
What is Tree Analysis?
Did you know that just one weak link in your family tree could mean that you are spending time and money climbing someone else’s family tree instead of discovering and honoring your own ancestors? Spending a few minutes with a professional genealogist (around here we call them genealogy coaches), can save you all that time and money.
Tree analysis is the process of systematically reviewing a family tree to identify those weak links. Our genealogy coaches then work with you to create a research plan that allows you to shore up that connection or break the link once and for all.
Engaging in this simple process means you can continue your family history journey with confidence that you are climbing your own family tree and not someone else’s.
How Does This Work?
1. You need to have started a family tree at an online service (such as Ancestry or FamilySearch) or in a software program (such as Family Tree Maker or Roots Magic).
2. You need to have a Skype account. You need to know how to log in to that account. You need to have a functioning web cam, microphone and speaker.
3. Click the link below to see our available Tree Analysis Genealogy Coaches. Select the coach you want to work with and then select a date and time for your appointment.

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We have hand-picked the best genealogists in the field to help you with your family history challenges. Check out our their qualifications and their schedules to pick the coach that best fits your needs.

Maureen Taylor
Maureen Taylor, author of The Family Photo Detective, is an internationally recognized expert on historic photograph identification, photo preservation and family history research. The Wall Street Journal dubbed her “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective.”

Kelly Summers
Kelly Summers, MS, AG®, is an expert instructor and researcher, specializing in in family analysis and problem solving. She teaches university level genealogy courses at Brigham Young University and Salt Lake Community College. Kelly serves with ICAPGen and Utah Genealogical Association.

Lindsey Bayless
Lindsey is a British born citizen of the United States. An accredited genealogist, conducting client research, Lindsey is also a volunteer professional at the Family History Library. Lindsey travels frequently to the British Isles to conduct onsite personal and client genealogical research.

Lara Diamond
Lara Diamond has 25 years of genealogy research experience and specializes in Jewish genealogy both in the United States and Europe. She regularly blogs her own research results to show what is possible in Eastern Europe at http://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com

Darris G. Williams
Darris has a Bachelor degree in Family & Community History. He worked as a British reference consultant at the Family History Library for 15 years and a co-founder of the FamilySearch wiki. Darris is presently a customer development specialist, freelance genealogist and family history instructor.

George G. Morgan
George G. Morgan is an internationally recognized genealogy expert with more than 50 years experience. He is a conference and webinar speaker, an award-winning author of 12 books, and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys(SM) Podcast.

Mike Provard
Mike has 35+ years experience helping beginners get started on their genealogy journey. He has extensive knowledge of FamilySearch, the Family Tree and historical records.

Nicka Smith
Nicka Smith is a professional photographer, speaker, and documentarian with more than 17 years of experience as a genealogist. She has extensive experience in African ancestored genealogy, reverse genealogy, sharing genealogy with youth, using creative ways to document the ancestral journey.

Janet Hovorka
Janet Hovorka MLIS owns genealogyDOTcoach and Family ChartMasters, the official printing service for most genealogy companies. Janet has written the Zap The Grandma Gap books and workbooks and is an international speaker. She is past president of UGA and teaches genealogy at SLCC.

Nancy Barnes
Nancy Barnes is the author of “Stories To Tell: An Easy Guide to Self-Publishing Family History Books and Memoirs” and the owner of the publishing company www.StoriesToTellBooks.com. She helps authors through every step to publish professional and beautiful family history books.

Lisa Alzo
Lisa A. Alzo, MFA, is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer specializing in Eastern European genealogy and nonfiction writing. Lisa enjoys helping fellow genealogists and aspiring writers, and can’t wait to coach you through your research problem or writer’s block.

Donna M. Moughty
Donna Moughty is a lecturer, researcher and blogger specializing in Irish research problems. She attended the third and fourth Irish Genealogical Congresses in Ireland and was an instructor for the 2011 Irish course at IGHR and each October she takes groups to Ireland to research.

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen is an Accredited Genealogist specializing in the Mid-South and Appalachia. With over 35 years of professional experience behind her, she loves helping others to make discoveries in their family’s history. She and her husband serve as Family History Center Directors.

