Genealogy research services

Through genealogical research we can uncover your family history, going back through generations. I can trace your family tree back to the earliest possible ancestor, or I can try to find out everything about that mysterious great-grandparent you've heard about.

Among the services I offer are:

• Request for official documents, certified or not (birth, baptism, death or marriage records).
• Reconstruction of the family tree in paternal, maternal, or collateral lines.
• Reconstruction of ancestor biographies through registry records, deeds, passenger lists, and censuses.
• Research of living long-lost relatives.

Back in the past... until when?

After evaluating the existence and accessibility of available sources, I will provide you with a research plan and a free quote, which you are free to accept or decline Depending on the availability of sources, the research can be conducted online or on site, in physical archives. I am available to conduct on site research in western Sicily, Piedmont, and neighbouring regions. For online archives, however, I cover all Italian regions.

How it works?

Over the centuries, archives and records have often been lost or deliberately destroyed, making it very difficult to predict with certainty how far back in time it will be possible to go. However, in most cases, it is possible to reconstruct a family tree back to the end of the 18th century; depending on the availability of sources, which should be assessed in the preliminary phase, it is often possible to go back to the 16th or 17th century.

And after that?

At the end of the research, I will provide you with:

• a PDF report explaining in detail the various phases of the research carried out;
• digital copies of the original documents found, with their translation;
• a graphic reconstruction of your family tree.

And what about the price? The cost of any research varies based on the objectives and the available sources (a research project that requires me to physically visit an archive far from home will cost more than one that can be conducted entirely online). However, it's not necessary to spend a fortune to reconstruct your family history: most research projects range in price from $100 to $350.