Maxine Willett
Are you looking for a researcher to find out more about your genealogy, family history or the history of your house?
*Please note, I currently have 6 month waiting list, but do get in touch if you wish to be added*
Hello, my name is Maxine & I’m the Archive Angel - here I am close to my namesake village, Willett in Somerset.
Historical research, whether for your family tree, a past event or a specific period is a thoroughly rewarding & enlightening experience, for both you & for me.
As a qualified archivist, my training, skills & twenty-five plus years of experience can uncover the real story. This is where my archive training often sets me apart; the secret is often knowing how to look above & beyond what seems readily available. Every day I delve back through history to uncover family origins & the lives of ancestors, be they humble or hallowed.
Historical Research – People, Property & Local History
Would you like to uncover the truth about your ancestral heritage? Are you wanting to find out more about the home you live in? Perhaps you’re producing a film or TV documentary or writing a book, & you’d like help with some research of the local area or a period of history?
Archiving Collections with the Archive Angel
Do you hold a collection of historical records or artefacts that you’re not sure how to catalogue? Do you need to unlock the information held within? Perhaps you would like to discuss long-term preservation & access or methods of display & exhibition?
I work with individuals, organisations, businesses & estates within the Yorkshire, Durham & Northumberland area to decipher, catalogue, preserve & display historical material & artefacts.
Working with me
I love what I do: I’m passionate about history & I’m delighted to research other people’s stories. Get in touch for a free 20 min consultancy chat on your research project.
What do my clients say?
'I am very pleased with the Family History research on my step-mother which Maxine recently conducted for me. I now have relevant birth and marriage certificates, and other personal details from which I can add validated information to our family tree. These include her parents’ names and ages, country of origin, siblings, home address, and especially details of her immigration to Australia in 1950. If any of her British family members commence their history in the future, this will provide them with a link to her family in Australia.
My communication with Maxine (via the internet) was very easy, and professional, and I consider value for money. I would not hesitate to recommend her services to others seeking assistance sourcing family history information from overseas. Thank you Maxine.'
P Saunders, Queensland, Australia
If you’d like to learn more of what my clients have to say before contacting me, then please scroll down below the contact form, or read their testimonials on my website.
All enquiries are dealt with in a friendly and confidential manner.
'Brilliant Maxine!! I'm really impressed. You have uncovered a broad family influence, far beyond anything I could have hoped to discover on my own and I am really pleased.'
P Willans, Herts
'Maxine demonstrated excellent skills in undertaking complex and challenging investigations using primary sources. She was thorough and systematic in her approach and it was clear that her archival training, with its emphasis on logic and order, stood her in very good stead when it came to arranging the material and presenting her conclusions'.
Dr Alan Crosby, MA DPhil FRHistS Historian
Thanks so much for all your hard work and the high standard of your presentation of detail. The whole exercise was fascinating and meticulous especially as it has had to be done from a distance, How you did all this in the small window of time I shall never know. As a retired Consultant in my own field let's just say "it takes a goodun to recognise a goodun".
A M Brushett, Cumbria
Specialities
- Family History
- Local History
- House History
- One to One Research Advice
- Yorkshire North Riding Research
- Durham Research
- Northumberland Research
- Yorkshire Research
