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=== '''Services Provided by Professional Genealogists''' === | === '''Services Provided by Professional Genealogists''' === | ||
The services of professional genealogists fall into four major categories, with other minor services. | The services of professional genealogists fall into four major categories, with other minor services. | ||
'''''Tracing Ancestry.''''' A professional genealogist can help you trace your ancestors. For example, a genealogist may be able to discover who your immigrant ancestors were and where they came from. Or, a genealogist can research one of your family lines back to a specific time period or individual. This is often helpful when people want to join a lineage society and must prove that one of their ancestors participated in a historical event such as the United States Revolutionary War. | '''''Tracing Ancestry.''''' A professional genealogist can help you trace your ancestors. For example, a genealogist may be able to discover who your immigrant ancestors were and where they came from. Or, a genealogist can research one of your family lines back to a specific time period or individual. This is often helpful when people want to join a lineage society and must prove that one of their ancestors participated in a historical event such as the United States Revolutionary War. | ||