Make money doing genealogy research
There are many different ways to earn some money doing what you love. Granted, from my experience, there are not a lot of genealogists earning a really good income, but most genealogists do it for the love of it too. The lucky few, have found their niche, or specialize in an area of genealogy that make them more sought after. These genealogists have almost always made a name for themselves through marketing themselves as a brand or through social media. They are authors or have worked for organizations like Ancestry or other genealogical societies.
They are well known in the genealogical circle because they have devoted themselves to furthering our reputation by developing standards and criteria that must be met in order for us to be regarded as professionals at what we do. Many family historians or genealogists write blogs. Some have side bars with ads that pay them per click or per subscription by that particular company. Some are associates with other companies and feature them and their products on their blogs.
Many well known genealogists are also authors. She has given the best, in my opinion, resources for genealogists to do their work properly. Jones, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA has also written a book called Mastering Genealogical Proof, which is the go to book used by genealogists to use the correct method to PROVING their findings.
Some genealogists prefer just doing lectures or speaking engagements.
They are seen on a regular basis at various conferences, meetings, schools etc. They usually get paid a stipend or charge a fee for their lectures. Sometimes they are paid for their travel expenses such as hotel accommodation, food and airfare.
Each of these functions requires speakers for their classes or lectures.
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Some genealogists write courses for genealogy classes at universities and colleges. They also do online webinars for these institutions. Genealogists or family historians can be hired by local Archives or libraries.
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This is my personal favourite. I do research for individuals or what we call Private Client Work.
This is usually done by someone contacting us via our website or blog or association that we belong to. They hire us to do work for them and we earn money by charging them for our time and expertise in putting together a professional report along with all the sources to prove our findings.
Some genealogists do research for other, busier genealogists! They help do some of the leg work because these genealogists have many jobs on the go at the same time. We also get asked to do research for people, or genealogists who live overseas but need help in the particular area we live in, or in the area of expertise we specialize in.
The organizer plans everything out- from the airfare, to the hotel accommodations, to the restaurants and sightseeing trips. They also take care of the pre-booked visits to the archives and repositories that are needed for these individuals.
They also explain to them what they will actually be doing when they arrive at the archives. Some of these trips include visits to the local parish churches, cemeteries and villages of their ancestors. One area of genealogy that has become important is transcribing and translations.
Most North Americans are originally from somewhere else in the world. If you go back far enough, there is most likely another language involved, such as French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German etc.
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These documents were usually written by a secretary who was trained in a certain handwriting to write these papers because most people were illiterate at the time. Spellings and actual letters were written differently and some documents, like wills, had monetary information that would be different than what we know today. It can be anything from just wanting to do your own family tree to becoming an author, historian, lecturer, blogger, researcher and even an archivist. You can write articles for genealogical magazines, teach, do travel trips and transcribe or translate documents.
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Every family has a story! Our family history ties us to the past, present and future.
This is why I became a genealogist and why I want to share it with everyone. Posted on May 29, by tiesthatbindsite. Aspects of Genealogy You can make money working as a family historian or a professional genealogist.
Blogging Many family historians or genealogists write blogs. Writing Many well known genealogists are also authors. From the above book, you can see how genealogy can branch out into many other fields. Lecturing Some genealogists prefer just doing lectures or speaking engagements. Teaching Some genealogists write courses for genealogy classes at universities and colleges.
Archivist, or Librarian Genealogists or family historians can be hired by local Archives or libraries. Research This is my personal favourite. About tiesthatbindsite I'm a genealogist with a passion for Scottish and English ancestry.
I'm trilingual so I can also do research in French Canadian records and Italian records. My love for family history began 35 years ago and continues to grow every day. My family is very important to me and I hope to instill in them a love for "where they came from" so that they can better understand who they are. I also want to share my love of family history with anyone who understands how important it is to not lose site of their ancestors.
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