Services
Namesake Genealogy specializes in forensic genealogy research but is pleased to offer family history services, as well. If you don’t see what you're looking for listed here, please ask!
Forensic Research
Forensic genealogy is the specialized branch of genealogy research in which the results may have legal implications. Examples include complex kinship determination for probate, adoption, and military repatriation cases; identifying next of kin for unclaimed or unknown persons investigations; and determining heirs in quiet title actions or mineral & gas claims.
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If you are an attorney, insurance claims manager, or other professional, and you need help identifying your client’s heirs, Namesake Genealogy provides the expert research, analysis, and documentation needed to help resolve your case.
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If you are a coroner or law enforcement agent with unsolved cases involving unclaimed decedents, Namesake Genealogy offers diligent investigation (including DNA analysis when applicable) and professional reporting to bring resolution to your case and closure for next of kin.
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If you have a question involving genetic relationships, Namesake Genealogy offers compassionate and confidential research, analysis, and reporting, including the use of DNA results when applicable.​
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If you are looking for something not mentioned here, let us know! Rates are hourly and competitive, in keeping with the ethical standard of a disinterested third party.
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Initial Consultation is always free
Family Trees & Pedigrees
​Whether for personal knowledge, thoughtful gift-giving, application to a lineage or heraldry society, or breaking through "brick walls," Namesake Genealogy can help you find your connections to the past.
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Examples of projects may include:
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Identifying the first of your ancestors to arrive in North America
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Extending a branch of your tree back another generation or more
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Determining whether any ancestors fought in the American Revolution or Civil War
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Tracing descendants of a particular ancestor for a family reunion
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While it is impossible to guarantee that the desired results will be uncovered, all research is presented in a fully cited, professional report which includes explanation of all findings.
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Let us know what we can help you discover!
House History Research
“If only these walls could talk!” If you live in an older home, you’ve probably thought this at one time or another. Like a family, a house can have fascinating stories about its beginnings, its people, its growth, and its struggles.
New England is unique in the United States for its number of antique and historical homes, many of which are older than the country itself. These homes have given shelter to generations of families, but regrettably, they are unable to tell us about them. That doesn’t mean we aren’t able to find out!
If you are curious about when your home was built, who lived in it, and what the neighborhood and life was like when they were there, a resident house history could be just the thing.
Reach out today for a free consultation and unlock the doors to your home’s past.
Document Services
You provide the details and Namesake Genealogy can retrieve specific documents for you in Northern New England (Maine, northern Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Vermont). Additional out-of-pocket fees may apply.
Do you have a certificate, a letter, or some other record that seems impossible to read? Namesake Genealogy’s paleography and transcription services may be just what you need to transcribe and decipher it to solve an age-old puzzle.
(Software-assisted translation services available for Spanish, French, and Italian vital records.)
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Tell us how we can help you!