Research by Jahongir “Jhon” Usmanov
RESEARCH SERVICES PRICE LIST
Individual Research Rate is $45.00 per hour
Estate Research Rate is $55.00 per hour
speed is the enemy of good research! which requires blind alleys, reflection, error, etc.
~Christopher Gray, author of the Streetscapes column in The New York Times
Individual Basic Family Tree Package
$450
- You provide name of your ancestors (i.e. grandparents) and I conduct ten hours of research, at the completion of which I send family chart with names, dates of births, marriages and deaths and locations of final resting places. All vitals will have proper citations. For hard copies of records there’s additional cost per item; cost of documents depend on repositories.
Individual Starter Package
Most Popular
$135
- You provide items you wish to locate such as birth, marriage or death records. I spend three hours conducting initial research and send report of “found” or “not found” with proper sources. If record is found, you will receive transcription of the contents. For hard copies of records there’s additional cost per item; cost of documents depend on repositories.
Individual Premium Family Tree Package
Most Effective
$800
- Individual Basic Family Tree Package + hard copies of records (where available) and photographs of headstones in cemeteries of New York City, all arranged in large archival album.
House Research
$250
- Complete research on residential or commercial address in New York City, includes history of the building, architect, owners/residents, major events (fires, burglaries, etc.) and photographs (where available).
Estate Research
$275
- You provide name of person whose estate is being probated and I find list of heirs, either living or deceased, so you can show “due diligence”. This is the first stage of the process which includes five hours of research and report on heirs. If additional time required (depends on number of issues), the report will contain estimate for further research. For hard copies of records there’s additional cost per item; cost of documents depend on repositories.
Customized Research
$45/Hour
- If you don’t see what you need, send an inquiry. I can conduct genealogical or historic research to fit your requirements.
Translation Services
$45/Page
- Translation of documents, certificates and vital records from Russian to English and Tajik to English.
Translation Services
$55/Page
- Translation of Parish (church) records from Old Slavonic, Russian, German languages to English. Contact for other languages.