Overseas Researchers
Sometimes the only option for someone who has roots in a distant country is to recruit a local researcher
It can really spice up a family tree when you discover an ancestor who came from abroad. If you want to find out more information about their lives, the first thing to do is to check a couple of free websites to see whether what you want is already online. FamilySearch ( familysearch.org) has scanned images and indexes to records from around the world, and a really useful Research
Wiki describing records and archives for virtually every country. Meanwhile, Cyndi’s List ( cyndis list.com) provides links to online genealogy sources worldwide.
Cyndi’s List also includes the websites of some professional researchers. A country specialist should have the knowledge about accessing
records, and the skills to navigate through foreign archives. There is also the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG; apgen.org), which is particularly strong for North America but has members worldwide. In Australia and New Zealand, the Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (AAGRA; aagra.asn.au) is similar to AGRA. National archives may also have lists of researchers.
In addition, various companies can help with your research worldwide. For example, Ancestry offers ProGenealogists ( progenealogists.com), while Trace Global Research Services ( trace. com/genealogists) has experts who can visit more than 2,000 archives in 80 countries.