
Introductory Rates Available Through February 28, 2026
(Standard rates take effect March 1, 2026)
Service Tiers at a Glance
Tier 1
Starter-
Discovery Search
Tier 2
Deep Dive-
Identity & Record Reconstruction
Tier 3
Legacy-
Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing
Genealogy & Records Research
Handled in the Family™
Introductory Rates Available Through February 28, 2026
(Standard rates take effect March 1, 2026)
All prices listed are plus applicable tax. No surprises.
Starter — Discovery Search
Standard Rate: $125 + tax
Introductory Rate: $75 + tax
(Available through February 28, 2026)
Purpose:
This package is designed to determine whether usable records exist and to establish a viable research path forward.
This is a professional search effort, not a guarantee of results.
Scope of This Tier:
Starter- Discovery Search Tier services cover one clearly defined research question or one primary individual. This tier is designed to determine whether records appear to exist and what they state at face value.
At this level, I identify what is available, explain what each record is, and clarify what it can and cannot tell us.
Adoption-related inquiries at this level are limited to identifying whether any public or index-level records or indicators of adoption, guardianship, or household change appear to exist. This tier does not include identity reconstruction, conflict resolution, or interpretive analysis.
Requests involving multiple individuals, multiple family branches, or extended lineage reconstruction may require an upgrade to a higher tier or a custom quote.
Includes:
• Domestic U.S. records search
• Name- and date-based queries
• Index-level and public database review
• Preliminary match identification (if any exist)
• Summary of findings
Important Notes:
Records do not always exist.
Some births were never registered.
Some identities were intentionally changed.
Some records were sealed, destroyed, or never created.
I guarantee the search, not the result.
I do not guarantee the type of record that will be found. Even when a specific document or artifact is requested, historical preservation is unpredictable.
Sometimes records exist but are incomplete, limited, or unsatisfying—such as listings without photos, missing documents, or partial mentions. These still count as valid records.
My role is to locate, document, and contextualize what exists. Additional follow-up with schools, archives, or institutions may be possible, but is outside the scope of the initial search unless otherwise contracted.
Includes one clarification call.
This tier is designed to determine whether usable records exist. You are paying for a professional search effort—not guaranteed results. Personal-use license only. No resale or redistribution.
License & Use:
All research deliverables are licensed for personal use only. Clients may not reproduce, distribute, sell, publish, or commercially exploit any materials without written permission from Handled Professional Services, LLC.
Important Policies:
All sales are final. Due to the time-intensive, investigative nature of genealogical and historical research, no refunds, chargebacks, or cancellations are permitted once work begins.
No guaranteed outcomes. You are paying for professional research labor, analysis, and documentation—not specific results. Record availability, accuracy, and confirmations are not guaranteed.
Personal-use license only. Deliverables are for personal use only. No resale, redistribution, republication, or commercial use is permitted.
Emotional & Historical Content Notice:
Genealogical and historical research may uncover sensitive, painful, or unexpected information, including but not limited to: family separations, enslavement, institutionalization, abandonment, violence, or identity disruptions.
By purchasing this service, you acknowledge that you are emotionally prepared to receive historical information that may be difficult or distressing. Handled Professional Services does not provide therapy, legal advice, or mental health services.
If you are currently in emotional crisis or feel unsafe processing difficult historical discoveries, this service may not be appropriate at this time.
Introductory Rate Policy
Introductory rates are valid through February 28, 2026.
Standard pricing will apply beginning March 1, 2026.
Service Tiers at a Glance
Tier 1
Starter-
Discovery Search
Tier 2
Deep Dive-
Identity & Record Reconstruction
Tier 3
Legacy-
Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing
Genealogy & Records Research
Handled in the Family™
Introductory Rates Available Through February 28, 2026
(Standard rates take effect March 1, 2026)
All prices listed are plus applicable tax. No surprises.
Deep Dive - Identity & Record Reconstruction
Standard Rate: $400 + tax
Introductory Rate: $349 + tax
(Available through March 1, 2026)
Purpose:
For clients who need deeper verification, clarification, and truth-finding.
This level resolves contradictions, uncovers biological connections, and interprets complex documentation.
Scope of This Tier:
Deep Dive- Identity & Record Reconstruction Tier services cover complex identity questions involving one primary individual or a tightly connected set of records.
This tier is designed for cases where records exist but do not easily align, contradict one another, or require professional synthesis and interpretation.
At this level, I compare records, analyze inconsistencies, evaluate credibility, and reconstruct identity history where possible.
Adoption-related inquiries at this level may include analysis of name changes, household shifts, guardianship indicators, and conflicting documentation to clarify biological, legal, and social relationships when possible.
Requests involving full multi-generational lineage tracing, multiple family branches, or broad ancestral reconstruction may require an upgrade to the Legacy tier or a custom quote.
Includes:
• Birth and death records (where applicable)
• Marriage and household records
• Adoption-related searches (when accessible)
• Parentage clarification (where possible)
• Alias and name-change tracing (U.S. records only)
• Cross-record comparison
• Conflict resolution between sources
• Written findings summary
Important Notes:
Records do not always exist.
Some births were never registered.
Some identities were intentionally changed.
Some records were sealed, destroyed, or never created.
I guarantee the search, not the result.
I do not guarantee the type of record that will be found. Even when a specific document or artifact is requested, historical preservation is unpredictable.
