Family History Research Service
The Ancestor Seekers Family History Research Service is a professional genealogy research service undertaken at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, housing the world's largest collection of genealogical records.
The work is carried out by researchers with many years experience of working with these records at the Library as part of the staff or as volunteers. Current library staff members do not undertake the work.
Over 1,500 satisfied clients, mainly from the United States and Canada, have received assistance with their ancestry since February 2005. See Research Service Testimonials
Original Records
We have access to the vast collection at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City - 2.4 million rolls of microfilm, 742,000 microfiche and 310,000 books! There is therefore a good chance that the records of your ancestors - your roots - are here, waiting to be found.
Our approach is to conduct a search of original genealogy records. This has become increasingly important as more spurious and unverified information finds its way on to the Internet. With the exception of digitized images of original documents, this information should always be verified by reference to the original records.
No-Obligation Research Plan and Quotation
If you are considering hiring a professional researcher to help you with your family tree, we invite you to Request a Research Plan and Quotation without obligation. We will conduct some preliminary work at no charge in which we will:
- Review your current information
- Check which records at the Library might provide information on your ancestors
- Prepare a suggested research plan, including how much any further research would cost
- Email this to you for your consideration.
Our Fees
Should you wish to proceed with any work on your ancestry recommended in our Quotation, this will be undertaken for a fee of $55 per hour plus a $5.00 administration/documentation fee.
Your Own Personal Consultant
With Ancestor Seekers you will have the benefit of your own personal consultant who will keep you fully informed of the progress being made with your research and who is only an e-mail away!
No Minimums and No Obligation to Continue
Unlike some other research companies who will only do a minimum of 10 - 20 hours research, our minimum is only one hour (at $60), although most of our clients request three to five hours. Although our initial report will include suggestions for further research, there is no obligation to continue.
Our Guarantee
We will quote the price before any work on your family tree is done. We will never proceed with any work until we have quoted the fee and received authorization to proceed. We guarantee not to exceed the quoted fee. Nothing is payable until the work has been done.
Let us help you trace your roots!
