Every project is different, and the services and time involved can vary widely. Potential clients should submit requests via the contact page. Elise will reach out to schedule a free consultation call to discuss the parameters of the project. Clients whose projects are accepted after a consultation will make a down payment of $100, which covers 2.5 hours of preliminary research that will allow her to confirm the viability of the project and estimate the amount of time necessary to complete it in order to provide a quote.

Because the projects Elise chooses to take on tend to be unusual in nature, she is well-accustomed to thinking outside the box and developing new skills or methods of organization and presentation to suit the needs of the work.

Services offered in past and ongoing projects include:

• Aerial imagery analysis to assist with locating unmarked graves.

• Digital document collection and analysis using online archives.

• In person research.

• Contextual research.

• Conventional genealogy.

• “Reverse genealogy” - tracing descendants of a common ancestor to identify relatives.

• Custom chart mapping to show connections of living relatives to a common ancestor.

• Custom chart mapping with focus on a particular branch or generation of a family tree.

• Creation of a family history booklet with a focus on the client’s ancestors of interest with historical sketches, as well as paintings and photographs where available, along with dozens of pages of source material.