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HISTORY HOUSE STUDIO

Genealogy Research

What to Expect

Genealogy research includes both online and traditional research in repositories. On-site research is limited to Alabama. 

Kristina maintains subscriptions to several online genealogy databases: Ancestry, Fold3, Newspapers.com, My Heritage, and uses other databases and digital library repositories to seek out primary source materials to tell your family history. 

Each project will include a detailed report with research goals and objectives, an executive summary of results, analysis and conclusions, and recommendations for further research. Copies of any discoveries will also be included, such as historical records, letters, photos, and newspaper articles or other documentation. A research log is maintained during the research process and will also be shared; this details which sources were searched and results of each. 

Kristina follows the Code of Ethics standardized by the Association of Professional Genealogists and National Genealogical Society. 

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Records Searched

The records searched will depend and may vary with each project, according to goals and objectives.

This is a list of general records that will be considered according to the research strategy, but it does not reflect all of the possible records. Kristina leaves no stone unturned to tell your family history story. 

Burial & cemetery
Census records
Church records 
City directories 
Compiled biographies
County histories 
Court records 
Family histories 
Freedman's Bureau of Records
Land and property records 
Maps
Military 
Mortality records 
Naturalization records 
Newspapers
Obituaries 
Probate, estate, and wills
Tax records 
Vital records (birth, death, marriage)

Resources-
Some Examples

Repositories:

Family History Center
Genealogy Society libraries
Historical Societies
Local Libraries with Genealogy Depts. 
National Archives (national & regional) 
Probate offices 
Religious & Church archives 
Specialized archives 
State archives 
Vital records


Online Resources:

Ancestry
Bureau of Land Management
Family Search
Find a Grave
Fold3 
My Heritage
Newspapers.com
Various other databases and online groups