1 hour of online genealogy & family tree research

Description

Family History and Genealogy Online Research (specializing in but not limited to New York metro, Great Migration New England & German-American ancestry)
The price listed is for 1 hour of online research. See also my other listings & deals for online research.
Genealogy has been growing in popularity in the last few years - everybody wants to know where they came from, but many people don't know where to start or what resources are available online, or just don't have the time to devote to the research! And hiring a professional genealogist will typically run you a cost of an hour.
I have successfully been doing genealogy research for more than 15 years. Ancestry.com is an invaluable online family history tool, but it requires a subscription. And Ancestry.com is also not the be all and end all of online genealogy research.
What you get from me:
For the price listed, I will scour, within the allotted time, all the websites and databases at my disposal to answer your genealogical question.
I will e-mail you a response with attachments, if I find anything: PDFs or jpgs for images of records, Word document for information without an image.
I will e-mail you the sources I used, whether or not I found results.
If no results are found and you don't wish to buy any more research time, I will send you a short list of resources, both online and off, that might be helpful to you to continue your research.
Examples of the types of records I will check for you: birth, marriage & death; military; census; immigration; city directories; probate; & newspapers.
What I need from you:
A question or starting point – what or whom are you trying to find? Is it a specific goal (Who were John Smith’s parents? When did Judy Jones come to America and where did she come from?) or is it a little more open-ended (I know who my grandparents are, now I want to see how far back I can trace their lines). Please be aware that the less specific your inquiry or the more information you wish to find, the more research time is tyically needed. One hour might not be sufficient time to discover everything you're looking for.
As much info and details as you can give me – if you want to know who John Smith’s parents were, what was John’s place and date of birth, who were his siblings, wife and/or children, where did he live, what did he do for a living?
If you have already started your family history research, please let me know what records you already have and what sources you’ve already used – I may glance at them again if necessary but I won’t waste your time and money re-doing the work you’ve already done.
My credentials:
I have been successfully building my own family tree and the trees of many family and friends for more than 15 years.
I have been the author of a genealogy blog, Threading Needles in a Haystack: the genealogy journey, for more than five years.
I am a past member of the National Genealogical Society and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
I am a member of the Raynor Family Association.
I attended the National Genealogical Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina in 2011.
Genealogy can be an exciting but frustrating hobby – even 15 years in I still get goosebumps when I make a new discovery, but I also continue to hit brick walls that seem impossible to get past. It can be time-consuming – many records are not indexed and have to be looked at page by page – and sometimes the records no longer even exist. There are NO GUARANTEES in genealogy, so I can NOT offer refunds if no results are found, but I can guarantee to do my best and to at the very least leave you with some suggestions of alternative avenues to pursue.
Lastly, I specialize in genealogy research for the New York metro area, early colonial New England, and in German-American ancestry. I am most familiar with these areas of research but am NOT limited to them. I am happy to help you, regardless of the location of your family history.
Please feel free to contact me through eBay if you have any questions about me or my services.
I look forward to working with you and helping you discover more about who you are and where you came from!