Services, Specialties, Fees

Currently taking new research clients for consultation only (June 2005)

Services and Specialties

• Lecturing and teaching.
• Research consultation - Analysis of problems and development of research plans for those who wish to conduct their own research; organization of genealogical papers.
• Publication services - Copyediting, proofreading, consultation on compiling and indexing.
• Computer services - Consultation on web site design and development; tutoring; indexing; chart preparation; abstracting; family history compilation.
• Research - Colorado state and local records, especially in metropolitan Denver, Boulder, Weld, Larimer, and other northeastern Colorado counties.
• Research - Pennsylvania state and local records, especially land and other primary records; on-site research in Lancaster and neighboring counties.
• Research - Land records (federal, state and local), land platting, maps.

Repositories and Resources in Colorado

• Courthouses and local libraries
• National Archives, Rocky Mountain Branch
• Denver Public Library, Genealogy and Western History, Government Publications Departments
• Colorado State Archives, Colorado Historical Society
• Colorado University law and research libraries
• Local Family History Center (LDS) with many Pennsylvania resources on indefinite loan
• Extensive private library of general reference works; Colorado and Pennsylvania published and primary records (books and microform)

Fees and Expenses

• Hourly fee for consultation or research: $25.00. Retainer: advance payment for one-half of authorized hours and expenses. Time includes analysis, research (if any), and report preparation.
• Travel: No charge for travel in Boulder-Denver metropolitan area. All other travel expenses (transportation, lodging, meals) are billed to client, or shared between clients.
• Expenses: Photocopies, postage, special supplies, and parking/repository fees are billed to client.
• Lecture fee: $250.00 per lecture, plus travel expenses (transportation, lodging, meals). Discount for all-day seminars, and to Colorado societies.

<http://www.holsclaw.net/bmh/specialties.htm> Last revised 5 November 2007.