​Testimonials

What are people saying about Diane Henriks and Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family?

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• "Diane Henriks has changed my life! She found my birth father in a very short time after I had struggled for years looking at Ancestry.com. Diane is a master of her profession! Not only did she find my father but traced back multiple generations. I am forever indebted to her." -Bend L. 4/15/2025

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• "Diane is a research master! She is diligent, communicative and thorough. We couldn't be more pleased. Highly recommended." -Jay K. 3/31/2025

 

• "I first heard Diane Henriks give a presentation virtually at our Austin Genealogical Society on 2/25/25. She impressed me with her experience, knowledge, and enthusiasm.
  I began researching my family tree in 1986, but had been trying to solve one mystery. Who were the parents of one
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  I asked Ms. Henriks for an initial consultation and she explained the options to engage her for the research project. We agreed on an initial 10-hour program, but this became more of a "brick-wall" than we anticipated and turned into a 20-hour process. However, she was able to confirm the identity of my G-Grandmother's parents in about 6 weeks, which had taken me 40 years, with no end in sight, for which I was greatly relieved!!
  I appreciated her "painstaking" efforts and would give her 10+ stars if possible. Thank you." - Charles J. 4/11/2025

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• "I spent countless hours for years looking for an ancestor who had dna. I gave this to Diane and by the next day she was able to compile a complete tree that even contained contact information should we want to pursue with living relatives. I cant say enough good things about the owner of this service. She doesn't waste time. She's a magician!" -Earlene G. 3/28/2025

 

• "My father is 70 years old and was adopted at a very young age from Japan. For all of this time, it has been a mystery as to who his father was. Me and my siblings are in our 20s and thought it was finally time to hire a professional and see what we could uncover. Within a very short time of emailing her, Diane responded to us almost immediately and was eager to help. Since we had such limited information, we held our breaths in case there wasn't enough to work with. To our surprise (and delight), Diane found my biological grandfather within the same weekend! She was thorough and informative at every step, keeping us updated and explaining what she was doing. She went above and beyond to help us and it has been eye-opening to know our ancestry after all of this time! We highly recommend Diane and will always be grateful for the work she did for us. 10/10! Thanks for all of your efforts!" -Taylor N. 9/13/2023

 

• "If you want one of Southern California’s best genealogists to research your family history, Diane Henriks is the professional to call! I hired Diane to help me prove my Irish ancestry, and within a matter of days, Diane proved definitively that my paternal great-grandparents were born in Ireland. Along the way, Diane also uncovered some amazing new facts about my parents and grandparents. Diane is a fast worker, a dedicated team player and an incredibly detailed-oriented researcher. Even when my sketchy family “folklore” presented momentary roadblocks, Diane painstakingly explored entirely new avenues to find the historically correct information. The final report that Diane prepared for our family is amazing—replete with a family tree, pedigrees, citations to all the supporting documentation, as well as copies birth, death and marriage certificates. If you want a genealogist who is also a joy to work with, call Diane Henriks today!" -Art M. 8/25/2022

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• "Words cannot express how grateful I am for Diane and her research. She has helped me uncover a family history roadblock that I’ve been trying to overcome for as long as I can remember. My paternal grandfather wasn’t around and my grandmother didn't provide much information about him. I tried using DNA results myself, but untangling the various matches seemed impossible because I didn’t have many close matches. Diane was able to use my DNA results to find connections between matches and narrow down which matches were connected to my paternal grandfather. I am so thankful for Diane and her tenacity, generosity, and professionalism. She's amazing and helped bring clarity to my long-standing family mystery. I highly recommend her, especially if you’re stuck at a research roadblock like me." -Stanley J. 7/27/2023

 

• "I've been curious about finding answers about my family tree for a long time and I decided to just hire someone to help me answer some questions. Wow, Diane was great! First, she tailored her communication to my preferences. It felt like she was as enthusiastic as discovering my family tree as I was. The information was done in an incredibly thorough and quick manner. I've over 100 pages of details and reports. I'd definitely recommend her service and I'll be having her look into other branches of my family tree." -Cassandra M. 7/13/2024

 

