What are people saying about Diane Henriks & Know Who Wears the genes in Your Family?
Reviews, recommendations, and testimonials as seen on Google, Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more!
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"Diane was able to help me break through a wall that I've been hitting for over a year on one of my ancestors. She was professional, detailed, and very efficient. She stayed in touch regularly with updates throughout the process from start to finish. I highly recommend using Diane for your genealogy research and I'm so glad that I found her! I'll be back!"
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Dylan Warfel
2026 Genealogy Brick Wall Research |
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"Diane did great work for me on researching some documentation on a tough case in California that proved to be invaluable to cracking a difficult case for me in Massachusetts. She was responsive and reasonably priced for her services. I recommend her highly."
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Michael Brophy, MBA
College Professor, Researcher Forensic Genealogy Massachusetts 2026 Probate Research |
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"Diane is fantastic! She attacked my questions instantly and fervently, giving me more than even what I was thinking, but soooo much incredible family information I never had. She is fast too! So if you're looking for a genealogist who knows what they are doing, call Diane. You won't be disappointed!"
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Dan Zulli
Texas 2026 Family Mystery Research |
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"I enjoyed working with Diane. I worked with Diane to review our DNA matches, and she diligently analyzed the data to determine how each match was related. She carefully built a family tree based on the available evidence and explained her reasoning every step of the way.
Diane is fact-driven, transparent, and thorough, which is exactly what I was looking for in a genealogist. She taught me a great deal about genealogy, DNA analysis, and proper research methodology. I truly appreciated her willingness to explain the evidence and distinguish between facts, theories, and assumptions. If you're looking for someone who is highly experienced and takes a careful, evidence-based approach to family history research, I highly recommend Diane." |
Eddie Ramos
California 2026 Mexican Unknown Parentage Research |
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"Diane Henriks gave me a treasure trove of my family’s history that I longed for years after my parents died. She provided me with a manuscript of my family’s history dating back to the late 1700s. She is professional, tenacious, and has keen investigating skills. I highly recommend Diane, and I am beyond thankful to her for bringing my past into the present."
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Judy Macias
California 2026 Mexican Research |
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"Diane Henriks brings expertise, dedication, and persistence to her work as a professional genealogist. She helped me finish my mother’s family history book, which my mother had nearly completed before her death.
Diane also uncovered overlooked historical details to create a narrative about a woman married to one of the Roosevelts, the great-aunt of a dear friend. I gave the narrative and summary video to my friend as a birthday gift, and she was deeply moved by Diane’s thorough research and appreciated some of the family history questions the summary answered. For anyone seeking help with piecing together their family history, I highly recommend Diane Henriks." |
Diane Menist
California 2026 Jewish & Historical Research |
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"Dian[e] really take[s] the project personally like it’s her family. She loves the research and get[s] excited when finding something interesting just like you would. She is absolutely detail oriented and get[s] the results you desire!! I’d recommend her to anyone. You will find her efficient and responsive and friendly."
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Grady Martine
California 2026 Irish, U.S. & French Research |
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"Diane was professional, thorough and easy to work with. Her work product gave so many great details on my and my sons family lines such as occupations, wills, birth, deaths, gravesites, etc. Each fact was verified and documented in a detailed presentation. I can recommend Diane Henriks, Geneologist without hesitation."
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Joanne Fischer
California 2026 German, Scottish, Norwegian, & U.S. Research |
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"Diane Henriks is an absolute legend. The number of puzzle pieces she fit together in a matter of a few hours absolutely blew my mind. She is passionate and dedicated to her craft. I highly recommend working with her."
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Kimberly Shannon
Florida 2026 African American & Brick Wall Research |
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"Working with Diane was one of the most meaningful experiences I’ve had.
I hired her to create a genealogy project as a graduation gift for my goddaughter so she could understand her bloodline and where she comes from. What Diane delivered was far beyond research. It was storytelling, dignity, and history brought to life. Reading the legacy book and watching the video literally brought tears to my eyes. The care, depth, and intentionality she poured into this work were extraordinary. She didn’t just provide names and dates. She honored the ancestors. She provided context, humanity, and resilience. She made history feel personal and alive. For young people especially, knowing where you come from changes everything. It shapes identity. It builds pride. It anchors you in something bigger than yourself. What Diane created is something my goddaughter will carry for the rest of her life and it’s a reminder that she stands on the shoulders of strength. If you are even considering investing in your family history, do it. And if you are looking for someone who treats this work with dignity, depth, and heart, Diane is the one. This is not just genealogy. This is legacy work. Diane truly has a gift, and I am deeply grateful for her talent, professionalism, and heart." |
Max BG
California 2026 African American Research & Legacy Book |
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"Diane Henriks is the BEST person to contact with inquiries related to genealogy. I contacted Diane because I was looking to find out more information on my paternal grandmother. With only the first and last name of myself and my paternal grandmother, who passed in the 1940s, Diane built out my family tree. Diane traced my ancestry back to my 4th great-grandparent. Her continued research revealed that one of my great-grandparents was a part of the Trail of Tears.
