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Linda H.

Millbrook, Alabama

$25/hr
5.0
126 jobs

Hi, I’m Linda. I am a professional genealogist with eighteen years of experience. My extensive experience includes: o Building or verifying basic family trees for clients o Locating vital records such as birth, baptismal, and marriage documents o Assisting applicants for Canadian citizenship by descent by gathering the necessary documents to provide sufficient evidence of an ancestor's Canadian birth o Creating trees from handwritten information or notes o Organizing files for presentation to others or for the client’s own benefit o Preparing professional research reports utilizing the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) complete with source citations and clearly laid out facts that are easy to understand and follow o General genealogical research o Transcription of historical documents, including abstracting and extracting o DNA analysis – Successfully located previously unknown fathers for four different clients by analyzing their DNA results, building family trees, and working logically to connect the genealogical dots Professional Affiliations: • Association of Professional Genealogists • National Genealogical Society • The Alabama Genealogical Society I always adhere to the highest standards of the genealogical profession before presenting any information to a client as factual. Documents are analyzed, compared, and validated before including them in the work product presented to any client. I have a passion for genealogy and basic research and love to help clients solve genealogical mysteries or understand their ancestry better.

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  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • PDF Pro
  • Database Management System
  • Database
Maciej N.

Gdansk, Poland

$25/hr
5.0
76 jobs

OSINT specialist - skilled at online investigations, checking people and companies, geolocation, information verification. Completed numerous OSINT courses and conducted various osint investigations for customers all over the world.

  • Genealogy
  • Information Gathering
  • Due Diligence
  • Fraud Detection
  • Vendor Verification
  • Online Research
  • Investigative Reporting
  • Sourcing
  • Social Media Handle Research
  • Company Research
  • Polish
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Fact-Checking
  • Geolocation
Daniele S.

Milan, Italy

$25/hr
5.0
6 jobs

Hi there! I'm Daniele, a professional archivist and genealogist affiliated with the Association of Professional Genealogists based in Milan, Italy. I've been working continuously both online and in-person since 2019. My languages high school gave me the ability to speak in four of the major European languages (namely, French, English, German and Italian) but also the historical knowledge necessary to give an appropriate context to the genealogical researches I offer. On the top of that, I am currently interning as a professional archivist, a career path I hope I'll be able to pursue even in the future. I have expertise contacting both Church and State Archives and have successfully completed many family history researches in different countries including Italy, the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil; I have also worked as a records retriever for the collection of documentation necessary to the recognition of "Jure Sanguinis" Italian Citizenship. To me, genealogy is much more than a mere recollection of birth, marriage and death registrations: family history gives us the possibility to reconnect with our roots through documents we had thought lost, and it is the only discipline that allows us to know ourselves, while also knowing our ancestors. What are you waiting for? If you're searching for a professional Italian genealogist, I'm here for you!

  • Genealogy
  • Family
  • Professional Tone
  • Creative Writing
  • Italian to German Translation
  • Italian
  • English to Italian Translation
Marianne P.

Queensbury, New York

$38/hr
5.0
64 jobs

I am an Author and Certified Genealogist with over 25 years of experience and a member of the National Genealogical Society. I specialize in New York State, US, and European research. I also have significant experience researching adoptees and Italian heritage. I specialize in creating beautiful and all-inclusive Family History Books. I would love to bring your ancestors to Life! I am a Woman Veteran.

  • Genealogy
  • Topic Research
  • Document Analysis
Brete H.

Tirana, Albania

$8/hr
4.8
7 jobs

I'm data researcher/entry. Ensuring, collecting and entering completness and integrity to enhance data prosses.

  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Copywriting
  • Grant Application
  • Technical Writing
  • Writing
Natalie S.

