About the work

A closer look.

You found an old photograph. A thrift store, an attic, an estate sale, a house clearance. There's a name on the back and maybe a town, and you'd like to give it back but you don't know where to start. Send me the name, the town, and whatever is written on or around the photo. I trace the person and their family through public records (census, obituaries, genealogy archives) and hand you a short sourced file: who they were, the likely living relatives, and where the record says they are. Then you decide how to reach them. First look is free. Send the name and I'll tell you honestly whether it's traceable and hand you the first real thread, before any payment. What you get: one short file (1-2 pages) with the lineage, the sources, and the next steps. Delivery within 7 days. One revision included. If I can't trace it, you pay nothing and we stop. I work only from public records and keep living people out of anything public. I don't contact anyone on your behalf.