If you are interested in a one-on-one consultation to get you started on family history research or to figure out the next research steps to take by yourself, you may be interested in a consultation. I offer a special two-hour minimum consultation for a total of $120 but for those agreed to in December 2025, the rate is just $100 paid in advance by check, PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle.
I take client cases in the order in which an agreement is processed, and the initial retainer is sent. A December deposit places you in line for future open hours for the consultation. Contact me directly for other options and availability in cases of rush orders. I can provide full details via email in a several page document about my genealogy services and rates.
Consultations can be done via email, Zoom, or by phone. If by Zoom platform, your computer needs to have a camera and microphone so we can talk together. This is the best way to do the consultation. I would provide the link for the Zoom consultation.
For a consultation, the more copies of records you have or found, family tree charts, timelines, and family details you can provide ahead of time, the easier it is for me to begin. These can be scanned and put in a Dropbox file, scanned and emailed, or photocopies sent by regular mail.
I do a pre-meeting minimum of 15-20 minutes review (as part of the two-hour consultation) of materials you provide to help to make the most of the actual consultation.
Another consultation option is that I can do an extended analysis of what you send, some quick record checks, and prepare a report on the possible next steps to take, or we can talk in-person or online to share these and discuss the steps.
Essentially, you are receiving a research plan of what to do next, where and how to do it, and what you might be discovering. Another set of eyes, knowledge, and experience often provides the path to great discoveries.
The two-hour consultation can be split into two sessions. That way you could ask your questions, have some discussion with tips from me, and you can then follow that with some research based on my 20-minute preview of your information and our discussion. Then the second hour (or even 30 minutes) can be at any time later for updating, more questions, and suggestions based on what you have already researched and discovered. All you have to do is let me know when you wish to schedule that remaining time and that all this totals 2 hours.
Contact me via PaulaStuartWarren @ gmail dot com
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