Ancestry Research

Genealogy Intensive With Geniva (Yoshi), Certified Librarian, MLIS

Hi, I’m Geniva—also known as Yoshi. I’m a certified public librarian with a Master’s in Library and Information Science, and I specialize in genealogical research and young adult services. Combining my research skills with a deep personal interest in family history, I help others discover their ancestors and build their family trees.

🕒 About the Consultation

Each genealogy guided research session is customized to your experience level. Prior to meeting you'll complete a brief survey to help me understand your experience level, tech comfort level and what family information you already have. This helps me tailor both the session and a personalized resource guide you'll receive afterward to support your continued research.

During the session:

• I’ll share my screen and present resources live.
• You won’t need to navigate your own device during the session, but you will need to have some basic computer skills for continuing your work afterward.

🌳 Whether You're Just Starting or Stuck

• Already have a tree? We can pick up where you left off or tackle specific challenges.
• Just starting? We’ll begin building your tree together. Afterward, I’ll provide a GEDCOM file, which stores your tree data so you can upload it to the genealogy platform of your choice. Instructions for this are included in the resource guide.
  

🧬 DNA Disclaimer

The survey may ask about DNA tests, but I will not be focusing on genetic genealogy. The questions are only to help ensure that known family locations align with any DNA results and assist in exploration, if available. A DNA test is not required for a session.

💲 Pricing

The fee is $350 USD for a 90 minute session, due after your survey is reviewed, we confirm a date/time, but before our session.