"I had spent years trying to locate my great-grandfather in the 1910 census and was convinced the record just didn’t exist. Stephanie discovered that he had been indexed under a completely different spelling of our surname, which explained why my searches never worked. She sent me the census image, pointed out the indexing error, and backed it up with city directory and draft records that confirmed it was the same man. For the first time, I could connect him to the rest of the family. It was the breakthrough I needed to keep building my tree."
— Daniel H., Illinois
"My family had only a story about an ancestor in Providence, R.I. Steph somehow tracked down his 1910 naturalization papers and a burial record from Swan Point Cemetery. Now we finally have proof of where he lived and when."
— Karen S., Rhode Island
"For a lineage society application, I needed my great-grandmother’s 1898 marriage certificate from Massachusetts. After years of running into dead ends online, I asked Stephanie for help. Not only did she find the civil marriage certificate, she also located the church register entry with the priest’s signature. Both documents were fully sourced, easy to read, and exactly what the society required. Her thoroughness saved me months of wasted time, and I now have the proof I need to move forward with my application."
— Sarah L., Virginia
"I had always been told that my great-grandparents married somewhere in Ontario, but no one in the family could say exactly where. I spent years trying different spellings and search terms without finding anything solid. Stephanie took on the project and within weeks she had located their 1901 census entry, a parish marriage record from Toronto, and even baptismal entries for their first two children. She explained how the records connected and why they had been so difficult to locate in the first place. Having those documents in hand not only gave me proof of their lives in Ontario, it also allowed me to trace our line back another generation in Canada. It was more than I ever expected and gave me a much clearer picture of our family’s history."
— Rachel P., Ontario
"I contacted Stephanie after years of trying to solve a family mystery on my own. My grandfather always told us his parents came from Ireland, but no matter how many hours I spent searching, I could never find records that confirmed it. I felt stuck and frustrated, and I worried I’d hit a dead end forever. Stephanie approached the problem from a different angle. Within a few weeks, she uncovered census and church records showing that my great-grandfather had actually been born in Minnesota to Irish immigrant parents. She explained why my searches hadn’t worked, pointed out the variations in how our surname had been recorded, and backed everything up with solid documentation. Seeing those records for the first time completely changed how I understood my family’s story. What I thought was a closed door opened into a whole new branch of my tree. Stephanie’s persistence and clear explanations gave me not just the records, but the confidence to know my research is on the right track. I finally feel like I can move forward, and I’m deeply grateful for the work she did for our family."
— Michael P., Massachusetts
"I asked Stephanie to track down records for my ancestors in Maine, and she found their 1870 marriage entry along with probate documents I never knew existed. Her research tied generations together and gave me a much clearer picture of my New England roots."
— James K., Maine