Services

We offer a free 20-minute phone consultation on your genealogy goals. We will then prepare a proposal on how we might best help. Contact scott@ancestralpast.com for more info.

We provide genealogical research, consulting and reports in the following areas:

Family Tree Research and Documentation

American Settlement & Migration (17th-20th centuries)

US Immigration from the British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)

US Immigration from Ireland

US Immigration from Germany

American Military Service

DNA Analysis and Interpretation

Home History

Lead genealogist, Scott Norrick, is also available for lectures and speaking to conferences, libraries, societies and clubs on the topics listed.

Recent genealogy presentation topics have included:

1950 Census- Insights and Discoveries (developed for specific Midwest communities based on census research)
German Immigration to Midwest U.S. 1848-1900
Understanding US Census Data
Genealogy Resources- A Primer

Recent presentations have included to the following groups:

History Center of Olmsted County (Rochester, MN) Virtual
South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society (Hazel Crest, IL) In Person
Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI) Virtual
Boone County Genealogical Society (Lebanon, IN) Virtual
Huntington County Genealogical Society (Huntington, IN) Virtual
Northwoods Genealogical Society (Rhinelander, WI) Virtual
Lorain County Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society (Elyria, OH) Virtual
Dodge and Jefferson County Genealogical Society (Watertown, WI) In Person
Carillon Club of Naperville (Naperville, IL) In Person
Tri-State Genealogical Society (Evansville, IN) Virtual
Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society (Stevens Point, WI) Virtual
Lake County Public Library (Merrillville, IN) In Person