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I have worked on my husband's genealogy off and on for over 25 years, and always found myself right back to the very same spot...a brick wall, a lot of frustration, and feeling like I would never accomplish my goal of discovering the story behind my husband's family! Very little has ever been known about his ancestry starting 2 generations back. When I hit the brick wall this time, I determined this research was far beyond my abilities and knew it was time to find someone with more experience and expertise to help us out. So I began a search which ultimately led me to Tristan, and what a blessing it has been to work with her! One of the first things that drew me to her was her respect for, and attention to, how our funds were spent in the research projects. It didn't take long, however, for me to see that Tristan has great enthusiasm for her work. I have so appreciated her integrity and kindness as she has helped us find our genealogy answers! 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She can laser focus while keeping the big picture in mind. Tristan has proven very productive, resourceful, and creative while researching, sourcing, and documenting my family tree. She even found two of my dad’s siblings who died at birth that none of us were aware of. She solves complex issues while reporting back with clear, easy to understand logic. Tristan feels like one of the family as she gets so personally involved. I totally trust Tristan and am extremely grateful for her integrity, intellect, passion, investigative mind, and productivity. Add to the above a pleasing personality and you get Tristan. I just can’t let her go; after a year we keep asking her to go further. I can afford this because she is productive and cost conscious. Because of Tristan my family will receive a family book with over 500 pages of family pedigree, history, diary entries, and pictures.” | A.T. 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