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“To live in the hearts, we leave behind is not to die.”
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We offer a simplified process of discovering your family’s legacy:
Everything is documented online and accessible for future generations.
We also do limited searches. For example: researching problematic ancestry genealogy research services on which you have not been able to make progress in your research; research a particular ancestor that you have an interest in knowing more about; validate prior research; find your Civil War ancestors; find your immigrant ancestor; determine if you have Native American ancestry; use DNA to discover your ancestors or relatives; heirship research to determine rightful heirs with intestate probates or oil and gas rights. No matter what your question might be, we can help. Please reach out today!
I was a little concerned when I engaged someone to do the book that lived halfway across the country. That turned out not to be a concern as through email and phone we communicated more effectively with my busy schedule than in person meetings would have allowed. I’d grown up hearing great stories about my family, but they were all disconnected and not well documented. Dancestors researched my mother’s line first and gathered some great stories, including trips across America by wagon train, ancestors who found religions and a long line of English folks.
Cheryl S.
Dan and Andrea, I saw Mom yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks. She told me how much she loved having Dad's letter in the books; how she could pick them up at odd times of the day and how she had difficulty putting them down; and lastly how they almost always brought tears to her eyes. You should be proud of your efforts and work! What a wonderful Gift! Thank You!
Mike
Hi, my name is Nicky. What I was looking for was a way to provide a great gift for my family, but also a way in which we could add pictures and stories as the family grew and as younger generations became interested in “where we came from?”. I grew up thinking my surname was German. Through Dancestors' research, I found out that my surname and roots were English and not German. Dancestors delivered exactly what I was looking for: the bound books and the online access for future additions.
Nicky O.
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This past year I engaged Dancestors to work on my parent’s family. There had always been scattered pieces of the family tree, but nothing had ever been pulled together in a format that not only made a prized gift but had some great stories that were in danger of being lost forever. This next year Dancestors will be working on my wife’s family.
Keith B.
I wanted to give my mother something special for her 95th birthday. Dancestors worked with me to tell the story of mother’s life and her ancestry through narrative and pictures. It was a bonus when he found overseas information about her families origins in Eastern Europe.
Amy C.
Your Narrative Family Legacy book provides you and your family members with historical insights. Your family history has a lot of detail to it, so the research on where you came from helps you navigate your origins. In addition to this personalized book, we also provide you with various genealogical files and materials. These include an online ancestry tree, printed pedigree charts, DNA ethnicity, cousin contacts, and so much more.
When you contact us today, you will learn so much. No matter where we are in our research, we will provide you with updates on what is going on.
We are in this together as partners, merging vision with action! I will help you discover a past you never knew existed. I have found blacksmiths, carpenters, clockmakers, cowboys, gunsmiths, house wrights, innkeepers, liverymen, merchants, physicians, planters, preachers, scholars, servants, soldiers, silversmiths, weavers, wheelwrights, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’ve tracked them across oceans and continents, where they have fought to prevail against the enemy soldiers, forces of nature, hostile natives, and an unforgiving frontier. I am passionate about the work I do.
Since I was a young boy, I always found it fascinating to hear stories about my ancestors. I would listen to my grandparents and great uncles and aunts tell stories of the past. I inherited a love for genealogy ancestry from my mother, who began researching our family’s history after retiring in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s, I took up where my mom left off in her research. Due to the traveling nature of my career, I was able to fill in more of the family tree through letter writing, phone calls, and visits to libraries, historical societies, and family members long before the internet came along. Today these research techniques are still relevant, but digital resources have greatly enhanced the Genealogist’s tools. I am fortunate to have pursued genealogy at an earlier age when the story-holders could still explain their history. Since then, many have passed away, and their stories are lost or diminished, of fact. Let Dancestors help you get the real stories now!
I have a certificate in genealogy ancestry from the International Association of Professions Career College and have researched and published many family legacies in the last two years. My wife, Andrea, is an integral part of the process as she is not so genealogy-driven as she is passionate about the story. She serves as a great advocate for the non-genealogist wanting to peruse and absorb their family history without getting caught up in convention and minutia.