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.
  • Schedule below for a free consultation with no strings attached

About Me

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My name is Jeniann Nielsen. I am a professional genealogist with 16 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


I can also help with ancestors that lived in England, Scotland, Denmark, Mexico, Puerto Rico, other Latin American countries. I especially love solving brick wall ancestor mysteries and building new trees from scratch.


I am a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.


More About Me

  • Can quickly evaluate what steps are needed to build a family tree effectively and accurately
  • Virtual consultations administrator and research specialist for the FamilySearch Library that recruits and trains new volunteers
  • Was the co-founder and vice president of a genealogy research firm that included more than 70 genealogists
  • 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
  • Have an American records certificate from the International Institute of Genealogical Studies
  • Have spent hundreds of hours being mentored by other professionals and participating in genealogy webinars and conferences of many types
  • Always strive to continually improve my knowledge and skills
  • Can do research for you or guide you on your next steps


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."

Pricing

I charge based on the project and the difficulty, and 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.

Request a Free Quote

Tell me more about the ancestor(s) you are looking for and I will be happy to give you a cost quote. (Note that I am an independent professional genealogist.)

Schedule a Free Consultation


Note that I am the owner of this website (LDSGenealogy.com) which is privately owned and is not endorsed by FamilySearch.org.


To schedule a free consultation with me, select and date and time from the box below.


How the Research Services Work

My genealogy research services follow these steps:

  1. You gather the information about the ancestor you would like help with and evaluate what you hope to learn.
  2. You give me the information you have about your ancestor, as well as your research goals. You can give me information by scheduling a 15 minute Zoom or phone call using the calendar at the bottom of this page which includes a place to give your detailed information. You include information about your research goal for the consultation and the information you know so far.
  3. We meet for a 15-minute online Zoom meeting or phone call and discuss the information you have thus far.
  4. Based on the information you have and what information you hope to learn, I propose a fee that will fit your situation based on the amount of research needed to meet your research goals. Fees vary depending on the complexity of the research.
  5. If you decide that you would like me to do research for you, you make a payment through PayPal or credit card.
  6. I perform the research on your behalf. Most research takes 1-3 weeks to complete.
  7. Once the research has been completed, we meet again and discuss my findings over Zoom, or I write up a written report of my findings and submit it to you.