Need a helping hand?

Tired of spending a million hours on Ancestry but not finding any answers in those wiggly green leaves?

Searching for your ancestor's stories isn’t always easy.

You’ve got better things to do than searching aimlessly for your ancestor on your own. But not having a plan is costing you valuable time and effort. 

✷ You feel stuck, wasting time going in circles in a loop of frustration when you feel like you should be making progress

✷ You’re chasing bright shiny objects that don’t get you any answers and wondering what else you can do?

✷ You’re spending hard-earned money on database subscriptions that you aren’t using to their full potential 

It doesn’t have to stay this way, though… 

Let me do the legwork and create a personalized step-by-step research game plan for you.

 
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Enter: Pick A Genealogist’s Brain

For people who want to do their own genealogy research but need a guiding hand.

You love searching for your ancestors and their stories, but you’ve gotten stuck with where to take your research next. I’ll give you a boost in the right direction to get you on the path to success.

✷ Feel confident about your next steps with a clear, customized research guide to follow

✷ Have a week of support and accountability as you take your first steps

✷ Save time and avoid research rabbit holes to achieve your goals faster

Some ways I can help:

✷ Resources by location

✷ Resources by ethnicity

✷ How to start your family tree

✷ How to use FamilySearch, Ancestry, or another tool

✷ Or another research goal you have

What others are saying about working with me

“You really helped me get on the right track. I hope to use you again soon for other branches of my tree.”
-Elaine L.

What you get

✷ A customized guide of suggested resources to search/steps to take based on your research goal
✷ A 60-minute call by phone or Google Meet where we’ll chat about the plan and you can ask any questions that come to mind
✷ One week of email or Voxer access to ask me any follow up questions as you work through the research guide


Pricing

$225

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Here's how it works

1. Goal-setting. Choose one specific genealogy goal that you want to achieve.
2. Preparation. I'll send you a short questionnaire so I can create your plan. Then I'm off to the races to get your research guide together.
3. Preparation. Join me for a one hour conversation by phone or video. We'll go through the plan, with time for questions.
4. The follow up. I'll send a final plan to you after we chat. For a week after, you can ask me any questions about it by email or Voxer.
 
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Hey, I’m Jessica

And I help people uncover the stories that make their family unique. 

I created Pick a Genealogist’s Brain because I know what it feels like to want to know more but not have any clue about the next steps. I also know that nothing compares to the thrill when making new discoveries. 

I want to make researching your genealogy easier.  

And the truth? I’m kinda obsessed with genealogy.  

I’ve been researching my family tree for about 20 years and have a Master of Library and Information Science, which fueled my love of research and archives even more.  

I’m a black cat mama and when I’m not working or researching my own family tree, you’ll find me with my head buried in a book or binge-watching British mysteries.

 

Don’t waste your time, energy, and money by going down rabbit holes that end up nowhere.

Ready to get started?

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch.