Anders Genealogical Services

Anders Genealogical Services Anders Genealogical Services can help you research your family's past, compile completed information into a family tree or family book, and more.

Anders Genealogical Services specializes in helping you find your ancestors in Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, and South Carolina. I also have extensive experience with African American family histories. If you are interested in learning more about your family past or are doing your own family research but have gotten stuck I can help.

Every family has a story worth preserving, but sometimes it takes the right research to uncover it.At Anders Genealogica...
06/10/2026

Every family has a story worth preserving, but sometimes it takes the right research to uncover it.

At Anders Genealogical Services, that can look different depending on what you’re hoping to learn.
The Ancestor Package focuses on the life of one key ancestor and helps piece together their (and your!) story through them. The Lineage Package traces one family line across generations, while the Legacy Package expands into a deeper multi-generational exploration across multiple branches of a family tree.

For those navigating a specific research roadblock, Breakthrough Sessions offer one-on-one guidance for things like DNA questions, difficult records, or “brick wall” endings that seem impossible to trace.

Reach out today to book a package, or inquire about which package is right for you and your story.

One record leads into another. Then another. Then a couple more.You open a census document looking for one answer, and s...
06/08/2026

One record leads into another. Then another. Then a couple more.

You open a census document looking for one answer, and suddenly, it’s hours later and you’re tracing occupations, neighbors, immigration records, military service, and family connections you never expected to find.

If you know, you know.

06/06/2026

One of the most powerful research questions you can ask isn't just "who was my ancestor" but "who did they live near right after emancipation?"

If your ancestor shows up in the 1870 census living with a white family, that family is your next lead.

Research them. Find out if their parents were enslavers. Look for patterns. Because the white family your ancestor lived with in 1870 is often the key to unlocking who may have enslaved them before emancipation.

This is exactly the kind of question we work through together inside Branching Out, my live genealogy Q&A session.
The next one is TOMORROW, June 7th from 3 to 5pm CT and there are only a spots left.

If you've been circling the same wall in your research and need fresh eyes and a real strategy, come join us.

Grab your seat here: https://loom.ly/lisbJDg

06/05/2026

When you find an ancestor living with someone in the 1870 census, don't scroll past it.

That person matters.

If your family had early ties to education and your ancestor was living with a teacher right after emancipation, that is not a coincidence worth ignoring. It's a thread worth pulling.

Even if the connection turns out to be exposure rather than direct influence, something real happened in that space. And that's exactly the kind of detail that brings a family story to life.

Inside Branching Out, this is how we think through research together. Not just finding names, but asking what those names mean and where they lead.

The next session is this Sunday, June 7th from 3 to 5pm CT. Spots are limited to 15 people so we can actually go deep on your questions.

Grab your seat here: https://loom.ly/lisbJDg

06/05/2026

He said something that stopped me in my tracks.

"I want to meet my family. I don't know if they want to meet me... but I want to know who they are."

Two parents died too young. Two family lines went quiet. And now, decades later, my client wants to reclaim what was taken from him before he even had a chance to hold onto it.

He wants to put the ties back together. To find the cousins, the aunts, the uncles, the relatives he never got to know because grief arrived before connection ever could.

This is why this work matters so deeply to me.

If you have a story like his, if early loss created a silence in your family that you've always wanted to break through, book your free call using the link in my bio.

Your family is out there. Let's find them.

06/04/2026

When we find our ancestors living with white families after emancipation, most people stop at their ancestor.
But that white family is a research lead.

Was he a farmer? A teacher? A landowner? Was he connected to the people who may have enslaved your ancestor before freedom? Those answers often don't live in your ancestor's records. BUT they may live in that white family's records.

That is the work. And it is the kind of research that takes a name in an 1870 census and turns it into a full story.

If you've hit a wall or you're not sure what to do with what you're finding, come join me at Branching Out this Sunday, June 7th from 3 to 5pm CT. It's a live, interactive Q&A with only 15 spots, and we work through real research questions together in real time.

Save your seat here: https://loom.ly/lisbJDg

There’s something powerful about holding a document or photograph that once belonged to someone in your family.Anything ...
06/04/2026

There’s something powerful about holding a document or photograph that once belonged to someone in your family.

Anything with handwriting from an ancestor: a passenger list with a familiar surname, a handwritten note in the margins of a Bible, or maybe a date on a photograph that suddenly makes a family story feel real instead of distant.

Research takes these feelings of connection and does the work to draw lines to actual people, places, and moments you can see for yourself. Book a call and let's get started.

06/03/2026

Before you go searching for records, there's one question you need to answer first.

What are you actually trying to find out?

Are you trying to confirm citizenship? Or are you trying to understand what your ancestor's life looked like? When did they come? How did they live?

Because those two questions lead you to completely different records.

This is one of the first things I walk people through inside Branching Out, my live group genealogy Q&A. Once you get clear on your real research question, everything else gets so much easier to navigate.

The next session is this Sunday, June 7th from 3 to 5pm CT. Fewer than 10 spots left. Come ready with your question and let's figure it out together.

Reserve your seat here: https://loom.ly/lisbJDg

06/02/2026

I say this to every single person I work with: do not move on until you have found your person in every record they could possibly be in.

Every census. Every city directory. Their parents. Their siblings.

Because sometimes the only way back to a person you've lost is through someone else in their family. You find the mom in one year, and suddenly there's the daughter again, now with a new last name, living right alongside her.

Those "holes" in your research can actually show you exactly where you're stuck. And sometimes filling them in opens everything back up.

This is the kind of strategy that makes a real difference and it's exactly what I talk through inside Branching Out, my live genealogy Q&A.

Next session is Sunday, June 7th from 3 to 5pm CT. Fewer than 10 spots left. Come with your research challenge and let's work through it together.

Register Here: https://loom.ly/lisbJDg

Family history and genealogical research has a way of turning names on a page into something much more personal.A school...
06/01/2026

Family history and genealogical research has a way of turning names on a page into something much more personal.

A school photo, a neighborhood, or a sibling relationship you didn’t know existed. These small details take part in explaining how a family lived, moved, celebrated, struggled, and stayed connected across generations.

Genealogy is rarely just about building a family tree, but rather about understanding the people inside it.

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