Adele Marcum
Adele Marcum is a records expert with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Family History and Genealogy from Brigham Young University who has enjoyed employment at Ancestry.com and FamilySearch; as an instructor for BYU-Idaho; and as a freelance genealogist.

Dale Sheldon
Dale Sheldon has studied genealogy over 25 years. His extensive private research has guided him through the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and Brazil. Mr. Sheldon has also worked in live theater and is currently working to create an online theater database.

Valerie Elkins
Valerie is a professional family history researcher, presenter, writer and lover of great stories. Over 20 years experience, former International Research Consultant at the Family History Library, trainer of Family History Consultants, and consultant and researcher for several TV genealogy shows.

Denise May Levenick
Denise May Levenick, The Family Curator, is a researcher, speaker and writer specializing in preserving and analyzing family documents, photos, and artifacts. She is the author of How to Archive Family Keepsakes, How to Archive Family Photos and TheFamilyCurator.com website.

Kathy Meade
Kathy Meade is currently the North American representative for ArkivDigital, an online subscription service that provides access to the Swedish historical records. She has been working with Swedish genealogy since 2003 giving many presentations and workshops on Swedish research around the country.

Drew Smith
Drew Smith is a university librarian, a well-known genealogy author and educator, and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast. His books include Social Networking for Genealogists, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques, and Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher.

Cyndi Ingle
Cyndi Ingle, a genealogist for more than 36 years, is the creator of CyndisList.com; author of three books for genealogical research on the Internet; a past member of the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society; and an active member in several other genealogical groups.

Diahan Southard
Diahan is Your DNA Guide, where she provides personalized, interactive experiences to assist individuals and families in interpreting their genetic genealogy results.

Angela Y. Walton-Raji
Angela Walton-Raji is nationally known as an author, genealogist, podcaster and blogger. She hosts the weekly African Roots Podcast, and known also for her book “Black Indian Genealogy Research” first published in 1993 & revised in 2007. She currently resides in Maryland where she continues to research.

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen is an Accredited Genealogist specializing in the Mid-South and Appalachia. With over 35 years of professional experience behind her, she loves helping others to make discoveries in their family’s history. She and her husband serve as Family History Center Directors.

Donna M. Moughty
Donna Moughty is a lecturer, researcher and blogger specializing in Irish research problems. She attended the third and fourth Irish Genealogical Congresses in Ireland and was an instructor for the 2011 Irish course at IGHR and each October she takes groups to Ireland to research.

Lindsey Bayless
Lindsey is a British born citizen of the United States. An accredited genealogist, conducting client research, Lindsey is also a volunteer professional at the Family History Library. Lindsey travels frequently to the British Isles to conduct onsite personal and client genealogical research.

Janet Hovorka
Janet Hovorka MLIS owns genealogyDOTcoach and Family ChartMasters, the official printing service for most genealogy companies. Janet has written the Zap The Grandma Gap books and workbooks and is an international speaker. She is past president of UGA and teaches genealogy at SLCC.

Darris G. Williams
Darris has a Bachelor degree in Family & Community History. He worked as a British reference consultant at the Family History Library for 15 years and a co-founder of the FamilySearch wiki. Darris is presently a customer development specialist, freelance genealogist and family history instructor.

Maureen Taylor
Maureen Taylor, author of The Family Photo Detective, is an internationally recognized expert on historic photograph identification, photo preservation and family history research. The Wall Street Journal dubbed her “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective.”

Angela Y. Walton-Raji
Angela Walton-Raji is nationally known as an author, genealogist, podcaster and blogger. She hosts the weekly African Roots Podcast, and known also for her book “Black Indian Genealogy Research” first published in 1993 & revised in 2007. She currently resides in Maryland where she continues to research.

Valerie Elkins
Valerie is a professional family history researcher, presenter, writer and lover of great stories. Over 20 years experience, former International Research Consultant at the Family History Library, trainer of Family History Consultants, and consultant and researcher for several TV genealogy shows.

