Discover Your Heritage with Heartwood Genealogy
Discover Your Family's Story with Heartwood Genealogy
Our team of search angels are passionate about helping you uncover your family's unique history. We understand the importance of preserving your family's legacy and we are committed to providing you with the highest level of research and analysis. Whether you're just starting out or have hit a "brick wall" in your research, we can help. Our services include everything from basic research and documentation to DNA analysis and international research. Let us help you connect with your past and discover your roots. We offer a variety of genealogy services to meet your needs, including research, document retrieval, family tree creation, DNA navigation, adoption/birth family research, initiating contact with new family members and Metis document search.
HOW OUR GENEALOGY SEARCH BEGAN
OUR PERSONAL STORY
Our own personal story of tracing ancestors began over 30 years ago when my mother started looking for information on her grandparents and their families. I spent many days with my mom researching at a public library several towns away. We had no idea what we were doing as we painstakingly looked through microfiche of newspaper articles and birth/death records to find these people that could belong to our ancestors. This was back in the early 1990's.
HOME OF THE FRIENDLESS
MANITOBA & BRITISH COLUMBIA ORPHANAGE AND HOMES
In the early 1900's Laura B S Crouch from Kansas USA founded several safe houses in the Winnipeg Manitoba area and then later in British Columbia Canada. These homes were provided to help meet the needs of certain groups of people she thought she could help most. These homes were officially closed in 1937/1938 following a trial and the death of Laura Crouch.
Men and Boys home, Unwed/Abandoned pregnant Women and Mothers,
Orphans, Elderly, Prostitutes, Immigrants, Families, Destitute/Friendless
THERE WAS ALOT OF CONTROVERSARY SURROUNDING THESE HOMES.
IF YOU HAD ANY ANCESTORS WHO WERE INMATES/RESIDENTS OR STAFF IN ANY OF THESE HOMES, HAVE INFORMATION AND STORIES TO SHARE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO ALSO HAD ANCESTORS HERE.
PLEASE CONTACT US AT 1 (250) 224-7590 OR AT searchangel@heartwoodgenealogy.ca
RESEARCH SERVICES OFFERED
DNA
ADOPTION/BIRTH FAMILIES
ADOPTION/BIRTH FAMILIES
If you have already completed a DNA test from one of the major research sites we can help you translate and analyze the data, color code and separate your matches into family groups.
If you have not yet had a DNA test done and would like to get one, we can help you choose the right website to go through.
ADOPTION/BIRTH FAMILIES
ADOPTION/BIRTH FAMILIES
ADOPTION/BIRTH FAMILIES
Research and connecting adoptees and their birth families. Assisting in communication, registering on the adoptions sites, applying for your birth records and adoption file.
METIS/ABORIGINAL
ADOPTION/BIRTH FAMILIES
METIS/ABORIGINAL
Please note that we can not certify ANY Metis or Aboriginal lineage. Many records can be found for Metis ancestry, however after 1870 approx most Metis and Aboriginal families did not identify with their heritage especially on Government documents. Instead they choose to identify with their second nationality.
TREE BUILDING
TREE BUILDING
METIS/ABORIGINAL
Building a family tree is a very critical part of genealogy. However it is also the most complicated. before a person is entered into a tree as an ancestor it is important to have the supporting documents to prove that they belong there. Adding a person who does not belong will corrupt the outcome of your tree.
DOCUMENTS
TREE BUILDING
INTERNATIONAL
Documents are very important in genealogy research. These include census records, birth, baptism, death, marriage, voters list, land records, immigration/naturalization, newspaper articles and more.
INTERNATIONAL
TREE BUILDING
INTERNATIONAL
Almost all countries have some kind of records available for genealogy. Some countries have extra fees for searching.