Start here · lowest commitment

One name, one date.
Let's see how far it goes.

The Line Snapshot is the easiest way to begin. For $250, we run a deep records pass on one family line and tell you — honestly — how far it can be taken. Not a guess, not a promise of a miracle: a professional read on what the records can bear.

Line Snapshot

Find out how far your family goes — before you commit to the full dig.

$250credited 100% forward

The easiest way to begin. Give us one name and one anchoring fact — a date, a place, a parent — and we run a deep records pass on that line, then personally check every finding against the original record image. You get an honest read on how far the line can be taken, with each finding clearly labeled proven, probable, or a lead. Every dollar of the $250 is credited, in full, toward the research you choose next.

A deep records pass on one family line
Findings labeled proven / probable / lead — nothing dressed up
The document images we find, with sources
An honest verdict and your next step, in writing
The full $250 credited toward your research

Start a Line Snapshot

All we need to start

Three small things

A name

The ancestor or the brick wall you want us to look at.

One anchoring fact

A date, a place, or a parent or child's name — anything that gives the line a foothold.

III

Anything you already have

A tree link, a document, a family story. Helpful, but optional — one good fact is enough to begin.

What you receive

An honest report you can trust

A written Snapshot on your line where every finding carries a confidence label — proven when an original record names the relationship, probablewhen the evidence is strong but one alternative isn't yet ruled out, and a leadwhen it's a single-source pointer awaiting proof. You get the document images we find, a clear verdict on whether the line can be extended or hits a documented wall, the next records to pursue, and a short verification note so you can see the work was checked, not just claimed.

What it is not:not a guaranteed breakthrough — some lines end at a documented wall, and we'll tell you so plainly rather than dress up a guess as a fact. It is not a full multi-generation report; that's the deeper research. And it is not legal, medical, or financial advice.

The honest part

$250, billed by the job — never by the hour. Delivered within five business days. If we find we can't meaningfully work the line, we tell you before starting and refund you in full. And if you go deeper, 100% of your Snapshot credits toward the research you choose next— so it's never a sunk cost, it's a deposit on the real work.