Sometimes records exist but are incomplete, limited, or unsatisfying—such as listings without photos, missing documents, or partial mentions. These still count as valid records.
My role is to locate, document, and contextualize what exists. Additional follow-up with schools, archives, or institutions may be possible, but is outside the scope of the initial search unless otherwise contracted.
Includes up to two clarification calls if needed.
Designed for complex, contradictory, or emotionally layered cases.
You are paying for professional analysis, record interpretation, and source triangulation—not guaranteed discovery. Personal-use license only. No resale or redistribution.
License & Use:
All research deliverables are licensed for personal use only. Clients may not reproduce, distribute, sell, publish, or commercially exploit any materials without written permission from Handled Professional Services, LLC.
Important Policies:
All sales are final. Due to the time-intensive, investigative nature of genealogical and historical research, no refunds, chargebacks, or cancellations are permitted once work begins.
No guaranteed outcomes. You are paying for professional research labor, analysis, and documentation—not specific results. Record availability, accuracy, and confirmations are not guaranteed.
Personal-use license only. Deliverables are for personal use only. No resale, redistribution, republication, or commercial use is permitted.
Emotional & Historical Content Notice:
Genealogical and historical research may uncover sensitive, painful, or unexpected information, including but not limited to: family separations, enslavement, institutionalization, abandonment, violence, or identity disruptions.
By purchasing this service, you acknowledge that you are emotionally prepared to receive historical information that may be difficult or distressing. Handled Professional Services does not provide therapy, legal advice, or mental health services.
If you are currently in emotional crisis or feel unsafe processing difficult historical discoveries, this service may not be appropriate at this time.
Introductory Rate Policy
Introductory rates are valid through February 28, 2026.
Standard pricing will apply beginning March 1, 2026.
Tier 1
Starter-
Discovery Search
Tier 2
Deep Dive-
Identity & Record Reconstruction
Tier 3
Legacy-
Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing
Service Tiers at a Glance
Genealogy & Records Research
Handled in the Family™
Introductory Rates Available Through February 28, 2026
(Standard rates take effect March 1, 2026)
All prices listed are plus applicable tax. No surprises.
Legacy — Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing
Standard Rate: $1250 + tax
Introductory Rate: $1199 + tax
(Available through March 1, 2026)
Purpose:
For families seeking multi-generation lineage reconstruction.
This is forensic-level genealogy work.
Scope of This Tier:
Legacy -Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing Tier services cover multi-generational lineage reconstruction, extended family mapping, and historical synthesis across multiple individuals, households, and time periods.
This tier is designed for families seeking long-range understanding of ancestral patterns, migration paths, household evolution, and generational context.
Legacy work may include differentiation of same-name individuals, cross-household analysis, multi-branch mapping, timeline synthesis, and historical interpretation.
This tier is not open-ended. The scope will be clearly defined at the outset, and additional lines of inquiry beyond that scope may require an extension or new agreement.
Includes:
• Multi-generation family tree reconstruction
• Differentiation of same-name individuals
• Cross-household analysis
• Burial and probate triangulation
• Migration tracking
• Timeline synthesis
• Record conflict resolution
• Historical context interpretation
• Documentation summary
This level addresses complex issues such as:
• Common names
• Multiple marriages
• Regional clustering
• Incomplete records
• Household overlap
Important Notes:
Records do not always exist.
Some births were never registered.
Some identities were intentionally changed.
Some records were sealed, destroyed, or never created.
I guarantee the search, not the result.
I do not guarantee the type of record that will be found. Even when a specific document or artifact is requested, historical preservation is unpredictable.
Sometimes records exist but are incomplete, limited, or unsatisfying—such as listings without photos, missing documents, or partial mentions. These still count as valid records.
My role is to locate, document, and contextualize what exists. Additional follow-up with schools, archives, or institutions may be possible, but is outside the scope of the initial search unless otherwise contracted.
Includes extended intake and multiple clarification calls if needed.
This is forensic-level lineage reconstruction.
You are paying for expert synthesis, context, and documentation—not guaranteed biological certainty. Personal-use license only. No resale or redistribution.
License & Use:
All research deliverables are licensed for personal use only. Clients may not reproduce, distribute, sell, publish, or commercially exploit any materials without written permission from Handled Professional Services, LLC.
Important Policies:
All sales are final. Due to the time-intensive, investigative nature of genealogical and historical research, no refunds, chargebacks, or cancellations are permitted once work begins.
No guaranteed outcomes. You are paying for professional research labor, analysis, and documentation—not specific results. Record availability, accuracy, and confirmations are not guaranteed.
Personal-use license only. Deliverables are for personal use only. No resale, redistribution, republication, or commercial use is permitted.
Emotional & Historical Content Notice:
Genealogical and historical research may uncover sensitive, painful, or unexpected information, including but not limited to: family separations, enslavement, institutionalization, abandonment, violence, or identity disruptions.
By purchasing this service, you acknowledge that you are emotionally prepared to receive historical information that may be difficult or distressing. Handled Professional Services does not provide therapy, legal advice, or mental health services.
If you are currently in emotional crisis or feel unsafe processing difficult historical discoveries, this service may not be appropriate at this time.
Introductory Rate Policy
Introductory rates are valid through February 28, 2026.
Standard pricing will apply beginning March 1, 2026.
Tier 1
Starter-
Discovery Search
Tier 2
Deep Dive-
Identity & Record Reconstruction
Tier 3
Legacy-
Multi-Generation Lineage Tracing