Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Writing /Publishing

Heroes of the Past is a company that delights clients by providing any of their family history needs.  We have over 20 years of experience discovering family history.  Heroes of the Past helps it's clients by solving complicated family history problems, writing a fact based story of an ancestor or their entire family, building a correct, evidence based, family tree, doing research necessary for successful lineage society applications, locating the property where their ancestor's lived, digitizing family films, videos, and pictures, individual coaching, and much more.  We also regularly provide speakers for genealogy societies, family history groups, conferences and seminars.  Our staff training includes two master's degrees and specialized family history training in the Genealogy Proof and Professional Genealogy courses, Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research, the Texas Institute for Genealogical Research, numerous conferences and countless webinars. 

Geographic Specialities
Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas

Testimonials
Heroes of the Past spoke to our Genealogy Society on "Back to Basics".  His presentation helped remind me of basic steps that I need to revisit.  I particularly enjoyed his easy style of allowing for questions when they arose.  I hope to hear him again soon!
                                                                    Sherry Paulsen
The Class length was perfect, not too long and not too short, but of course I could have and listened to him all day!
My researcher was very professional and open when he answered my plea for help. He very quickly understood my research goals, and in a very short time was able to visit the local courthouse and obtain a number of records that answered my questions. He also filled in some of the gaps with online research. What was most impressive was the report; it was organized, logical, clear, concise, and (most importantly) it included appropriately substantiated, properly cited records and evidence. I look forward to working with Heroes of the Past again soon. Thank You!
Nai Jai
 

Publications/Media
Stirpes, the TxSGS quarterly, DGS newsletter, several books about private families.

Lectures
Back to Basics, Starting Your Family Tree, Research Made Simple, Genealogy Pitfalls, Migration Through the South, You Just Thought You Owned That Land, Creating Context, The Runaway Scrape, The Greatest Texan, Going to the Courthouse, Dead Men Talking, Grow Your Society Through Quality Events, So You Want to Go Pro, Deep Dive into the US Census I & II, Mapping Your Ancestors Using Google Earth, Mapping Your Texas Ancestors Using the General Land Office and Google Earth, Exploring all the features of Ancestry or FamilySearch, More Research-Less Time, Beginner Family History Classes for 2-8 weeks, custom presentations on request with advanced notice.

Repositories
Dallas Public Library, Birdwell Library (Methodist), Briscoe Center for American History, Winter Bldg, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, numerous courthouses throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas,

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century

Languages
English

Honorifics/Credentials
Awarded best author in the Professional Writing category, TxSGS

Certificates
Graduation from GenProof, ProGen

Affiliations
Texas State Genealogical Society; Rockwall County Genealogical Society, President; Dallas County Genealogical Society, Past President, Vice President, Seminar Administrator, IT Administrator.

Degrees
MS Animal Science, MS Management