Welcome to Tobias History Research. I’m Vicki Tobias and I specialize in North American family and community history research. Whether you’re just beginning your search or seeking more detailed information, I’m excited to help you discover your place in the past.
Some of my favorite research areas include (but are not limited to) families that settled in the U.S. Upper Midwest, Scotch-Irish and German ancestry, military history and research, 19th and early 20th century immigration, and personal and community history research in Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Nebraska, Kentucky, Iowa, or California.
“In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage — to know who we are and where we came from.” -Alex Haley
Why learn about your past? To discover family who may have been lost to history and forgotten by their descendants for generations. We honor them by illuminating the details of their lives and reconnecting them to the present.
Take a look at some of my past projects.
In addition to genealogy research, I’m happy to assist with:
- Historical research using archive, library, and museum collections
- Personal, community and corporate history research and writing
- Archival collection assessment and planning, management and preservation
- Digitization consultation
- Heir search and forensic genealogy
- DNA genealogy
- Personal archives preservation
- Oral history interviewing and storytelling
- Project planning and management
- Strategies for history-related volunteer projects and support
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