THE FAMILY DETECTIVE
CHOOSE YOUR INVESTIGATION
Every mystery is different. Choose the investigation that best fits what you want to discover.
QUICK CASE
$129
One focused family-history question.
Examples: Find an ancestor's parents, locate a missing record, confirm a relationship, or investigate one specific person.
SELECT THIS INVESTIGATIONDEEP CASE
$249
A more complicated family mystery.
Research across multiple people, records, locations, or generations, with evidence analysis and a detailed case report.
SELECT THIS INVESTIGATIONFAMILY LINE INVESTIGATION
$399
Trace a branch through generations.
Follow one family line backward through multiple generations using historical records and documented evidence.
SELECT THIS INVESTIGATIONDNA MATCH INVESTIGATION
$299
Genealogical analysis of your DNA matches.
DNA matches combined with family trees and historical records to investigate biological relationships and ancestral connections.
DNA genealogy research only. This service does not provide medical, health, paternity, or forensic DNA testing.
SELECT THIS INVESTIGATIONUNKNOWN PARENT / GRANDPARENT INVESTIGATION
FROM $499
Complex DNA relationship investigations available starting at $499.
These cases may require review before a final price is determined.
REQUEST AN INVESTIGATIONHOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HIRE A GENEALOGIST?
Most professional genealogists bill by the hour, so the final cost isn't known until the research is finished. The Family Detective works differently: every investigation above has one fixed price, agreed before any research begins.
A Quick Case answers one focused question for $129. A Deep Case digs further for $249, a Family Line traces a branch across generations for $399, and a DNA Match investigation explains an unexpected genetic connection for $299. Complex unknown-parent work starts at $499 and is quoted after review.