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Why choose We Go Way Back LLC?

Board-Certified Genealogist

Certified Genealogist® Meryl Schumacker has spent her career honing her skills in the field of New York City genealogy. She is also an expert in Jewish genealogy, genetic genealogy (DNA), and additional specialties.

One-On-One Service

With a large company, you may not know who is working on your behalf. With We Go Way Back®, you are in direct contact with a professional genealogist—no intermediaries here.

New York City Expertise

Most New York genealogy records are not online. With almost ten years of experience working locally in Manhattan, We Go Way Back uses established relationships with repositories and archivists to serve its clients every day.

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Professional Genealogy Services

 
 

Genealogy Research

Hourly research on the ancestor, family, or genealogical problem of your choosing.

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Record Retrievals

Fast turnaround of documents from a range of New York City repositories.

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Family History Books

A bespoke book of your ancestors’ life stories, delivered as a hardcover coffee table book.

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I highly recommend hiring Meryl . . . This modern-day Sherlock Holmes is pleasant to work with and listens to your concerns. She is very thorough and highly proficient at what she does.

I had a need to hire a good genealogist to break down my brick wall with my 2nd great-grandfather. . . Meryl was able to do in 15 hours of research what another company, I had previously hired to do this same research, couldn’t do in 30 hours.

- David Houseman in NY

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