Klickitat, Washington

$65/hr
5.0
31 jobs

Need to uncover hidden truths, produce research reports or craft compelling nonfiction narratives that move people? I'm Natalie, an award-winning investigative journalist and OSINT researcher with over 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 and a PBS documentary credit. I deliver thorough research, careful documentation and nuanced stories that expose, inform, and inspire action. 🕵️‍♀️ 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔 🔍 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 Find the truth, verify information, request public records (FOIAs), and provide thorough, accurate insights for your projects. 🗂️ 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓) Use legal and ethical practices to map digital footprints, analyze social media, conduct due diligence, track down elusive data, and connect critical dots others miss. 📚 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Craft compelling, clear, and nuanced nonfiction narratives that engage and inform your audience. 🌳 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 & 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 Trace family histories and reconstruct little-known historical events with deep, sensitive research. ✍️ 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 Polish your writing with meticulous editing to ensure clarity, coherence, and professional quality. ============================ 🌟 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗬 🌟 ❝ Would hire Natalie again – professional, responsive, anticipates challenges and raises them far enough in advance for thoughtful review of options. Very happy with the end result. ❞ – Wade C. ❝ It’s hard to overstate the value that Natalie St. John has brought to one of the most complex and ambitious writing projects I’ve undertaken...❞ ❝ For the past five years, Natalie has served as the lead investigative journalist on a comprehensive book project ... This work has required an extraordinary level of commitment, skill, and intellectual rigor—and Natalie has exceeded expectations at every turn. ❞ ❝ Natalie is a top-notch investigative journalist, capable of navigating complex subject matter with clarity, precision, and deep insight. Her writing is consistently clear, concise, and exceptionally well-organized, no matter how complex the topic or how dense the source material. ❞ ❝ ... I found Natalie to be consistently dependable, communicative, and intellectually curious. She worked independently while remaining highly responsive to feedback and willing to adjust the course as needed. Her journalistic instincts are superb, and her ethical standards are impeccable... ❞ ❝ She is particularly well-suited for projects that demand depth, storytelling acumen, and the ability to manage and interpret large volumes of complex data. Natalie is more than a freelancer, she is a creative partner, a relentless researcher, and a gifted writer. ❞ ❝ Any client would be lucky to have her on their team. ❞ – Lynn W. ❝ Natalie is a real world professional investigative journalist and provided professional results! She gave me some great insights that I would not have thought of myself and pointed me in the right direction when I was veering off course. She over-delivered on the project and exceeded expectations. A+! Hire her NOW! ❞ – Client ============================ ============================ ➤ 𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 Need expert investigative journalism, research, OSINT investigations or nonfiction writing? 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 and let’s bring your story or project to life with clarity and impact. I typically respond within 6 hours and am ready for your challenging assignments. ============================ 🕵️‍♀️ 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 & 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 • Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques (Google dorking, reverse image searches, geolocation, social media profiling, Maltego, Nexis, PACER, Shodan, Intelligence X, etc.) • Public Records Retrieval (FOIA requests) • Fact-Checking 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 • Ghostwriting • Nonfiction & Narrative Writing • Proofreading & Copyediting • Developmental & Line Editing 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 & 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 • Data Collection & Synthesis • Historical & Genealogical Research 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 • Client Communication • Interviewing 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 • Report Preparation • Evidence gathering • Material Organization Investigative Journalism, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Research, Fact-Checking, Genealogy Research, Due Diligence, Data Analysis, Ghostwriting, Nonfiction Writing, Reports, White Papers, Editing

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How much does it cost to hire a genealogy researcher?

No matter where you go, family history is the key to who we are, our genetics, and who we could become. If you’re looking for more insight into your family tree or working on a research project and you’ve hit a brick wall, consider hiring freelance genealogy researchers instead of relying on genealogy websites like Ancestry.com or Familysearch.org. Upwork can help you find cost-effective, professional genealogists that can help reveal everything you need to know about your family line.

Genealogy researchers are typically historians, academic educators, or professional researchers that train for hours to specialize and hone their skills across family histories and generational information.

The cost to hire a freelance genealogy researcher will vary due to many factors, including years of experience, the scope of work, the project timeline, market conditions, and the freelancer’s location. 

Experience and Expertise 

When hiring professional genealogists, it’s important to consider their level of expertise and years of experience in family research or genealogy services. You can find out this information through a free consultation. A more seasoned freelance genealogy researcher with access to census records and other vital records, may command rates starting around $50 an hour. A freelancer new to genealogy and still using free resources may be more flexible in their price and start around $10 an hour.

Keep in mind that a genealogy researcher with experience in DNA testing, DNA analysis, or advanced research processes could be valuable to aid in your search, but their level of expertise could also increase the overall costs of the job.

Scope of Work

Before hiring a professional genealogist, you must first define the research project scope including research goals. Is this for a family history project? Are you looking for details on a family story or tradition? The scope of work is a step-by-step outline of the amount of work, expertise, and recommended experience level needed to get the job done.

Timeline 

What genealogy research freelancers charge will depend on the number of hours spent on the research project, the familial assets available from you as the client (like photocopies), and what free resources or paid databases they have available to them. Depending on these factors, the project could take several weeks to months for a breakthrough.

In any case, if you are on a strict timeline or need the project completed last-minute, no matter the price, the amount of research involved could prevent the freelancer from finding such sensitive information in a short amount of time.

Geography 

The cost of hiring a genealogy researcher can also be affected by their geographic location. Outsourcing your project to freelancers in another country, with a lower cost of living or in the country that has the vital records you are looking for, can help reduce your cost to hire or your ability to negotiate a fixed price. However, if you hire freelancers that live in a country with a higher cost of living, you may have to adjust your expected pricing for their time and effort.

Popular genealogy projects & costs examples 

Genealogy research services can be sensitive, as genealogy records can uncover so much information about a person or their family. Different family research projects require different research specialties, assets, and research plans.

With that said, here are a few common genealogy jobs you can find on Upwork:

Locating Birth Records: $100-$250/hourly rate

Whether you’re looking for your birth records or trying to track down the birth records of a family member who needs them for government filings or medical diagnoses, a genealogist may be able to help. This type of genealogy research project will depend on the freelancers’ skill level and knowledge for the specific research goals.

Tracking Family Line: $200-$400/hourly rate

Getting a research report on your family lineage or family tree so family stories at holiday dinners start to make more sense is something a genealogy professional on Upwork can help you with. This type of genealogy research project will depend on the freelancers' skill level and knowledge for the specific research goals.

Locate Lost Family History: $500-$750/hourly rate

Finding out information about a family member in a history book makes you want to know more without paying a hefty retainer. This type of genealogy research project will depend on the freelancers' skill level and knowledge of the specific research goals.

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