All research performed in
southern Cook County and all of Will County, Illinois, unless noted. Please contact me for pricing for research in all
other areas.
Following is a list of services that I can provide. While
all of the information under each heading is not required, the more you
can supply the faster I can complete you request.
Service options with a fee
schedule are invoiced per item and research will begin after payment is
received. All other services are invoiced per hour. My hourly charge is
$15.00. This includes travel time. The first hour must be prepaid. Once your
final payment has been recieved, I will send the information
collected.
Genealogical information forms
are available for download in both plain text, MS Word and Word Perfect format.
Supply the full name, date of death and burial
location for each individual.
Research will begin after payment is received.
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Date supplied |
$3.50 |
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Without date |
$4.50 |
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Common name without date |
$5.50 |
Lookup's for all states.
Research will begin after payment is received.
Supply the full name of the head of household,
birth year and location, name of spouse and children, census year (1790-1930),
county and state.
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Township and/or city supplied |
$7.00 |
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County only |
$10.00 |
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I will take pictures of buildings, cemeteries,
headstones or just about anything else. Just supply me with the full
address. One photo is included in the hourly rate. If you have multipule
request at the same location, each additional photo is 50¢. I may take
additional photo's at different angles. There is no extra charge for this.
Supply me with copies of
you data and I will compile it into a gedcom that you can import into most any
family tree software.
What is a gedcom?
GEDCOM is a standard file format for
exchanging information between genealogy programs. The acronym GEDCOM
stands for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. The GEDCOM standard was
developed by The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
You can use GEDCOM to transfer
information into most any family tree software. By using GEDCOM, you
can avoid retyping all of your family information when you switch from one
program to another.
Please use the same guidelines below, in the
"General Research" section.
Notice!!! I will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any original
documents that you supply to me. Please, please, please, send only
copies!!!
If you would prefer me to do general research for you,
please
email me with a brief summary of
your needs for an estimate.
Following are some of the items you will need
to mail with your detailed request and deposit:
1. The names of each known family
member, including parents, spouse(s), children and siblings. For
each person supply any known birth, marriage and death dates and all
known locations in the
city, county, state, country format.
2. Include any
additional details which may be of help, i.e., nicknames, military service,
as well as any spelling variances.
3. Copies of documents you have already
obtained, such as birth/marriage/death certificates, obituaries, census
records etc.
4. List of sources you have
already researched.
5. Other family surnames connected
with the individual/family being researched, (in-laws, step
children/parents, etc. and a brief explanation as to how these names
are related.
6. State your main goals for
this research request.
7. Include your name, mailing
address, phone number with area code and email address.
Mail your request and payment
to:
Diane Melone
435 Wood Street
Chicago Heights, Il 60411
Gift certificates are available in any denomination.
Previous "Up A Tree" clients, may be eligible for discounts on
future requests.
Cemetery Lookup's
Service is invoiced per hour and includes
travel time and the transcription of the stone. Extra's may include photo's
at 50¢ each stone and the cost of any copies. Please let me know prior
to my travel if you are interested in the extra items.
If there something you need that I have not
listed, please contact me at dye25@cheerful.com.
I will give your request the same attention that
I give my own research and while I try, results cannot be guaranteed. Some
people just don't want to be found!