Traditional, document-based genealogy for families and professionals - bespoke family trees, on-site research in Paris-region archives, brick-wall breakthroughs and historical family mysteries.
/ Family trees
/ Brickwalls
/ French vital and notarial records
/ Photos, maps, old newspapers, images and more
Your French ancestors, FOUND in the records.
Family Trees
Fully sourced family trees built from French civil registers, parish records, census returns and notarial acts — delivered as a clear, referenced dossier your family can keep.
Archive depots visits - Paris region
Need one specific document? I consult it for you on-site at the Archives de Paris, the Archives Nationales, the SHD in Vincennes or the Archives Départementales that are accessible from my location. Photos of the documents, transcriptions and translations included as requested.
Brick-wall breakthroughs
Stuck on an ancestor who refuses to be found? I re-examine your research with fresh eyes — variant spellings, collateral lines, overlooked record series — until the wall gives way.
Family mysteries, investigated
Historical puzzles investigated and documented to archival standard.
What we do not do:
No DNA Genealogy or genetic testing.
No searches for living people.
I do not contact potential living relatives on your behalf.
Our work is strictly historical and document-based.
What we do
Family documents, private collection.
Bound documents at the Essonne Archives.
What they say about The French Genealogist
"I got to know Maylis at the time that she was running a genealogy club in the US. I can attest to her deep subject knowledge, passion, and generosity. She helped me transcribe difficult historical handwriting and provided expert advice that showed me new pathways in my own family research."
-E.M., Houston