• "Years of fruitless self-searching for obscure parental genealogy data finally came to an end when Diane took over. Shifting thru her vast resources she managed to find the needle in the haystack that had constantly eluded my amateur efforts. If you have a similar lack of family history stop wasting your time and hire this pro. You’ll get results!" -Greg W. 8/31/2023

 

• "I have the pleasure of working with Diane who has been extremely helpful. She is very professional, passionate and has helped me in unlocking some of my family history. Since I started working with Diane, I have been very impressed with her insights, the level of detail she provides and her thoroughness in providing me the much-needed information helping me to trace my family history." -Ken A. 7/5/2022

 

• "Diane is wonderful. She is knowledgeable and thorough. I highly recommend her if you are in need of finding out who your family is, if you have hit a brick wall, or you don’t have the expertise to do the research. She is a wonder at DNA analysis, a good communicator, and attentive to detail." -Lou P. 7/23/2022

 

• "Amazing service. I finally found my half sister . If it wasn't for this service I would not [have] found her. Thank you."  -Patty D. 10/12/2021

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• "Absolutely wonderful to work with, fast, & precise. 100% satisfied & beyond! Thanks for your help, you really make a difference" -Erica LT. 5/21/2022

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• "Diane Henriks was both kind and caring. I am adopted and have looked for years for my Birth Mother. I had already put in many hours finding out a lot of information on my Birth Family via Ancestry, 23 and Me and google but was unable to locate my Birth Mother. After messaging Diane via her website, within an hour she had emailed multiple times, we talked, she listened and immediately she went to work and within hours she had the contact information on my Birth Mother that I had been wanting and looking for and have since made contact with to confirm her information was indeed correct. The fact I have spent literally hours and years looking for information she worked deligently and quickly and found for me immediately is a gift that can't ever be thanked properly. Diane is a gem and if you are looking for Family Tree, Genealogy or investigative assistance, look no further. I can't recommend her enough. Thank you Diane you're the best!" -JeriAnn A. 7/27/2021

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• "What first drew me to this geneologist was the reasonable cost for a simple search. When I received the results I became interested in doing additional work. Diane is very good at doing exactly what you request. I like that she was conscientious about tracking hours spent and reporting on progress/results. I found her to be diligent and fast. Very happy with her responsiveness and the thorough communication. The work product came out fast too." -Tom R. 7/1/2021

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• "I HIGHLY recommend Diane to anyone tracing their ancestry or trying to locate a long lost relative. I consider myself to be pretty good at doing my own research but I kept hitting walls and needed a professional. Besides the standard genealogy search, Diane truly went above and beyond and also did DNA research, as well as living people search. After 61 years of not knowing much about my Grandfather or ever even seeing a photo of him, I am beyond thrilled to be able to tell my Mother that I found her biological Father and he is STILL ALIVE! Thanks to Diane for giving my family this gift after just 2 days of working diligently!!! There is no way I could've gotten this far on my own. She is simply amazing...professional, sharp, personable and funny too. So happy to have found her!!!" -India A.​  4/5/2022​

 

• "Diane Henriks was able to find my LONG LOST Great Grandfather by breaking down brick walls via DNA to find him and his other family. He had even changed his name and lied about his information on the Census so I was never able to find him. Thanks so much Diane. WOW, I still can't believe you solved this major problem for me. You are awesome. HUGS" -Shelley P. 6/30/2021

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• "I have worked with family genealogy and researching for living relatives of WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and had many successful results. But, with my own family genealogy search I was at a standstill and frustrated. I reached out to Ms. Henriks and I am extremely pleased with her tenacity, accuracy, professionalism, results and sense of humor too. She turned my frustration to actual enjoyment with answers. Ms. Henriks is passionate about her efforts to help others and I highly recommend her services!" -John C. 6/20/2021

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• "Genealogy is not just a job for Diane, it is a passion! She is easy to work with, caring, goes the extra mile and was well worth what I paid. Good luck on your journey!" -Jeff S. 6/28/2021

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• "Ms Henriks has done investigative and genealogical work for my investigation agency."  "I swear by my honor and reputation as a licensed investigator that she is the absolute best person I know for investigative work, genealogical or otherwise, and I have known many good investigators during my 50 year career. She is very diligent and particular in verifying her fact finding, research in general and in particular, and her work is the most accurate, detailed and complete I have ever seen. She is also scrupulously honest. A combination like that is very hard to find." -Martin H. 5/22/2021

