Client Stories

“We thought our great-grandfather came through Ellis Island from Poland. Eleanor uncovered ship manifests from Hamburg and a Yiddish newspaper article in New York that revealed our true roots.” — The Rosenfeld Family

“Jonas found my grandmother's original name in a New York union record. We now understand our real surname and have reconnected with our cousins in Montreal.” — Hyman B.

“We knew only that my great-grandmother came from County Cork. Jonas traced her journey through ship logs, a church registry, and a postcard sent from Boston. Incredible work.” — Siobhan M.

“A childhood tale about a lost bakery in Brooklyn led to synagogue records and a cousin in Ohio we never knew existed.” — Susan

“I only had a nickname and a story about pickles. Eleanor found the original immigration manifest.” — Miriam T.

“We always believed our great-grandfather changed his name at Ellis Island. Turns out, he didn’t. This blew my mind.” — Aaron R.