Understand who you truly are,
empowered by clarity of the past and strengthened to become your future best self.
You know there is a better way
than wandering the internet looking for answers.
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
You feel passionate about your need to learn your family's history and come to know your ancestors.
You are frustrated in your family history efforts, feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward.
You wander the internet, clicking links, but aren't sure what you find is accurate or useful.
You have trouble keeping organized and making the best plans to reach your goals.
You took a DNA test and now don’t know what to do with it - or are even more confused.
You don't have time to figure out a system, you need to connect with your ancestors now.
Thousands of decisions had to be made
over hundreds of years to make you who you are today.
Think about how your great-great-great-great grandparents made choices that affected generations ahead, choices that have brought you here. And yet, you don’t know anything about them. I know family matters to you - but here’s the thing, family from a hundred years ago is as important as your family today and they have clues that will help you understand who you are.
You know in your heart it is important for you to know your ancestors. Not only to seek out their names, but to come to know them. But you don’t know how. The thought of where to start overwhelms you. And so you don’t start. You keep shoving those thoughts to the dusty corners of you mind, hoping they will stay there because you don’t know what to do with them.
Or, maybe do you try. You sit down and look at an empty chart, or one that has several names, only to get up and walk away without that feeling of connection you hoped for.
Instead of feeling excitement and accomplishment, you feel lost and confused, randomly searching the internet, clicking on links, but never finding the answers you really need.
THAT'S WHY I CREATED
Stories in Your Roots
A program built to give you a structured process that allows you to skip the confusion and head straight for what you really want in your family history journey.
THIS MEANS YOU
Discover who your ancestors are, not just their names.
Know the most productive methods for uncovering the people in your family history.
Have confidence your research is accurate.
Have a greater sense of who you are with the strength and courage to face challenges in your life.
You are organized. No nightmare notebooks full of notes that aren't helpful.
Are empowered to share the stories of generations past with generations of the future.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS
Gather from
Family
Identify your purpose, why you want to research your family history. Start gathering information from family and learn how to organize your research from the beginning.
check the
Facts
Fact check information you gathered. Learn the best records to use and where to find them. Don't let misinformation, however unintentional, lead you off course.
fill the
Holes
Fill the holes in your family tree by learning what questions to ask and where you can find the answers. Broadening your scope may lead to the discoveries you are searching for.
place in
History
Explore the world in which your ancestors lived. Get a better picture of their lives by incorporating historical details of the time; clothing, food, race relations, politics, they all help build the stories of your ancestors.
Share their
Stories
Compile the information you gathered to preserve and share the stories of your ancestors with other family members and communities. Technology presents many more options than the tradition book printing and provides the opportunities for your research to make an impact on more than yourself.
BONUS LESSON
DNA as a
Tool
DNA testing can give you more than an ethnicity result. They can help establish connections with living relatives and help you build or confirm your family tree as you determine the common ancestors you share with each DNA match.
You will understand how your DNA results can connect you to people who share part of your history. You will be prepared for the possibility that your genetic family tree may not match your genealogical tree and that you may encounter family secrets and sensitive information about other family members. You will know how to use your DNA results to help build out or verify your family tree.
you get:
3 months 1:1 Coaching
3 months of 1:1 attention to help you along your unique family history journey
5 modules + 1 Bonus
All modules include videos, workbooks and assignments to guide your learning. Each module is your focus for 2 weeks before the next one is released.
3 Progress calls
Personal phone calls to ensure you are confident in your progress.
Key element review
Submit key elements, like research plans or document analysis, for review and feedback.
ongoing access
Ongoing access to the modules and all resources. Includes any and all updates.