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
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:
- You gather the information about the ancestor you would like help with and evaluate what you hope to learn.
- 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.
- We meet for a 15-minute online Zoom meeting or phone call and discuss the information you have thus far.
- 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.
- If you decide that you would like me to do research for you, you make a payment through PayPal or credit card.
- I perform the research on your behalf. Most research takes 1-3 weeks to complete.
- 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.