Paid Research and Services
These services run through Walt and Chey Genealogy, a separate for-hire research practice. Not the nonprofit. Not the free stuff. This is what you hire us for when you need someone to actually sit down and do the work with you.
Walt & Chey Genealogy
Genealogy Research Services
Need deeper research support? Walt & Chey Genealogy offers paid research services for families looking for more intensive help tracing their roots, crossing the 1870 wall, and navigating slavery-era records.
- •One-on-one research consultations
- •Targeted ancestor searches using primary sources
- •Document retrieval and interpretation
- •Custom research reports with sources cited
Book Walt for Your Organization
Workshops & Speaking Engagements
Invite Walter English to speak at your library, university, museum, or community organization. Presentations are rooted in primary sources, community care, and the lived experience of Black genealogy.
- •Black genealogy and researching enslaved ancestors
- •Crossing the 1870 Wall
- •Understanding Freedmen's Bureau and slavery records
- •Anti-racism genealogy work for white researchers
- •Youth-focused genealogy and Time Detectives curriculum
Documented. Sourced. Yours.
Custom Research Reports
Receive a professionally written research report documenting what was found, what records were searched, and what next steps remain. Great for family reunions, archival gifts, or kicking off your own deeper research.
- •Fully cited sources and methodology
- •Narrative summary of findings
- •Recommended follow-up records and repositories
- •Digital delivery with original document scans where available
Bring History to Your Gathering
Family Reunion Packages
Planning a family reunion? BEP offers customized presentations and research summaries to help families connect with their history together. We'll help you tell the story of where you came from.
- •Tailored ancestor research for your family lines
- •Presentation-ready family history summary
- •Interactive Q&A for reunion attendees
- •Printed or digital take-home materials