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Our Memberships...
Ancestry.com - 14 years
National Genealogical Society (NGS) - 9 years Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) - 2 years | And Other Activities...Janna's Genealogy Blog
Ancestry.com World Archives Project, Contributors Cass County, Illinois History and Families, Contributor | That Keep Us Busy!
Zachary Surname DNA Project Co-Coordinator
Find-A-Grave, Contributors Familysearch.org - 1940 US Federal Census Indexing Contributor Thomson Family Reunion Co-Coordinator |
Why Engage Our Services?
Unfortunately most genealogical records are still offline, that is, not on the internet (housed in courthouses, genealogy societies, public/private libraries, etc.). Companies like Ancestry are making great strides to put records on the Internet, but just to give you the magnitude of off-line records out there "...it would take approximately 1800 years to capture the entire text based collection at the National Archives." - Megan Smolenyak's "Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing."
Please review our research packages below to see which is best for you, then fill out the Research Request Form with the package of your choice.
Unfortunately most genealogical records are still offline, that is, not on the internet (housed in courthouses, genealogy societies, public/private libraries, etc.). Companies like Ancestry are making great strides to put records on the Internet, but just to give you the magnitude of off-line records out there "...it would take approximately 1800 years to capture the entire text based collection at the National Archives." - Megan Smolenyak's "Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing."
Please review our research packages below to see which is best for you, then fill out the Research Request Form with the package of your choice.
RESEARCH SERVICES AND PRICES
(For non-certified copies only*)
PACKAGE 1
Introductory Search FREE** For first-time customers, we search for any one record (1 or 2 pages long) in Menard County. | PACKAGE 2
Menard County Search $10.00** We search for any one record (1 or 2 pages long) in Menard County. | PACKAGE 3
Surrounding County Search $20.00** We search for any one record (1 or 2 pages long) in Cass, Logan, Morgan, Mason and/or Sangamon County.*** |
PACKAGE 4 "Any Records" in Home/Surrounding Counties $100.00** for 8 Hours of Research Will search for records in Cass, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Mason and/or Sangamon County.*** (If we cannot find any records, the charge is $35). | PACKAGE 5 "Any Records" in Any Illinois County $10.00 per hour** to Limit You Decide Will search for records in any Illinois county. Hourly rate includes travel time. Base fee** will be paid by customer before research begins and is non-refundable. |
* For certified vital record copies from any county, you may order them at www.vitalchek.com.
** For records that exceed 2 pages, there will be an additional charge to the price (typically $.50 / page on
average). These charges vary by record type (i.e. probate vs. orphan vs. land) and by county and cannot be
included in the prices listed. The additional charge will be given to the customer before payment.
*** Sangamon county will only give certified copies of vital records, so you may order these records
at www.vitalchek.com.
All prices subject to change.