LDS Client Services | Professional Genealogist

We are well-versed in the idiosyncrasies of LDS Genealogy, and can help you push past that barrier that impedes you from going further back in your research.

One of the tenets of the LDS faith is performing family history research. For this reason LDS genealogy is performed ostensibly by family members in a quest to find more of the people they are related to. Although much work can be performed by beginning genealogy researchers, sometimes the path becomes too indistinct to be able to follow it any further. Price & Associates Genealogical Services is a professional genealogy research group that has been helping people with LDS genealogy for over 30 years!

Our LDS Genealogy Staff

Many of our staff at our genealogy company are experienced in working at the LDS family history library:

•     Dan Poffenberger is currently British Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

•     Nathan W. Murphy is currently a US/CAN Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

•     John M. Kitzmiller is currently a British Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

•     Marion Wolfert is retired after working for many years as a Germany Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

•     Bradley D. Marchant is currently a part-time Scandinavian Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

•     Judith Eccles Wight retired after 30 years as a British and Irish Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

We Do It For You

Many people have the desire to perform LDS genealogy, but they just don’t have the time, skill or access to records. Often guilt comes from this inability to perform temple work for relatives. We here at Price & Associates can do that work for you. All of our research is peer-reviewed to guarantee accuracy.

Our Research Packages

We have created several research packages to offer you more flexibility:

•     Beginning Project for those who only need a little help getting started

•     Standard Research Project our most popular selection

•     Multiple Surname Projects

•     Surname Heirloom Projects

Thanks to the RFH (Religious Family History Corporation) payments made for LDS genealogy work is tax deductible. To find out more about this program & get started on your family history work – contact us via email or call 801-531-0920 local, 1-800-288-0920 long distance.

Topics of Interest Related to LDS Genealogy

• Oft-Overlooked Source in LDS Research
• Immigrant Servants Database
• The Literal Descendants of Aharon
• Doss Surname DNA Project

Summary of Best Kept Secret – Delaware through Louisiana

DELAWARE: The State of Delaware exhibits and documents on line. (http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/index.shtml)
FLORIDA: WPA Church Records (http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/churchrecords/)
GEORGIA: Georgia’s Virtual Vault (http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us:8888/)
HAWAII: Genealogy Indexes for marriages, divorces, deaths and citizenship (http://ulukau.org/gsdl2.7/cgi-bin/algene)
IDAHO: Idaho Biographies (http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-biographical-index)
ILLINOIS: Illinois State Archives – IRAD (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html)
INDIANA: Periodical Source Index – (https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Periodical_Source_Index_(PERSI)
IOWA: Iowa Biographies – (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/)
KANSAS: Kansas Historical Society Names Index (http://www.kshs.org/p/genealogy-combined-names-search/15899)
KENTUCKY: Kentucky Biographies – (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/index.html)
LOUISIANA: Acadian-Cajun Genealogy – (www.acadian.org) or (http://www.acadian-cajun.com/)
If your in need of genealogy researchers contact Price & Associates Inc.
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800-288-0920

Obama & Romney Are Related! Infographic

Courtesy of: Genealogy Search - GenealogyBank

Some very interesting infographics about Obama & Romney. Hope you like it!

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Just For Fun!

Since it has recently been Christmas, I thought it would be fun to do the 12 days of Christmas genealogy style. This genealogy “song” refers to many of the records available, particularly through familysearch.org as well as referring to Price & Associates Inc list of databases on our website. There are so many records available now for countries throughout the world as well as for the United States.

1st day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Genealogy records for our tree

2nd day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Two down unders loved
Australia
New Zealand
*See familysearch.org

3rd day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Three islands’ kin
Guam
Micronesia
Samoa
*See familysearch.org

4th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Four calling words
Cote d’loire
Ghana
South Africa
Zimbabwe
*See familysearch.org

5th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Five Golden Kings
United Kingdom and Irish Collections

Vital Records
Irish Civil Registration – over 21 million
Births - over 70 million
Marriages – over 20 million
Deaths – over 15 million
Census
England and Wales– 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911
Scotland – 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891
Parish Registers and more for Bristol, Cheshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Durham, Dorset,
Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Plymouth, Warwickshire,
West Devon, Westminster, Yorkshire. Also, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

