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Historical and genealogical research 

  • We work on-site at repositories in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont—state archives, U.S. National Archives (Northeast regional branch), courthouses, libraries, and other public and private collections.
  • We also have desk-top access to an extensive library of electronic databases—legal, historical, genealogical and scholarly—for research from colonial to modern times.
  • We handle everything from quick record look-ups to in-depth studies. Or for clients who wish to do most of their own research, we can serve as an expert advisor, suggesting lines of inquiry and identifying pertinent resources.
  • We can help with lineage society applications and documentation (Mayflower Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, etc.), preparing the paperwork and doing the research to find the authoritative proof you need.
  • We have substantial experience reading early American handwriting and decoding abbreviations and arcane terminology, especially in court records and legal manuscripts.
 

Writing, editing and indexing family, community and organizational histories

  • Our slogan—We bring the past to life—is especially applicable to our writing services. We excel at uncovering intriguing facts about people, places and events from the past and presenting those stories in a way that will engage and instruct the target audience. We believe that historical writing can—and should—be interesting, while adhering to the highest standards of scholarship.
  • We will present the story of your family, organization, locality or other historical subject in whatever format best suits your needs—from timelines and brief histories (for articles, brochures, museum displays, historic site interpretation or website content) to book-length histories.
  • We also offer editing and indexing services for your manuscripts.

Litigation support

  • Like historians, lawyers need to be effective storytellers, able to weave documentary evidence about past events into an accurate, understandable narrative. As John Quincy Adams’ character said in a memorable line from the movie Amistad: “In the courtroom, whoever tells the best story wins.” 
  • We can help law firms and their clients when historical research is needed to prepare a case for trial or appeal.
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