Lara Diamond
Lara Diamond has 25 years of genealogy research experience and specializes in Jewish genealogy both in the United States and Europe. She regularly blogs her own research results to show what is possible in Eastern Europe at http://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com

Mike Provard
Mike has 35+ years experience helping beginners get started on their genealogy journey. He has extensive knowledge of FamilySearch, the Family Tree and historical records.

Nicka Smith
Nicka Smith is a professional photographer, speaker, and documentarian with more than 17 years of experience as a genealogist. She has extensive experience in African ancestored genealogy, reverse genealogy, sharing genealogy with youth, using creative ways to document the ancestral journey.

Cyndi Ingle
Cyndi Ingle, a genealogist for more than 36 years, is the creator of CyndisList.com; author of three books for genealogical research on the Internet; a past member of the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society; and an active member in several other genealogical groups.

Dale Sheldon
Dale Sheldon has studied genealogy over 25 years. His extensive private research has guided him through the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and Brazil. Mr. Sheldon has also worked in live theater and is currently working to create an online theater database.

Drew Smith
Drew Smith is a university librarian, a well-known genealogy author and educator, and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast. His books include Social Networking for Genealogists, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques, and Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher.

Kelly Summers
Kelly Summers, MS, AG®, is an expert instructor and researcher, specializing in in family analysis and problem solving. She teaches university level genealogy courses at Brigham Young University and Salt Lake Community College. Kelly serves with ICAPGen and Utah Genealogical Association.

George G. Morgan
George G. Morgan is an internationally recognized genealogy expert with more than 50 years experience. He is a conference and webinar speaker, an award-winning author of 12 books, and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys(SM) Podcast.

Diahan Southard
Diahan is Your DNA Guide, where she provides personalized, interactive experiences to assist individuals and families in interpreting their genetic genealogy results.

Denise May Levenick
Denise May Levenick, The Family Curator, is a researcher, speaker and writer specializing in preserving and analyzing family documents, photos, and artifacts. She is the author of How to Archive Family Keepsakes, How to Archive Family Photos and TheFamilyCurator.com website.

Kathy Meade
Kathy Meade is currently the North American representative for ArkivDigital, an online subscription service that provides access to the Swedish historical records. She has been working with Swedish genealogy since 2003 giving many presentations and workshops on Swedish research around the country.

Nancy Barnes
Nancy Barnes is the author of “Stories To Tell: An Easy Guide to Self-Publishing Family History Books and Memoirs” and the owner of the publishing company www.StoriesToTellBooks.com. She helps authors through every step to publish professional and beautiful family history books.

Adele Marcum
Adele Marcum is a records expert with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Family History and Genealogy from Brigham Young University who has enjoyed employment at Ancestry.com and FamilySearch; as an instructor for BYU-Idaho; and as a freelance genealogist.

Lisa Alzo
Lisa A. Alzo, MFA, is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer specializing in Eastern European genealogy and nonfiction writing. Lisa enjoys helping fellow genealogists and aspiring writers, and can’t wait to coach you through your research problem or writer’s block.

Lisa Alzo
Lisa A. Alzo, MFA, is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer specializing in Eastern European genealogy and nonfiction writing. Lisa enjoys helping fellow genealogists and aspiring writers, and can’t wait to coach you through your research problem or writer’s block.

Adele Marcum
Adele Marcum is a records expert with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Family History and Genealogy from Brigham Young University who has enjoyed employment at Ancestry.com and FamilySearch; as an instructor for BYU-Idaho; and as a freelance genealogist.

Nancy Barnes
Nancy Barnes is the author of “Stories To Tell: An Easy Guide to Self-Publishing Family History Books and Memoirs” and the owner of the publishing company www.StoriesToTellBooks.com. She helps authors through every step to publish professional and beautiful family history books.

Kathy Meade
Kathy Meade is currently the North American representative for ArkivDigital, an online subscription service that provides access to the Swedish historical records. She has been working with Swedish genealogy since 2003 giving many presentations and workshops on Swedish research around the country.

