Professional Genealogist Services

  • Are you stuck on how to find out more about your ancestor?
  • Are you not sure what steps to take next?
  • Want to know about your ancestors but aren't sure how to find them?
  • I am a professional genealogist and can help you to move forward!
  • If you haven't done anything to make your family tree online yet, you can also try my family tree making services.
  • Request a free consultation below with no strings attached

About Me

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My name is Jeniann Nielsen. I am a professional genealogist with 17 years of experience and have helped thousands of people to build their family trees. I have extensive genealogy experience in:

  • United States ancestors
  • African American ancestors
  • Immigrant origins
  • Using DNA testing results combined with traditional genealogy research including unknown parentage cases
  • Finding brick wall or difficult to find ancestors


In addition, myself or members of my team can help with research for ancestors that lived in:

  • United States, Canada, and French Canada
  • Europe: England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Italy, France, Portugal, Ukraine, Russia
  • Latin America: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Argentina, Chile
  • Africa: South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritius
  • Philippines
  • Request a free consultation below with no strings attached


Note: I do not do heir tracing, probate research, or citizenship cases.


I am a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. I also have earned the PLCGS credential with distinction from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.

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More About Me

  • Have earned the PCLGS credential with distinction from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies, as well as the American Records and Methodology Certificates with distinction
  • Volunteer administrator of online consultations and US/Canada research specialist for the FamilySearch Library
  • Owner of LDSGenealogy.com where I have created a directory of more than 1.3 million genealogy resources and written dozens of articles about how to do genealogy research effectively
  • Can quickly evaluate what steps are needed to build a family tree effectively and accurately


The brick wall case studies on this site are just a few examples of my research.

Testimonials from Clients

Here are comments a few of the clients I have helped:

  • "It is clear what you have done in a limited amount of time would have taken me months or years (if I ever figured it out!). I am incredibly excited about what you found."
  • "Wow, it's so wonderful what you were able to learn about my family! You have no idea what this means to me."
  • "I have been doing genealogy research for many years, but you have been able to find information I was not able to find on my own."
  • "Simply amazing! I love this! This is leaps and bounds above what I could ever do. It's probably the first time I've felt like I know stories of these ancestors. I've been sharing with my family."
  • "Wow that's wonderful information. Thank you so much for helping me through my brick wall."
  • "Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with my research."
  • "You know so much and have been able to do so much to help me. I am so happy to learn more about my family."
  • "The research you have done and all the documents and information you have collected is quite amazing and fascinating-- to be sure the contents are still being digested, but I can't begin to thank you for your service, as I know what a challenging brick wall this was to work on."

Pricing

I charge based on the project and it's difficulty. My rate is typically about 1/3 the cost of the large research firms.


I am willing to do a mix of research and consultation where the client does some of the research with my guidance.

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Tell me more about the ancestor(s) you are looking for. (Note that I am an independent professional genealogist.)