“My research had reached a dead end. In Salt Lake City, I sought to obtain names of expert genealogists who were somewhat familiar with the Uptegrove family. I was hopeful of connecting that family to the Op den Graeff family, who were original settlers of Germantown, Pennsylvania. I received names of three expert SLC genealogists who were each somewhat familiar with the Uptegrove family and contacted each of them. None of them had connected the two families. Separately, I discovered Tristan Tolman. She had no experience with either of the two families. What a wonderful person – not only because she is a great genealogist but also because of who she is as a person.
“She went past, not by just a little, but by close to 250 years, where the ‘recommended genealogists’ had become stymied. She was able to connect the two families. I have written a family genealogy book in which one page acknowledges her efforts. Without Tristan, my research efforts would not have been successful. Tristan’s research success has not been limited to only the Uptegrove family. Her success also involves other families whose genealogy is also presented in my book – the Cryan, Roche, and Schultz families. I could not more strongly recommend Tristan to people seeking genealogy assistance. She is fantastic as a genealogist and as a person.”
| Jim Schultz - Retired Educator / Principal |