TEE TALK Speaker, Obituary Crafter and Ancestral Storyteller. THE – determiner. Denoting a person that is already or about to be mentioned. DEAD – adjective. No longer alive. SLEUTH – noun. A person who investigates mysteries. As the founder and director of THE DEAD SLEUTH Tee Bylo Hitching is a genealogist, writer, family History detective, research consultant and obituary crafter. Tee is als a s
peaker of TEE TALKS, ancestral storyteller and grave hunter. THE DEAD SLEUTH is a registered company located in the City of York offering professional genealogical services for those looking to solve the riddles and absurdities of their own family history. With access to a wealth of local repositories and archives throughout York, Yorkshire and beyond – Tee works with those who need an experienced and dedicated history sleuth by their side as they embark on a fascinating journey to uncover the lives of their ancestors. From genealogical advice, family history research, probate transcription, archive retrieval, to photography, lineage reports and ancestral storytelling – THE DEAD SLEUTH offers a rich menu of research services. And as every research commission is as unique as the person who is requesting it – Tee offers a FREE initial thirty minute consultation to ensure that she is the perfect sleuth for her client. THE DEAD SLEUTH also offers bespoke ancestral tours for visitors who are curious about understanding their family history in the context of location and would love to walk in the footsteps of an ancestor, visit the place they once called home or stand at the foot of their grave in a quiet churchyard. And, if Tee is not in search of a missing ancestor or poring over the details on a newly discovered death certificate or trawling through the parish records in search of a burial entry – she will wandering among the tombstones somewhere with notebook and camera in hand. As a enthusiastic taphophile with an interest in tombstone symbolism – Tee undertakes grave hunts with the use of parish records and newspapers as the location and image capture of the resting place of our ancestors can be a poignant piece of the jigsaw. In the absence of a marked grave Tee can research and photograph the surrounding vicinity in which an ancestor rests. Tee shares the tales and triumphs of family history and of her wanderings among the tombstones in search of the unquiet dead as THE GRAVEYARD SQUIRREL. Tee is a public speaker and is happy to chat with eager ears and curious minds about the tales of Victorian criminality, tombstone tourism, sleuthing those elusive ancestors and fallen women. Passionate about the benefits of Ancestral Healing – Tee now works alongside those who are seeking to understand, reveal and free inherited grief and trauma from their family histories. And with her love of family history, storytelling and Victorian crime – Tee sleuths, and scribes at THE DEAD SLEUTH on Substack. You can find Tee at the Association of Professional Genealogists, and Public Speakers Corner. See YOU on the other side?
