In addition to historical documents and sources, we will write a mini biography to give you a glimpse into their lives What We do:
Ever wonder about your family history? Have family lore that you'd like to validate? Hit a brick wall and don't know how to proceed? We will research your genealogy and family history, and when information is available, provide you with a narrative of your ancestor's
life. In addition to historical documents and sources, we will write a mini biography to give you a glimpse into their lives. If client provides ancestral photos, these ancestral biographies can be combined with photos and family trees into beautiful family album keepsakes to be passed down through future generations. About Shannon Ford:
My passion is to tell the life stories of those who came before us. I get great joy from sharing the information I find. My heart is full when I can give people the gift of their ancestor’s stories. I love taking my love of research and using it to help others. My strengths lie in problems solving, persistence, passion, and more than a decade of genealogical research experience. Genealogy is much more than adding to a tree but never knowing more than locations, names, birth & death, occupation. Genealogist's research involves checking multiple sources and validating information, checking both corroborating and conflicting data, using both positive and negative evidence to reach conclusions, and citing all sources and data so that others may find what you have discovered. With help from news articles, historical context, and countless other resources and repositories, our ancestor's stories can be rediscovered, and given a new life in our family history. Over time my goal has changed from 'finding ancestors' to 'knowing a person's life'. It feels special that I can remember people's lives and their impacts on the world around them 100-150 years later when no one else can. I'm proud to remember their lives and write their stories with confidence and solid evidence. I am a member of the National Genealogical Society, as well as the Southern California Genealogical Society and have belonged to the Glamorgan Family History Society. I run several family history Facebook groups including Descendants of Eliza McFarland, the Welsh Singer Morfydd Glantaf and Beshore and Keller Genealogy, and belong to many more genealogy groups. Check back for updates including links to my portfolio, and examples of my bios. Like me on Facebook and check out my Yelp!
