Your family's story, researched with care and bound to last.
We trace your ancestors through parish registers, census records, immigration files and land deeds, then write their lives into a hardcover book to read, keep and pass down.
- Free 30-minute consultation
- One clear price, agreed before we begin
- Every fact cited to its record
In every book
- Everyfact cited to the record that shows it
- 2rounds of revisions included
- 3record languages read and translated: French, Latin and Italian
- 1clear price, agreed before we begin
Old records hold far more than names and dates, if you read them closely.
Two dates, a few days apart
Many old church registers record the baptism, not the birth, and the two can be days apart. We read the entry itself and tell you which date it really gives.
A household, one line at a time
A census can show who lived in the house, where each person was born and what work they did. Read across several years, those lines start to tell a family's story.
A clerk's mistake, caught
Clerks sometimes wrote down the wrong name or checked the wrong box. We read each record itself, so we catch mistakes like these and explain them in your book.
Choose the book that fits your family
Each book is researched and written for your family alone. If you're not sure which one fits, book a free consultation and we'll suggest one.
The Ancestor Portrait
One family line of your choice, in a hardcover book of 75 to 150 pages with photographs, maps and citations, plus a digital edition.
The Family Heritage Book
Your mother's or your father's side, both of that parent's lines, in two hardcover volumes with custom covers and a dedication page.
The Heirloom Collection
All four of your grandparents' lines, traced as far back as the records allow, in a three-volume hardcover set with custom covers.
From a first conversation to a book on your shelf
- 1
A free conversation
We spend thirty minutes talking about your family, what you already know and who the book is for. If you'd like to go ahead, we send you a simple agreement within two business days.
- 2
We research and write
We follow parish registers, census returns, immigration files and land records as far back as they go, and send you a short progress update every two weeks.
- 3
You review, we print
You read the full draft and send your corrections before anything is printed, with two rounds of revisions included. Then your hardcover books arrive with a digital edition.
One family in three volumes, with 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.
See a sample page from Volume IThe Family Record
A generation-by-generation register of births, marriages, deaths, children and places, organized for easy reference.
See a sample page from Volume IIThe Proof Records
The original documents behind every conclusion, transcribed exactly and fully cited, and translated from French, Latin or Italian where needed.
See a sample page from Volume IIIStories 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. We follow each thread back to the record that proves it, and when the records disagree, we tell you so and explain what the evidence supports.
Every source is cited in the style professional genealogists use. We weigh each record for what it is, whether that's an original or a later copy, a firsthand account or something written down years afterward. The book reads like a story, and the research under it holds up.
Hello from Granby, Connecticut
Our founder, Dave Bouchard, started Root & Quill after researching his own family's history and turning it into a hardcover set.
Dave served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, and his work since has been about following a careful process and writing down every step. We bring that same care to your family's book, and we're always glad to talk it over before you decide anything.
- For families across the U.S.
- French, Latin and Italian records
- Every source cited
Planning a gift for a milestone birthday, anniversary or reunion?
Research and writing take about four to six weeks, and your review, design and printing about three to four weeks more. If you have a date in mind, tell us early and we'll plan backward from it.
Giving it this Christmas? See how our gift certificate works.
Or write to us at dave@rootandquillfamily.com
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