SE Florida Research
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Records Retrieval

Denise A. Wells
10220 Via Hibiscus, Suite 6
Boca Raton
FL 33428
USA



Tel: 561-487-9992
Fax: 561-487-9963

Southeast USA | Certificate Service
Online Research | Native American
genealogyPro

Visitors since
10 Jul 2004

Background:

Denise Wells has been researching for 20 years. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, she has traced her ancestors from Indiana and Illinois to Ohio, New York, Ireland and Italy.

A lifelong resident of Indiana, Denise relocated to Boca Raton, Florida in September 2001. In August 2002, she began a mail list to discuss the creation of a formal chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists for the State of Florida. Denise brought together various Florida genealogists and family historians for the first meeting at the Florida State Genealogical Society's 2002 conference in St. Petersburg, FL. Discussions continued and at the 2003 FGS National Conference in Orlando, FL a second meeting and vote produced a By-Laws Committee, on which Denise participated. The application for a Florida Chapter of APG was granted in December 2003. After nominations and voting in January 2004, Denise was elected Vice President of the Florida Chapter of APG.

Denise is dedicated to the professional Code of Ethics in the management of genealogy research, writing and education. She has enjoyed a 33-year career as a paralegal and is adept at research in courthouses, libraries and archives. Denise's enthusiasm for genealogy and history is contagious.

Qualifications:

• 33 years experienced paralegal
• 20 years genealogy research experience
• Member, National Genealogical Society
• Member, Association of Professional Genealogists
• Member, Florida State Genealogical Society
• Vice President, Florida Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists
• Past Education Director, Genealogical Society of Marion County, Indiana

Services:

• Onsite research in the Counties of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, St. Lucie
• Onsite court research and document retrieval
• Newspaper obituary research
• Cemetery Research
• Records research from Vero Beach to Key West
• Focus on client needs
• Research strategy plans
• Success oriented
• Turn around time: 5-7 weeks after receipt of authorization
• Detailed and documented professional report prepared
• Additional relevant research recommendations included when appropriate
• S.E. Florida Indian research
• Internet database subscriptions
• Personally known private investigators available when necessary

Fees:

• Regular hourly rate $30/hour, 3-hour minimum retainer, payable in advance; possible flat rate projects
• Most Florida travel include in hourly rate, plus mileage
• Large projects welcomed
• Smaller requests performed quickly and efficiently
• Out of pocket expenses
• Review of your compiled records at hourly rate, with recommendations
• Expenses include, but are not limited to, parking, tolls, admission fees, photocopies, fax charges, postage, long distance telephone charges, overnight hotel charges when required, certificate and document fees, mileage
• Expenses will be confirmed with client after 3 hour increments
• Additional hours of research must be approved and paid for in advance in a minimum of 3-hour increments
• Travel costs to various cities available upon request (Key West is 4 hours each way)
• If overnight travel is necessary, charges will include $75 per night, in addition to actual cost of room and board, plus other charges for travel, research and expenses