Services & Specialties

I offer a full range of genealogical and related services such as genetic genealogy, assistance with dual citizenship, and with heritage travel. I work directly with individual clients and families, and I am also frequently hired by other professional genealogists. See further below, or contact Ancestors & Cousins for more information.

Contact Ancestors & Cousins if you are:

• Interested in discovering who your ancestors were, what they did, what happened to them, and where they came from;
• Have you reached an impasse in your research;
• Looking for ancestors or relatives in another country;
• Are you an American citizen with European ancestors and interested in obtaining dual citizenship;
• Trying to find a long-lost cousin;
• Interested in planning a family reunion;
• Want to reconnect with a former roommate or a childhood friend; or,
• If you simply have a question about how Ancestors & Cousins can help you.

Ancestors & Cousins can help!

• Unlocking secrets and accessing difficult-to-find documents;
• General genealogical and historical research;
• Genetic genealogy;
• Reverse genealogy;
• New York genealogy;
• Jewish genealogy;
• Scottish genealogy;
• Horizontal research - locating cousins;
• Probate search;
• Dual citizenship services;
• Reconnecting distant relatives and coordinating family reunions;
• Etc.

Looking for vital records or obituaries? Ancestors & Cousins can help!

• Probate search - Search for and obtain probate records, locate living heirs;
• Verify and correct existing research and trees - Review existing research and documentation, correct erroneous information, and augment with new and correct evidence;
• Compile simple and/or extensive genealogies - Research can be focused on a single individual, a line of your lineage, or on your entire lineage;
• Cemetery Search - Locate graves and photograph headstones;
• Expand your family tree to include extended close and distant cousins (descendants of your ancestors);
• Unblock obstacles - Up against a brick wall in your research? Ancestors & Cousins can solve mysteries that have confounded others, and uncover records that have eluded the best!;
• Locate old friends or your college roommate.
• Manage DNA test results - Leverage DNA evidence for genealogical purposes;
• Digital document and photograph preservation - Scan existing documents and photographs and incorporate into tree when and where relevant. Will also provide digital copies of new documents;
• Manage private online family tree and social networking forum - Ancestors & Cousins can generate and publish a family tree (password-protected and accessible by invitation only) as well as create and manage a social networking site for family members to connect and share information;
• Dual citizenship services - Locate and obtain certified copies of records necessary for dual-citizenship purposes, including birth, marriage, and death records, and naturalization records. Obtain appropriate certifications and apostilles;
• Document collection - Locate and obtain copies of documents to support and prove your genealogical research; and,
• Notary services - Traveling notary services within the State of New Jersey.

With a professional business background, Ancestors & Cousins will approach your research with an air of professionalism that is hard to find.

An organized approach allows for more efficient research. Records will be found and connections will be made more quickly. Ancestors & Cousins will find more, and do it in less time.