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GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH FOR CITIZENSHIP

Your roots.
Your records.
Your next chapter.

We trace your family line through parish, civil and historical records, and gather the evidence behind it. Personal research, with respect for the faith and lives of the people who came before you.

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Personal research. A clear scope. One upfront fee.

THE NAMES. THE PLACES. THE CONNECTIONS.

A life, in the records.

01 / Arrival
Passenger arrival register, with the handwritten names in the left columns brought into view
Baltimore, 1871. Names carried across an ocean.
02 / Baptism
Catholic parish register with the baptism of Arthur Mignault at the top of the right page
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, 1865. A child and his parents.
03 / Marriage
Italian civil marriage record naming Giuseppe Negri and Anna Consonno, with their original signatures
Milan, 1886. Two names, and the families they connect.
04 / Death & burial
French parish page containing the death and burial entry of Gilles de Gransaigne in the lower middle of the page
Brousse-le-Château, France, 1724. A life recorded in the parish.

Historical examples from different families. Your record requirements depend on your country and family line.

START WITH YOUR FAMILY'S COUNTRY

One family line.
A place to begin.

Choose the country connected to your ancestry.
See exactly what's included before you pay.

CA

Canada

Find and document the generations connecting your family to Canada.

Citizenship document research$2,000 USD
IT

Italy

Trace your Italian family line and coordinate the records it needs.

Citizenship document research$4,000 USD

A different country in mind? Tell us where your family begins.

FROM A FEW DETAILS TO A DOCUMENTED LINE

A simpler way to get started.

01

Tell us what you know.

A few family details are enough to begin. You don't need a finished family tree or a folder full of certificates.

02

Choose your research.

Review the scope and pay securely online. We review your order and confirm the research plan within two business days.

03

Receive your family file.

Get a sourced family line, an organized record file, and a clear account of what was found and what remains open.

THE RECORDS THAT CONNECT GENERATIONS

A family line,
read with care.

We often turn to the sacramental records of the Catholic Church. Baptismal and marriage registers can preserve the names, places and relationships that help connect one generation to the next. We read them alongside civil and other historical records, documenting each source and explaining what remains uncertain.

WHY RUTH?

Faith. Family. Belonging.

Ruth Papers takes its name from a woman who left her homeland to remain with her mother-in-law, Naomi. Her promise of loyalty carried them through loss and into a new life. Ruth became the great-grandmother of King David and is named in the Gospel of Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.

Her story reminds us that family and faith travel across borders and generations. That spirit guides our work: careful attention to the records, and respect for the lives behind each name.

Read the story of Ruth

Our service is genealogy and document procurement. Citizenship eligibility, legal advice and application filing are separate from this research. A purchase does not guarantee citizenship.