Denise May Levenick
Denise May Levenick, The Family Curator, is a researcher, speaker and writer specializing in preserving and analyzing family documents, photos, and artifacts. She is the author of How to Archive Family Keepsakes, How to Archive Family Photos and TheFamilyCurator.com website.

Diahan Southard
Diahan is Your DNA Guide, where she provides personalized, interactive experiences to assist individuals and families in interpreting their genetic genealogy results.

George G. Morgan
George G. Morgan is an internationally recognized genealogy expert with more than 50 years experience. He is a conference and webinar speaker, an award-winning author of 12 books, and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys(SM) Podcast.

Kelly Summers
Kelly Summers, MS, AG®, is an expert instructor and researcher, specializing in in family analysis and problem solving. She teaches university level genealogy courses at Brigham Young University and Salt Lake Community College. Kelly serves with ICAPGen and Utah Genealogical Association.

Drew Smith
Drew Smith is a university librarian, a well-known genealogy author and educator, and the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast. His books include Social Networking for Genealogists, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques, and Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher.

Dale Sheldon
Dale Sheldon has studied genealogy over 25 years. His extensive private research has guided him through the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and Brazil. Mr. Sheldon has also worked in live theater and is currently working to create an online theater database.

Cyndi Ingle
Cyndi Ingle, a genealogist for more than 36 years, is the creator of CyndisList.com; author of three books for genealogical research on the Internet; a past member of the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society; and an active member in several other genealogical groups.

Nicka Smith
Nicka Smith is a professional photographer, speaker, and documentarian with more than 17 years of experience as a genealogist. She has extensive experience in African ancestored genealogy, reverse genealogy, sharing genealogy with youth, using creative ways to document the ancestral journey.

Mike Provard
Mike has 35+ years experience helping beginners get started on their genealogy journey. He has extensive knowledge of FamilySearch, the Family Tree and historical records.

Lara Diamond
Lara Diamond has 25 years of genealogy research experience and specializes in Jewish genealogy both in the United States and Europe. She regularly blogs her own research results to show what is possible in Eastern Europe at http://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com

Valerie Elkins
Valerie is a professional family history researcher, presenter, writer and lover of great stories. Over 20 years experience, former International Research Consultant at the Family History Library, trainer of Family History Consultants, and consultant and researcher for several TV genealogy shows.

Angela Y. Walton-Raji
Angela Walton-Raji is nationally known as an author, genealogist, podcaster and blogger. She hosts the weekly African Roots Podcast, and known also for her book “Black Indian Genealogy Research” first published in 1993 & revised in 2007. She currently resides in Maryland where she continues to research.

Maureen Taylor
Maureen Taylor, author of The Family Photo Detective, is an internationally recognized expert on historic photograph identification, photo preservation and family history research. The Wall Street Journal dubbed her “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective.”

Darris G. Williams
Darris has a Bachelor degree in Family & Community History. He worked as a British reference consultant at the Family History Library for 15 years and a co-founder of the FamilySearch wiki. Darris is presently a customer development specialist, freelance genealogist and family history instructor.

Janet Hovorka
Janet Hovorka MLIS owns genealogyDOTcoach and Family ChartMasters, the official printing service for most genealogy companies. Janet has written the Zap The Grandma Gap books and workbooks and is an international speaker. She is past president of UGA and teaches genealogy at SLCC.

Lindsey Bayless
Lindsey is a British born citizen of the United States. An accredited genealogist, conducting client research, Lindsey is also a volunteer professional at the Family History Library. Lindsey travels frequently to the British Isles to conduct onsite personal and client genealogical research.

Donna M. Moughty
Donna Moughty is a lecturer, researcher and blogger specializing in Irish research problems. She attended the third and fourth Irish Genealogical Congresses in Ireland and was an instructor for the 2011 Irish course at IGHR and each October she takes groups to Ireland to research.

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen is an Accredited Genealogist specializing in the Mid-South and Appalachia. With over 35 years of professional experience behind her, she loves helping others to make discoveries in their family’s history. She and her husband serve as Family History Center Directors.