Ted Russell
Solves tough problems requiring knowledge from diverse fields: language, history, geography.
Family Tree Sleuth
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Currently accepting clients for...
- Family History Research
During a 36-year engineering career, I most enjoyed solving tough problems that required knowledge from diverse fields. In 2015, I founded Family Tree Sleuth , where I now apply the same approach to problems requiring knowledge of geography, history, and language.
Geographic Specialities
Eastern Europe, especially Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland; New England, including archival research in Essex County and vicinity. I have also done research on French Canadian, Irish, Mexican, and German ancestries.
Testimonials
I worked with Family Tree Sleuth to help fulfill one of my mother's life-long dreams of learning more about her ancestry. Ted was not only diligent in his work but was beyond fair and took every curve-ball we threw at him like a champion! Through this process, Ted became more of a friend than a stranger on the other side of the internet. I would recommend Family Tree Sleuth to anyone and am confident Ted will provide you more than you ever expected!
How do I thank you for researching my grandfather's ancestry? After three years of searching and thought I was on a hot trail, I went to you. Within a couple of weeks you found him. I was moved by the documentation you provided. It made me feel like I knew this person, not just about him.
You provided me with more than enough information to apply for my Irish Citizenship, a map of his birth place and ideas of where my grandmother may have been born. All this was provided in a neat, organized folder where I can access his ship manifesto, application for military, USA Citizenship and his family in the USA. I am so, so proud of this folder, I will cherish it forever.
Not only did Ted display a high level of professionalism and technical skill, but the emotional investment that he made in my family's history went way beyond my expectations. In my particular case, Ted's knowledge of immigration records allowed him to decipher seemingly impossible documents and discover relatives that I didn't know I had. On top of all this, his presentation of my family tree was thoughtful and visually pleasing. I recommend him in the highest regard.
I worked with Family Tree Sleuth to help fulfill one of my mother's life-long dreams of learning more about her ancestry. Ted was not only diligent in his work but was beyond fair and took every curve-ball we threw at him like a champion! Through this process, Ted became more of a friend than a stranger on the other side of the internet. I would recommend Family Tree Sleuth to anyone and am confident Ted will provide you more than you ever expected!
How do I thank you for researching my grandfather's ancestry? After three years of searching and thought I was on a hot trail, I went to you. Within a couple of weeks you found him. I was moved by the documentation you provided. It made me feel like I knew this person, not just about him.
You provided me with more than enough information to apply for my Irish Citizenship, a map of his birth place and ideas of where my grandmother may have been born. All this was provided in a neat, organized folder where I can access his ship manifesto, application for military, USA Citizenship and his family in the USA. I am so, so proud of this folder, I will cherish it forever.
Not only did Ted display a high level of professionalism and technical skill, but the emotional investment that he made in my family's history went way beyond my expectations. In my particular case, Ted's knowledge of immigration records allowed him to decipher seemingly impossible documents and discover relatives that I didn't know I had. On top of all this, his presentation of my family tree was thoughtful and visually pleasing. I recommend him in the highest regard.
Publications/Media
John F. Cole and Ted Russell, The Houlton-Rea-Dempsey House, 19 Centre Street, Danvers [MA], West Newbury: The Old House Whisperer, 2019.
John F. Cole and Ted Russell, The Houlton-Rea-Dempsey House, 19 Centre Street, Danvers [MA], West Newbury: The Old House Whisperer, 2019.
Repositories
Museum of Old Newbury Library, Newburyport, MA. Southern Essex Registry of Deeds, Salem, MA. Newburyport Public Library Archival Center, Newburyport, MA. PEM Philips Library Archival Center, Rowley, MA.
Museum of Old Newbury Library, Newburyport, MA. Southern Essex Registry of Deeds, Salem, MA. Newburyport Public Library Archival Center, Newburyport, MA. PEM Philips Library Archival Center, Rowley, MA.
Research Time Periods
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
Languages
Basic French (reading only), Can read, translate Spanish records
Basic French (reading only), Can read, translate Spanish records
Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University)
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University)
Affiliations
Member, National Genealogical Society
Member, National Genealogical Society
Degrees
MS (Mechanical Engineering), BA (Engineering & Applied Sciences)
MS (Mechanical Engineering), BA (Engineering & Applied Sciences)