Irish Estate Court Files, Prison Registers and Tithe Applotment Books

Miscellaneous records
*See Familysearch.org
*See Pricegen.com Resources / Links to over 500 important databases

6th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Six records staying
Census
Birth
Marriage
Death Records
Catholic Church Records
Miscellaneous
….for the Mexican states of:

Baja California, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Mexico, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla,Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tabaso, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas
*See Familysearch.org

7th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Seven Asians’ brimming
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
*See familysearch.org

8th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Eight records building
Civil
Church
Military
Immigration
Emigration
Census
Estate
Miscellaneous records
…for the European countries of:

Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
*See familysearch.org

9th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Nine provinces branching
Canadian provinces of:

British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
*See familysearch.org

10th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Ten countries leaping
South American countries of:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
*See familysearch.org

11th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Eleven Typers Typing
Central and South American Countries of:

Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico
*See familysearch.org

12th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Twelve image groups coming
Birth, Marriage, Death, Census, Church, Military, Land, Probate, Court, Cemetery, Naturalization, Immigration for….
All 50 states except Alaska
*See familysearch.org Historical Records Collection
*See wiki.familysearch.org Digital Records Collections

1940 U.S. Census Release - Infographics

Source: Archives.com
I found this interesting the 1940 U.S Census. Hope you like it!
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British and Irish Place-Names

Usage of saint dedications

1. Omit saint dedications for small hamlets and towns consisting of single parishes, such as:
   1. St. Mary the Virgin, Chedzoy, Somerset, England [INCORRECT]
   2. Chedzoy, Somerset, England [CORRECT]
2. Insert saint dedications for towns and cities containing multiple parishes, such as:
   1. St. Augustine, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [CORRECT]
   2. Bristol St. Augustine, Gloucestershire, England [INCORRECT]
   3. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [USUALLY INCORRECT, unless more specific information is not known]

Usage of "-shire"

1. Use "-shire" when it cannot be detached from the county in standard English:
   1. Berkshire
   2. Cheshire
   3. Hampshire
   4. Lancashire
   5. Shropshire
   6. Wiltshire
2. Use "-shire" for counties whose county towns share the same name as the county (i.e. Leicester, Leiestershire):
   1. Aberdeenshire
   2. Ayrshire
   3. Banffshire
   4. Bedfordshire
   5. Breconshire
   6. Caernarvonshire
   7. Cambridgeshire
   8. Cardiganshire
   9. Carmarthenshire
   10. Clackmannanshire
   11. Denbighshire
   12. Derbyshire
   13. Dumfriesshire
   14. Dunbartonshire
   15. Flintshire
   16. Gloucestershire
   17. Herefordshire
   18. Hertfordshire
   19. Huntingdonshire
   20. Inverness-shire
   21. Kinross-shire
   22. Kirkcudbrightshire
   23. Lanarkshire
   24. Leicestershire
   25. Lincolnshire
   26. Monmouthshire
   27. Montgomeryshire
   28. Nairnshire
   29. Northamptonshire
   30. Nottinghamshire
   31. Oxfordshire
   32. Peeblesshire
   33. Pembrokeshire
   34. Perthshire
   35. Radnorshire
   36. Renfrewshire
   37. Roxburghshire
   38. Selkirkshire
   39. Staffordshire
   40. Stirlingshire
   41. Warwickshire
   42. Wigtownshire
   43. Worcestershire
   44. Yorkshire
3. For all other counties, do not attach "-shire:"
   1. Anglesey
   2. Angus
   3. Argyll
   4. Berwick
   5. Bute
   6. Caithness
   7. Cornwall
   8. Cumberland
   9. Devon
   10. Dorset
   11. Durham
   12. East Lothian
   13. Essex
   14. Fife
   15. Glamorgan
   16. Isle of Wight
   17. Kent
   18. Kincardine
   19. London
   20. Merioneth
   21. Middlesex
   22. Midlothian
   23. Moray
   24. Norfolk
   25. Northumberland
   26. Orkney
   27. Ross and Cromarty
   28. Rutland
   29. Shetland
   30. Somerset
   31. Suffolk
   32. Surrey
   33. Sussex
   34. Sutherland
   35. West Lothian
   36. Westmorland
   
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