Document Transcription

If you have old handwritten letters, diaries, or other records written in cursive or older handwriting scripts that are difficult to decipher, Family Roots Revealed can help. You can send us the original items, or clear photographs of the pages if you'd rather keep your documents at home. Either way, we'll type up the contents of the documents and provide you a professional, accurate document transcription. Transcription services are billed at $75 per hour, with a 2-hour minimum for any project.

Core transcription services include things like:

• Typing up the contents of handwritten letters, diaries, wills, and other historical documents so you and future generations can understand the contents without needing to read cursive.

• Working with cursive and traditional handwriting scripts from the 1700s through the present day.

• Careful proofreading and accuracy review of every page to catch errors and confirm the transcription is faithful to the original.

• Archival-quality handling: any original documents you send to us are handled with the utmost care and returned to you in archival-quality sleeves to help with long-term preservation and storage.

Note: We specialize in English-language documents, and translation from other languages is not a core service we offer; however, we are experienced in French, German, and Latin church and vital records and will transcribe those to the best of our ability if these records are part of your family’s journey.

What you'll receive:

• Digital transcription — An electronic document (PDF) containing an exact, line-by-line transcription.

• Original Documents Returned to You — If you choose to entrust your original documents to us, we will return them to you in archival-quality sleeves for long-term preservation and storage.