2 hours of online genealogy and family tree research

Description

Family History and Genealogy Online Research (specializing in but not limited to New York metro, Great Migration New England & German-American ancestry)
***MOST POPULAR PACKAGE*** The price listed is for 2 hours of online research - or check out my other listings & deals.
Genealogy has been growing in popularity in the last few years - everybody wants to know where they came from, but many people don't know where to start or what resources are available online, or just don't have the time to devote to the research!
And hiring a professional genealogist will typically run you a cost of an hour.
I have successfully been doing genealogy research for more than 15 years. Ancestry.com is an invaluable online family history tool, but it requires a subscription. And Ancestry.com is also not the be all and end all of online genealogy research.
What you get from me:
For the price listed, I will scour, within the allotted time, all the websites and databases at my disposal to answer your genealogical question.
I will e-mail you a response with attachments, if I find anything: PDFs or jpgs for images of records, Word document for information without an image.
I will e-mail you the sources I used, whether or not I found results.
If no results are found and you don't wish to buy any more research time, I will send you a short list of resources, both online and off, that might be helpful to you to continue your research.
Examples of the types of records I will check for you: birth, marriage & death; military; census; immigration; city directories; probate; & newspapers.
What I need from you:
A question or starting point – what or whom are you trying to find? Is it a specific goal (Who were John Smith’s parents? When did Judy Jones come to America and where did she come from?) or is it a little more open-ended (I know who my grandparents are, now I want to see how far back I can trace their lines).
Please be aware that the less specific your inquiry or the more information you wish to find, the more research time is tyically needed. Two hours might not be sufficient time to discover everything you're looking for, in which case I offer packages with more time for a discounted rate.
As much info and details as you can give me – if you want to know who John Smith’s parents were, what was John’s place and date of birth, who were his siblings, wife and/or children, where did he live, what did he do for a living?
If you have already started your family history research, please let me know what records you already have and what sources you’ve already used – I may glance at them again during my research if necessary but I won’t waste your time and money re-doing the work you’ve already done.
My credentials:
I have been successfully building, online and on-site, my own family tree and the trees of many family and friends for more than 15 years.
I have been the author of a genealogy blog, Threading Needles in a Haystack: the genealogy journey, for more than five years.
I am a past member of the National Genealogical Society and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
I am a member of the Raynor Family Association.
I attended the National Genealogical Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina in 2011.
Genealogy can be an exciting but frustrating hobby – even 15 years in I still get goosebumps when I make a new discovery, but I also continue to hit brick walls that seem impossible to get past. It can be time-consuming – many records are not indexed and have to be looked at page by page – and sometimes the records no longer even exist. There are NO GUARANTEES in genealogy, so I can NOT offer refunds if no results are found, but I can guarantee to do my best research and to, at the very least, leave you with some suggestions of alternative avenues to pursue.
Lastly, I specialize in genealogy research for the New York metro area, early colonial New England, and in German-American ancestry. I am most familiar with these areas of research but am NOT limited to them. I am happy to help you, regardless of the location of your family history.
Please feel free to contact me through eBay if you have any questions about me or my services.
I look forward to working with you and helping you discover more about who you are and where you came from!
** I found evidence of K.P.'s husband's grandparents names in just 2 hours
** I found contact information & possible records for C.M.'s great-grandfather's adoption
** I found a marriage certificate for T.P.'s grandfather that will hopefully list her great-grandparents ...what can I find for you???
Up for sale is a hard to find book that documents the status of the Catholic Church in colonial Canada (New France) in the early part of the 18th Century.  It will be a valuable genealogical aid for persons researching their ancestors back to this time and era or for anyone interested in the religious community in New France.
Title:
The Catholic Church in Canada, 1721
Subtitle:
A Profile for Genealogy and Microhistory Based on a Proces-Verbal by Procureur General Collet.  Edited and With Annotations by Abbe Ivanhoe Caron.
Author and editor:  Procurer General Collet and Abbe Ivanhoe Caron  (This edition also has an Index to Personal Names by Ruth Ortego Berthelot.)
Originally published:  Rapport de l'Archiviste de la Province de Quebec, 1921
Republished by Polyanthos, Inc., copyright 1972, Cottonport, Louisiana 71327
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 73-175198  (No ISBN found.)
Paperback:  8.5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide.
Pages:  118 (This does not include the 29 page Index whose pages are not numbered)
Please see photos #4 and 5 for the Table of Contents.
IMPORTANT NOTE:  THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH.  ENGLISH IS RESTRICTED TO THE TITLE PAGE AND A THREE PAGE INTRODUCTION BY ABBE IVANHOE CARON ENTITLED:  "OFFICIAL REPORT OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL COLLET ON THE DISTRICT OF THE PARISHES OF NEW FRANCE"
The original author of this book was Mathieu Benoit Collet, who served as attorney general to the Conscil Superieur of Quebec from 1712 until his death in 1727.  Prior to coming to New France, he had been an attorney in the Parlement of Paris, King's Counsellor.  He was involved in many projects that improved the quality of life in Quebec.  Over a period of 4 months in 1721, Collet and court reporter Nicholas-Gaspard Boucault canvassed both sides of the St. Lawrence River, visiting and documenting several dozen communities, many of whom did not yet have priests.  The parishioners would present their views, complaints and requests which were all documented in official reports.  Collet and Boucault were highly praised for their work and were awarded 1200 livres and 300 livres, respectively, as a gratuity.  Based on their findings, a regulation was issued in September, 1721, and confirmed by the State Council in 1722, creating 82 parochial districts, each with boundaries.
Please see above for complete description of condition and for photos.  Sold as is.
Attention US Buyers:  I will ship this by USPS Media Mail or by USPS Priority Mail, your choice.  Please note that if you have a Military Mail address (e.g. APO), I must ask that you choose USPS Priority Mail as it is my understanding that USPS Media Mail is not reliable to Military Mail addresses.
Attention International Buyers:  Unfortunately, it appears that international shipping from the US (via the USPS) has become unreliable, because of the pandemic.  Therefore, I have decided to remove the international shipping option.  You are still welcome to bid on this item, but will need to supply a shipping address in the US.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  Thank you for your understanding.