When do you need a professional genealogist?

With over 40 years of research and accreditations to his name,
James Petty is the perfect guide to the ins and outs of using
professional family research services.

The great uncle who supposedly died as a child, but turned out to
have lived and had two families (unbeknownst to each other); the
elusive grandfather who drifted from state to state leaving no
trace of where he died and was buried; these are just two of the
recent mysteries professional researcher James Petty has been
called upon to solve.

With a treasure-trove of stories and experience, the founder of
Heirlines.com gives us an overview of his upcoming presentations
at the BYU Conference for Family History & Genealogy (July
26-29, 2011) and gives candid advice about finding the right
person with the right qualifications when you need some extra
help finding important family information.  It's informative
and entertaining.


That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull.