The Handwritten Past is a family-owned professional genealogy business. We offer professional family history and genealogical research and consultation services. We can help you, for example:
- Trace your immigrant ancestors back to their original homelands
- Verify or disprove your family legends and stories
- Solve your family history mysteries
- Trace your family tree further back in time
- Discover stories and photos in connection with your ancestors
- Analyze your DNA results from Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, and other DNA companies
- Find your biological family members (for adoptees)
- Join a lineage society, such as the DAR, SAR, or the Mayflower Society
- Uncover the stories behind your ancestor’s military service (WWI, Civil War, War of 1812, Revolutionary War, etc.)
- …and more!
To order genealogy research services, contact us via email at research@thehandwrittenpast.com.
“I had a gap in knowledge of the ancestry on my father’s side and was at a loss for how to go about filling that gap. David Moberly stepped in and was able to get me started in my search by providing the information for four generations back. I now feel I have a good starting point for further research on my own and if I get stuck, I know who I can ask for help!”
Phoebe T.
“In the 1920’s, my great aunt was a missionary in China. My mother was named after her, but our family knew very little about her short stay there. David Moberly of The Handwritten Past did in-depth research of Cynthia’s life and death, including translating Dutch newspaper stories; finding college articles she wrote; obtaining copies of her letters and those of her acquaintances that were sent from China (some in Chinese); even getting information from the Reformed Church Archives in New York City. David was able to get pictures showing where Cynthia stayed and her grave, which is no longer there. His results let us travel with Cynthia as she taught school, decided to embark on her journey, arrived in China, worked hard to learn the language, fell ill, and died suddenly after only six months in the country. I was amazed at how David was able to make this distant relative become a flesh and blood person. Our family is grateful for all his work, and we highly recommend him and his expertise in genealogy.”
Donna H.