Research Services
If you would like RCGS volunteers to conduct personalized genealogical research, please submit your request using the Research Request Form linked below. To help us provide the best possible results, we encourage you to read the tips below before submitting your request.
Research assistance is offered at $15.00 per hour, with a non‑refundable one‑hour minimum. The initial fee includes up to 10 copied pages at no additional cost.
After submitting your request, please pay the initial $15 research fee. If your project requires more than one hour, our researcher will contact you with an estimate of the additional time needed and instructions for further payment, should you wish to continue.
Payment may be made through our Donate Page or by mailing a check to RCGS. We must receive payment before beginning any research.
We Will Search the Following Records
- Cemetery records
- Church records
- Correspondence files from previous requests
- County census records
- City/County directories
- Indexed local histories
- Early marriage records
- Newspaper records
- Probate records
- School records
- Surname card file of members, past and present
- Tax records
Research Request Tips
| Tip | Example 1 | Example 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Be as specific as possible. Your question should include type of information requested, names, places and dates or time periods. | I'd like a copy of any marriage record for John Flintstone, who was stationed at Fort Riley between 1915 and 1925. | Josephine Baker, maiden name Smith, b ~1895, died in 1940, was buried in a cemetery that would now be under Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Was her grave re-located and, if so, where? |
| To avoid duplicating your research, please tell us where you've already looked for information. | I've already checked Riley County newspapers on Newspapers.com and didn't find any marriage or engagement notice. | I searched Findagrave for Josephine Smith, nee Baker. |
| Provide any information on other individuals that might help identify the correct record. | John was the son of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, who lived in Bedrock, Kansas. | Josephine may have remarried after her husband Edward Baker died in 1930. Her first marriage was to Michael Carter in Missouri, about 1905. |
