Getting Started

To request my service, please fill out the questionnaire and pay the 2 hour deposit. Make sure to provide me with your name, address, telephone number, and email.


Please fill this out as completely as possible in order to better assist me in researching your family. Remember the more information you can share, the more accurate the information will be when researching.


Y  N  Do you wish for me to create a web page with your family information for other genealogist to locate and continue their research? Typically any living person is not shared unless you wish for me to do so.
Y  N  Is it ok to continue communications with you as I continue researching your family history? If yes, how would you like to remain in contact:
                    Written letter, phone, or email?
                     Email address: ____________________________________


1. What is your full name, date of birth, and place of birth? (Include city, county, state, and country)

2. Where do you live now? (City/County/State) How long have you lived there?

3. What schools did you attend? When and where? *Please include any Colleges or Universities you attended.

4. Do you have any siblings? If so, what are their names and dates of birth? If your siblings were born in a different city or state please list that too.

5. What are the names of your parents’ and their dates of birth?

6. What are the names of your paternal (father’s) grandparents’ and their dates of birth? If you know where they were born please indicate for further research.

7. What are the names of your maternal (mother’s) grandparents’ and their dates of birth? If you know where they were born please indicate for further research.

8. What do you remember about your grandparents?

9. What was life like growing up as a child in your family?

10. What is your fondest childhood memory?

11. What world event/events took place while you were a child? What impact did it have on you or your family?

12. What was the most difficult time you experienced as a child?

13. What was the most difficult time you experienced as an adult?

14. What is the best memory you have of your family doing something together?

15. Who was the oldest relative you remember as a child? What do you remember about them?

16. Are you married? If yes, when and where? What is the full name of your Spouse? (Maiden name, if female.) Where was he/she born? When?

17. Do you have any children? If yes, please list their birth names, date, city, county, state, and country.
* If married more than once, please include a divorce date. If children resulted from another marriage, please indicate which marriage they resulted from.

18. What is your profession/occupation? For how long? Had other occupations?

19. Have you had any major health problems? If yes, please explain. * This helps determine any possible genetic links with health problems.

20. In general, what are your thoughts on life today and events that are impacting the world?

Thank you for your time to complete my little questionnaire. I appreciate any information that I can receive from your memories. If you would like to include any pictures to your family book, please include them with information of who is in the picture(s), the approximate date and the context (if known). I will scan in the pictures and return them to you. Also any documents that you may wish to include can be sent as well and I will return them.


If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.