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Goals for our CustomersMy goals is to help you, the researcher by providing cost-effective and accurate genealogy research and consultation services and educating the general public on the importance of maintaining accurate histories. See also: my genealogy experience and educationAbout the Owner, Ellen M. RohrI has been researching my personal genealogy since I was a child (11 years old). As everyone does, I made my first family tree as a school project. Then when I was a little older, my great uncle, Herbert Blum, published a book on the Blum, Carstens and Wenholz familes. After reading it, I became fascinated with genealogy and family history. My quest began documenting and researching my mother's paternal lineage and father's lineage. I electronically organized her family tree as early as the mid 80s on an old Apple II computer. As a mother of three, I did what research I could from her home, but was limited by distance for most of her family tree. About 10 years later I discovered the internet and the depth of information and clues available there. Thanks to Shari Milks, webmaster of the Manitowoc County genealogy website, I was able to fill in a lot of the holes in my tree and eventually made my own personal website. Realizing where the internet was headed, I removed my personal website from the internet in the late 90s, out of respect to my family's personal privacy. In 1996, I became a transcription assistant for Shari Milks on the Manitowoc Genealogy website (www.2manitowoc.com). I worked at that nightly for several years, when I decided to take on a local project, volunteering for the USGenWeb Waukesha County Wisconsin Project with another webmaster. After several months, I took on the project myself. Then in Summer 2001 I expanded my research and transcriptions to include Milwaukee County, WI. Both sites can be found at www.LinksToThePast.com In 2001, I took on a project for an eldery woman wishing to preserve her family history while she could. She is now over 95 years old and still sending me information. I set up a very basic personal website for the lady's family genealogy. It eventually expanded to a very large personal website. In August 2002, I helped a friend, Joan Benner, setup her website for her professional genealogy service. In August 2003, I expanded my available free resources to include all of Wisconsin at www.WIRoots.org. Through the years, I have answered many inquiries at no charge. Frequently answering questions like, "How do I order a birth certificate?" to "I am stuck, help!" Due to time constraints, raising my family, and full time job, I was unable to offer a lot of personal assistance until now. Please see the services page to see the types of services I offer. |
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FREE ESTIMATES!Linking Your PastResearch Service Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1172 Brookfield, WI 53005-1172 Email: Phone: 262-783-1620 |