Your family's story, researched with care and bound to last.
I trace your ancestors through parish registers, census records, immigration files and land deeds, then write their lives into a hardcover book your family can hold, read and pass down.
Choose the book that fits your family
Each book is researched and written for your family alone. Not sure which one fits? Book a free consultation and I’ll suggest one.
The Ancestor Portrait
A 12 to 20 page keepsake with up to 15 photographs and documents, one hardcover copy, and a digital edition.
The Family Heritage Book
One or two family lines traced back four generations, written as a single volume of 80 to 120 pages.
The Heirloom Collection
Your family traced as far back as the records allow, in a three-volume hardcover set.
One family, three volumes, one numbering system
Every ancestor carries the same number in every volume, so a reader can move from a story to the family record to the original document in a few seconds.
The Story
Your ancestors' lives told as narrative, chapter by chapter, with notes at the end of each chapter and photographs throughout.
The Family Record
A generation-by-generation register of births, marriages, deaths, children and places, organized for easy reference.
The Proof Records
The original documents behind every conclusion, transcribed exactly, translated from French, Latin or Italian where needed, and fully cited.
Stories your family can enjoy, with evidence they can trust
Family legends are wonderful, and many of them turn out to be true. Some don't. I follow each thread back to the record that proves it, and when the records disagree, I tell you so and explain what the evidence supports.
Every source is cited in the style professional genealogists use, and each record is weighed for what it is: an original or a later copy, a firsthand account or something written down years afterward. You get a book that reads like a story and holds up like research.
Planning a gift for a milestone birthday, anniversary or reunion?
Most Family Heritage Books take three to four months from signed agreement to delivery. If you have a date in mind, reach out early and we'll plan backward from it.