TESTIMONIALS
Debra H. - Michigan
Thank you for your excellent work on the research for my mother's family history. You are an outstanding researcher and have found records and clues to our family that have greatly exceeded my expectations of what was possible. Your knowledge and experience is so evident. You have helped me answer questions that I have had for many years about my mother's family. I look forward to our next project together working together to research my father's family. Thank you again for all your excellent and diligent work. I appreciate you so very much.
Annie C. - New Jersey
It will be hard for me to fully express how grateful I am for your help in piecing all of this together. Without you, this complete picture would have remained a mystery that I always would have wondered about. What a wonderful business you have to be helping people in this way and bringing insights and closure. I will always be eternally grateful to you (and your sister of course!).
Lisa B. - California
I am writing to express my sincere thanks and to give the highest recommendation of Ellen and Elizabeth. I am the co-owner of a family history research company that undertakes in-depth, years-long projects on behalf of private clients. In 2014, after a series of frustrating dead ends in an adoption investigation that had spanned six months, we turned to the Sisters. And before the retainer had been paid, the Sisters reported back to us with an incredible lead that led very quickly to the identification of our client’s biological mother in Chicago. Needless to say, we were thrilled, as was our client. We continued to work with them for 5 years on what became an incredibly complex project. As we worked to follow one lead after another, the Sisters became incredibly valued partners and we could not be more pleased with their work.
Their professionalism, passion, and knowledge in the field of genealogy and DNA research is unsurpassed. Their tenacity in finding the smallest, most relevant detail to help propel our project forward was matched only by the genuine care and thoughtfulness they exhibited throughout our work together. And because we promise our clients that no stone will go unturned, working with them was truly a joy: there was no lead they weren’t willing to follow, no one they weren’t willing to talk to, and no idea they weren’t willing to try - regardless of how far-fetched it may have seemed! It is also critical to us that we have complete trust in the partners we hire to support our projects and we quickly learned that we could place our trust in the Sisters implicitly.
We have worked with a number of genealogists throughout the years and, as is typical in this field, communication of findings and negotiations of fees can be difficult to navigate. In comparison, their fees are more than reasonable and their turnaround time and clarity as it relates to communicating their findings is second-to-none. We have gone on to recommend them to anyone looking for knowledgeable, trustworthy, and tenacious professional genealogists and will continue to do so without hesitation.
Betsy K. - Illinois
Ellen's knowledge of local and world resources helped us break through a family genealogy brick wall. She helped us make connections back to Ireland providing birth and baptism records as well as historical context to help us understand how our grandmother came to be born in an Irish workhouse. Ellen expertly maneuvered local historical newspapers, and court documents to uncover an amazing family story that included a kidnapping and the notorious Chicago Levee district. We so enjoyed having Ellen as our guide in exploring our family history!
Amy C. - California
I cannot thank you enough for this amazing discovery and news! As sad as the story is, it fills in an incredible void in our family history. You have been so kind to look through those dusty documents which you opened for the first time. The photos are fabulous and seeing the authentic color of the paper, the hand writing and the historic creases is a treasure.
Cindy S. - Illinois
I feel so lucky to have found and been able to work with Ancestry Sisters. I was on a quest to become an Italian citizen. I was so overwhelmed with all the documents that were required as well as the rules and nuances of the Italian Consulate in Chicago. Ancestry Sisters were the perfect solution to offering me the guidance and assistance I needed to prepare for my Consulate meeting. They assisted in verifying my blood line back to Italy, finding and assembling the documents required to prove my lineage and prepared me for the Consulate meeting. The outcome ... I am now an Italian citizen! I was so pleased with the outcome that I have engaged Ancestry Sisters to help my adult daughter become a citizen as well. I am positive that my daughter's journey to citizenship will be as successful as mine with the help of Ancestry Sisters. I have no doubt they will make my daughter's journey to citizenship as seamless and enjoyable as possible.
Mary Louise K. - Chicago, Illinois
My father was adopted at birth in 1932, it has taken me several years to try and track down any information regarding his birth parents. When the Illinois adoption laws changed, my father requested his original birth certificate in 2012. He was disappointed to find that only his mother's name was listed. His father was listed as `unknown`. Ellen, was able to identify the probable candidate of his birth father, within 48 hours. We worked together to piece together my father's parents life and discovered my father had an older brother. In June 2016 my sister and I traveled to Michigan to meet my father's brother's three surviving daughters. It was a joyous occasion. Ellen was our genealogical quarterback for four months. With her guidance we were able to track down all leads. Ellen was complete in all aspects of the search and was firm with us that we take the genealogical tests to confirm our relationship as first cousins because, `adoptions are very difficult to confirm`. We complied and were confirmed as first cousins. My goal was to give my 84 year old father some peace and closure on his life. The journey to identify his birth parents has provided that vehicle. My sister and I are very, very grateful to Ellen for all her hard work and dedication. She was truly amazing. Thank You Ellen!