I've been attempting to research my Ancestry for years but I could never move further than my grandparents. For many African Americans, especially those that are the descendants of slavery, Ancestry research is difficult due to the historical impact of slavery and its lasting effects on record-keeping and family identity. Finding documentation of Black people prior to the 1870 census can be challenging and time consuming. Diane has the knowledge, tools, patience, and love for genealogy that allow her to overcome these challenges. Diane was able to locate census records, newspaper clippings/articles, Dawes Rolls records, marriage records, and death records dating back to the mid-1800s. Her research has helped me to feel empowered. I'm glad to know my family legacy includes Freedmen, surviving the Trail of Tears, Native American ancestry, and so much more. Diane's research as made me feel like I have a strong family legacy and I've never felt that before." |
Brittany Douglas
California 2025 African American & Native American Research |
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"A few years ago, Diane Henriks was able to find the father of one of my relatives. I was given an Ancestry.com DNA kit a couple of years ago, and it showed the person I thought was my dad was really my step-father. I started wondering just who was my dad. I contacted Diane a short time ago and within 24 hours, she was able to find the person we are certain is my father. This was despite the fact that my father and I were born outside of the USA. I was given his name, a picture and other details of his life. Given my age, I was surprised he is still alive. I was able to contact one of his relatives and she welcomed me to the family. She is reaching out to him to see if he would be willing to speak with me. I am very happy with the professionalism, thoroughness, enthusiasm and speed of Diane. As another reviewer has said, she is also very personable. I highly recommend her for any genealogical searches. Thanks again Diane."
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Ian Butcher
Texas 2025 Unknown Parentage & Carribean Research |
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"Last Christmas I had gotten some help from Diane, I was so lost and couldn't get away from what my mom had told me, I had built an entire tree according to moms claim, which wasn't really the truth.
She sorted through everything in less than a days time, and it took me about an hour to sort the last bits of info I would have never found because I was sent in the wrong direction. DNA thankfully doesn't lie, and I am eternally grateful for the help. Highly recommended." |
Rusty Comstock
Washington 2025 Unknown Parentage Research |
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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."
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Bend L.
Oregon 2025 Unknown Parentage Research |
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"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 G-Grandmother? 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 S. (Charlie) Jamison" |
Charles S. Jamison
Texas 2025 Genealogy Brick Wall Research |
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"Diane is a research master! She is diligent, communicative and thorough. We couldn't be more pleased. Highly recommended."
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Jay Kerner
California 2025 Jewish & Polish Research |
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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!"
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Earlene Gorman
California 2025 Unknown Parentage Research |
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"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."
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Cassandra Moselle
Washington 2024 Canadian Dual Citizenship & Canadian Research |
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"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!"
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Taylor Nichol
Pennsylvania 2023 Unknown Parentage Research |
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"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!"
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Greg Wheeler
California 2023 Family Mystery & Lithuanian Research |
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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."
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Stanley Johnson
California 2023 Unknown Parentage Research |
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"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!"
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Arthur McDermott
California 2022 Irish Dual Citizenship |
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"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."
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Lou Pollard
Virginia 2022 Unknown Parentage & Genealogy Brick Wall Research |
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"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."
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Ken Arrington
Georgia 2022 Unknown Parentage, Endogamy, & African American Research |
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"Absolutely wonderful to work with, fast, & precise. 100% satisfied & beyond! Thanks for your help, you really make a difference."
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Erica L. Tikalsky
2022 Living People Search |
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"I HIGHLY recommend Diane to anyone tracing their ancestry or trying to locate a long lost relative. There is no way I could’ve pulled this off without her. 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 Father and he is STILL ALIVE. Thanks to Diane for giving my family this gift after just 2 days of working diligently!!! She is simply amazing…professional, personable and funny too. So happy to have found her!!!"
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India Allenby
California 2022 Caribbean, Scottish, & Unknown Parentage Research |
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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!"
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Joyce Williams
2021 |
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"Amazing service. I finally found my half sister . If it wasn't for this service I would not found her. Thank you."
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Patty De La Torre
2021 Living People Search |
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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 de[i]ligently 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!"
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JeriAnn Alvarado
2021 Living People Search |
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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."
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Tom Ryan
Wisconsin 2021 Irish Research |
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"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 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"
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Shelley Prelusky
2021 Genealogy Brick Wall Research |
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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!"
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John Craven
Michigan 2021 Unknown Parentage Research |
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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!"
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Jeff S.
California 2021 Unknown Parentage & Jewish Research |
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"Ms Henriks has done investigative and genealogical work for my investigation agency. She is also my daughter. 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. I know this sounds a lot like a proud papa, which I am, but it is all true and so is she."
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Martin H.
2021 Private Investigation |
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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."
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Diane Cameron
California Family History Publishing |
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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 Johnson
North Carolina U.S. Research & Family History Publishing |
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"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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Private Investigation
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"Thank you Diane Henriks for tracking the living relatives down and so quickly!!"
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Jennifer W.
Living People Search |
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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 so 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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Genealogy Brick Wall Research
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"...happy ending, and special thanks to Diane Henriks for helping us find Cousin Jane."
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David A.
Living People Search |
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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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Living People Search
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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!!"
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Mikell H.
Living People Search |
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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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Living People Search
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"You are amazing!!!...Thank you from me and many thousand others too!"
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Living People Search
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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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Living People Search
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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..."
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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"
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Linda Dunning
Living People Search |
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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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