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• ​"Diane And I Crossed Paths At The Right Time! She Is Very Determined And Driven To Help Others And Help Them Find What They're Searching For When They're At A Dead End. It Didn't Take Her Long To Find What I Needed. She Helped Me Tremendously When I Was Stuck. Thank You Diane! You're A Blessing!" -Joyce W. 10/18/2021

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• "My mom was a hobby genealogist for more than 40 years and had been writing a book on one of our family lines. Just before she passed away she told me where I could find all of the information and what I could do to finish it for her. But I needed help. Fortunately, I found Diane Henriks through a local genealogical society. She talked me through how to extract the information from an obsolete genealogy software so she could then organized the narrative, photos and trees. Diane used a wonderful self-publishing platform to layout and print the book. I am so grateful for her guidance, responsiveness and expertise. I highly recommend Diane Henriks for any genealogical projects you have in mind." -Diane C.

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• "I have always wondered about my family history and talking with Diane Henriks was an awesome experience!
  Without Diane’s help, I would have never been able to build my family history. She was able to lay it out and made three books for me. She also had pictures of my family, heirloom trees, and charts. The books are unbelievable!​
  A quick note is that I was raised by my grandparents and never told any details of who my father was. I now have met my father and relatives. This was a happy time in my life, and I have been accepted into this family. I also have books on my grandparents’ family. Diane was amazing to be able to uncover so much of this information and make these three books for me!" -Carolyn J.

 

• ​​"I am a private investigator and have used you before and will do so in the future. You do a fantastic job of helping me identify and locate possible witnesses and other useful information, and my attorney clients as well have been impressed by your thoroughness and presentation." ​

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• "Thank you Diane Henriks for tracking the living relatives down and so quickly!!" -Jennifer W.

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• "Thanks sooo much again for finding my gr. grandfather Robert Barr. So weird he changed his name to Robert Boadle..."

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• "Wow thanks sooo much again for finding my long lost great grandfather. WOW you ARE GOOD. I can’t thank you enough. I’ve been trying to find him for years not realizing the mis information was just that. Thanks so much again."

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• "...happy ending, and special thanks to Diane Henriks for helping us find Cousin Jane." -David A.

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• "It means a lot to me that you have helped me, a complete stranger, with my family tree..."

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• "Big thanks to Diane Henriks, whose skill as a professional genealogist is remarkable..."

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• "... and a special thank you to Diane Henriks, a genealogist, who was able to find her, so if anyone is needing help locating somebody I'm sure Diane would be happy to assist!!" -Mikell H.

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• "Amazingly Well Done!"

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• "Received the album today! Thank you so much for your help. I am so excited to have this information and have already started working on that side of the family tree."

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• "You are amazing!!!...Thank you from me and many thousand others too!"

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• "Diane Henriks thank you so much for finding Linda. This is a heart warming journey...I am not at all surprised by the numbers or going viral as they say. It is an awesome story. I can see Good Morning America or... wanting to interview her."

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• "I just appreciate all you have done. You are awesome"

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• "You were so awesome solving that brick wall!"

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• "You have solved a 23 yr deadlock..."

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• "Oh wow that’s the box I was in... I can’t believe how much you did so fast."

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• "You should see me almost shaking. That DNA is very strange to me. Actual proof. So cool. Wow."

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• "God answers prayers!! Thank you"

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• "I've run into a brick wall with this one... and thank you from my heart."

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• "Love the services that Ms Henriks can provide about genealogy, and more! I am a private investigator and she has been a huge help in solving some of my cases."

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• "I was very touched by the story about the 13 year old girl who had left a time capsule way back in 1964. I wish I had done that. Great story, and I see that there are so many different things that can be accomplished with Ms Henriks' genealogy..." -Sandra H. ​

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• "WOW... That's amazing. YOU are awesome"

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• "I really can't thank you enough for the time and effort you put into locating me" -Linda D.

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• "It's like Christmas early!"

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• "Love the services that Ms Henriks can provide about genealogy, and more! I am a private investigator and she has been a huge help in solving some of my cases"​

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