Professional genealogy research and generational analysis to help you uncover where you come from — and how it shapes your life today.

Know Your Ancestors. Know Yourself.

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Understand one ancestor's story— and see yourself differently because of it

Go beyond names and dates.
Learn a proven method to research, understand, and integrate your ancestor's life into your own.

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Starts April 22

8-Week Guided Experience

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Choose Your Starting Point

You don't have to figure everything out first.
Just begin where you are.

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  • Clear direction on where to go
  • Family tree analysis
  • Personalized next steps

Understand where to focus, and where to begin in your lineage.
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For you if you feel pulled toward your lineage, but don't know where to focus.

ORIGIN INITIATION

Find the Answers

  • Focused research on a specific question or line
  • Analysis of records and findings
  • Insight into what it means for your family

Get clear, documented answers, and a deeper understanding of your family.
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For you if you have a specific goal, and want both answers and understanding.

CUSTOM RESEARCH

Your Origin Story

  • In-depth research across your lineage (up to 6 generations)
  • Analysis of patterns, experiences, and generational context
  • A written story of your lineage, preserved for you and your family

See your lineage as a story, and understand how it lives in you today.
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For you if you want to deeply understand your lineage, not just build a family tree.

$297

Hourly Research - $75/hr
Research + Integration - starting at $500

Starting at $5K

Walk Where They Lived

This is not tourism.

It's about walking through the towns, homes, and landscapes that shaped your family — experiencing them with meaning, not just information.

Your Ancestral Journey Map gives you a clear path to follow, with the stories, context, and guidance to make the experience deeply personal.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY

A personalized ancestral travel experience, guiding you through the places your ancestors once lived, with the context to truly understand and feel it.

$1500

  • Curated ancestral locations tied to your lineage
  • Historical and personal context for each place
  • Custom travel route and experience guidance
  • A beautifully designed travel document to take with you

The Rooted Lineage Method™

A five-step framework for researching your family tree in a way that reveals strength, patterns, and meaning.

Genealogy is more than names and dates.
It is the disciplined study of lives -- the migrations taken, the hardships endured, the resilience carried forward.

The Rooted Lineage Method™ provides structure to that work.


1. Build the Foundation - Establish accurate generational links.
2. Follow the Records - Let documentation guide the narrative.
3. Identify Trauma & Resilience - Examine hardship and adaptation.
4. Recognize Patterns - Trace continuity and turning points.
5. Integrate the Wisdom - Move from research to meaning.

Conversations and solo episodes exploring generational patterns, historical context, and what we inherit.

From the Podcast

Learn to Research Your Own Lineage

If you prefer to build your family tree yourself, these step-by-step courses will guide you through the process with clarity and structure.

Whether you are just beginning or ready to deepen your analysis, you'll learn how to approach your ancestry with confidence and intention.

Know Your Family Tree

A practical, beginner-friendly course designed to help you start researching your lineage correctly from the beginning.

Learn how to:
  • Build a strong foundation
  • Locate reliable records
  • Organize your research
  • Avoid common mistakes
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Know Your Ancestor

A deeper exploration into one individual ancestor -- moving beyond documentation into historical context, resilience, and story.

Learn how to:
  • Contextualize historical events
  • Identify patterns of hardship and adaptation
  • Write a meaningful ancestral narrative
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Hi! I'm Megan Hillyer

Professional Genealogist | Founder of Know Your Ancestors

For more than seven years, I've helped individuals and families research their lineage with structure, depth, and intention. After earning my degree in Family History Research in 2020, I built Know Your Ancestors as a place where rigorous documentation meets meaningful connection. 

I believe genealogy is not only about uncovering records — it is about understanding the strength, resilience, and wisdom carried forward through generations. Within every family line are turning points, migrations, reinventions, and experiences requiring endurance that continue to shape us today.

Through careful research and generational analysis, I help clients move beyond names and dates into a clearer understanding of where they come from — and the power already present in their lineage.


Your lineage holds more than history.

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