All project work includes a one hour telephone session with the interested client. This hour is not charged and will help clarify request. Once a project is agreed upon, a contract will be sent for approval. No work will begin until the contract has been completed and a fifty percent deposit has been received. My hourly rate is $50.00/hour with a ten hour minimum.
Look-ups do not require a contract or a deposit and can be paid once the look-up is completed.
Look-up Package 1: Look-ups at the Connecticut State Library for a stand-alone obituary, news article, book or archive record: $25.00 (Includes digital copy and source material if record found.)
Look-up Package 2: Look-ups for a vital record retrieval at the Connecticut Department of Health: $50.00 plus the cost of the certificate. In Connecticut certified copies of death certificates cost $20.00 and certified copies of birth and marriage certificates cost $30.00.
Research Question Package: Research question about a single ancestor: $500.00 (Includes Research Report and source material.) This type of project is intended to address a basic question that you have about an ancestor. The fee covers ten hours of time that includes both the research and the writing up of the report. (If any excess funds exist at the end of the project, they will be refunded to the client. Please note that the fee is payable even if the search is unsuccessful.)
Validation Package: This package is available to review genealogical information for which you do not have a source but would like to have the information validated. I will review the information that you provide and obtain sources where they are available. The base price for this is $500.00 which includes a Research Report and source material. The fee covers ten hours of time that includes both the research and the writing up of the report. (If any excess funds exist at the end of the project, they will be refunded to the client. Please note that the fee is payable even if the search is unsuccessful.)
Research Family Group Package: Research work on a family group, including two parents and their children: $1000.00 (Includes Research Report, source material and family group record.) This project is a mid-sized project that is intended identify a family group. The fee covers twenty hours of time that include both the research and the writing up of the report. (If any excess funds exist at the end of the project, they will be refunded to the client. Please note that the fee is payable even if the search is unsuccessful.)
Family Tree Package: This is a large-scale package that will research your family beginning at yourself and going back 3 generations (to your great-grandparents). If you would like to go back further than that, I would recommend starting with and ancestor that is further back on one line of your tree. Be aware that there are no guarantees that information will be found that far back in time. The starting price for this package is $2,500.00 (includes Research Report, source material and a binder with the report.) The fee covers sixty hours of time that include both the research and the writing up of the report. (If any excess funds exist at the end of the project, they will be refunded to the client. Please note that the fee is payable even if the search is unsuccessful.)