Follow the paper trail behind an object or document: names, makers, dates, ownership, context, and the story connecting them. Suitable for postcards, letters, photographs, maps, documents, advertising ephemera, personal papers, antiques, and other objects with clues to follow.

Typical turnaround: 10 days Price: $450

You receive a written report with sourced findings, useful source trails, and meaningful gaps. Provenance research is not a monetary appraisal or a guarantee of authenticity.

Research standards I use lawful public, archival, historical, open-source, and client-provided sources. I separate verified findings from probable, possible, and unresolved ones, and document useful source trails and meaningful gaps. I do not hack, pretext, impersonate, access private accounts, provide legal advice, perform regulated background checks, or offer private-investigator services. All services are delivered digitally. Research results depend on the records and sources that exist. A negative or unresolved result can still be a useful documented result.