Ever wanted to know more about your family history and where you came from?
Welcome
I became passionate about genealogy while researching my own family tree with my Mum when I was about 15, more than 20 years ago. I have helped many others connect to the branches of their own past as a genealogist and family historian and hope I can help you too.
Family history goes beyond just names and dates in a chart. Uncovering the stories of our ancestors and their experiences helps us to understand where we have come from and what has shaped our past
Contact me to uncover your family stories.
I can tailor a package to suit your individual and family interests and budget.
Example packages
Packages can include a combination of printed and digitised records, family charts and trees, DVD slideshows and I can even provide biographies of individual characters of interest for those of you looking for the ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ experience.
Example package one $650 The ‘I just want you to get me started package’;
includes up to 20 hours of research and records found in this search, beginnings of a family chart for you to build on, instructions and websites on how you can proceed in finding your own branches to the past and digital templates to help you organise your own research.
Example package two $850 The ‘I just want to know about my Mother’s/Father’s family; Includes up to 30 hours of research and includes copies of all records found, family charts and trees, and two short biographical stories (of approximately 800 words) of characters of interest.
Example package three $1800 – The ‘Tell me where I have come from’ package; can include up to 60 hours of research on both Maternal and Paternal family lines, copies of all records found, family charts and trees and 4 biographies of characters of interest.
If while researching your family history I find men and women who served in WWI and WWII, I will also provide information (if available) on their time in the service free of charge as a thankyou to our ANZACS and serving veterans and their families.
(records for those who served after these wars is unfortunately not yet available)
My other services
Do you have a shoebox of photos and negatives you haven’t yet got around to scanning and sorting? I also offer a scanning service where I can scan and sort (as much as possible) all you precious family memories and provide them on a USB, in print form or I can even store them in a cloud service for you to access any time. This is particularly useful for those worried about losing these memories to natural disasters etc.
Printing photos from negatives, film or slides
.75c per image
Photos converted and printed from negatives - price is for 6x4 size reprints
Negative, slide and film scanning
$35* per 100 photos
Saved as digitised images to USB and/or cloud - includes USB, negative cleaning and archive quality negative sleeves (where required)
*additional charges may apply if images require significant cleanup of scratches and/or image enhancement
Photo scanning
$35 per 100 photos
Any size up to A3, saved to USB and/or cloud
I can scan and save to USB / Cloud, any family photos and documents such as diaries and journals. Please contact me if you would like an estimate for scanning and printing services not listed above. Cloud storage created with Google Drive which includes up to 15 GB free storage. If you require more, I will contact you to discuss paid subscription options.
Testamonials
'Branches Family History with Lynda is a boutique small business that offers a very personal service. If you are like me and find the history of your ancestors fascinating, but never have the time to do the research, then Lynda is just the person you need. The process can be very time consuming, and the problem is knowing just where to look. There are now thousands of places where you can find information. It can take not hours or weeks but years.
Lynda has the professional qualification and the experience to investigate in as much detail as you wish about a person’s family history and then present it in a professional dossier that you and members of your wider family will find enlightening, both good and not so good. And she will do it an awful lot faster than you can.
Lynda also can get the detail of your family members service to our country in past conflicts, which is almost now lost from personal experience, as returned service personnel pass away. Wonderful history to pass to future generations. '
- Ted Gretgrix, Bendigo
About Me
Born in 1977 in Bendigo, I became interested in my family history when my Mum discovered a convict ancestor. This was before the internet made searching for records so much easier.
As more and more records started to become available online, my skills grew along with the available resources.
Having spent many years building my own family
Born in 1977 in Bendigo, I became interested in my family history when my Mum discovered a convict ancestor. This was before the internet made searching for records so much easier.
As more and more records started to become available online, my skills grew along with the available resources.
Having spent many years building my own family stories, from my convict ancestors on my Mother's side to my Scottish ancestor's on my Dad's side, I began to branch out (pardon the pun) into helping others and found I enjoyed it as much as researching my own family.
Helping others to connect soon became more than a hobby and I undertook formal study through the University of Tasmania and launched Branches Family History soon after.
I love all aspects of researching people and places and have a strong interest in the building of stories and not just names and dates.