Honor Your Ancestors
By Bringing Their Stories to Life
We combine deep genealogical research with documentary filmmaking to uncover
your family’s roots and preserve the stories of ancestors you never knew.
[ Discover Your Family’s Story ]
What Happens When the Stories Stop?
Your grandmother told stories about her grandmother. But what about before that? What about the generations whose names were never written down, whose photographs were never taken, whose lives were deliberately erased from the official record?
For millions of African American families, the trail goes cold somewhere around 1870. Before emancipation, our ancestors weren’t listed by name in census records—they were counted as property. Their births weren’t recorded in family Bibles. Their deaths weren’t noted in county registries. History tried to make them invisible.
But the records exist. They’re hidden in plantation inventories, slave schedules, Freedmen’s Bureau files, and church registries. The names are there—waiting to be found by someone who knows where to look.
An Ancestral Legacy Documentary doesn’t just trace your family tree. It brings your ancestors back to life—transforming names on a document into real people with stories worth telling.
Where Research Meets Filmmaking
This isn’t a genealogy report. And it isn’t a typical documentary. It’s something new—a fusion of deep archival research and cinematic storytelling that creates a film about ancestors who left no footage behind.
Specialized Genealogical Research — We don’t stop at Ancestry.com. We dig into plantation records, slave schedules, Freedmen’s Bureau documents, property deeds, church registries, and newspaper archives. We trace families through slavery, through Reconstruction, through Jim Crow—finding the records that connect you to ancestors whose names were nearly lost.
Historical Context & Storytelling — Names and dates aren’t enough. We research the plantations where your ancestors labored, the communities they built after freedom, the historical events that shaped their lives. We turn facts into narrative—helping you understand not just who they were, but what they endured and overcame.
We find the stories history tried to erase.
Documentary Filmmaking — We bring your ancestors’ story to the screen using archival photographs, historical images, location footage, family interviews, and expert narration. The result is a film you can share with your family—a visual journey through generations that makes history personal.
Living Family Connections — We weave together the past and present by interviewing living family members about what they know, what they remember hearing, and what this history means to them. Your documentary becomes a bridge between generations.
Where We Search
Tracing African American families before 1870 requires specialized knowledge and access to records most genealogists never touch. Here’s where we look
Your Complete Ancestral Legacy Package
The Documentary Film
A professionally produced film telling your family’s story across generations, using archival materials, historical context, location footage, and family interviews.
Comprehensive Research Report
A detailed written report documenting everything we discovered: family trees, source citations, historical context, and copies of key documents. This becomes a permanent reference for your family.
Document Archive
Digital copies of all records uncovered during research: census records, plantation documents, Freedmen’s Bureau files, photographs, and more—organized and annotated for easy reference.
Interview Footage Archive
Complete recordings of all family interviews conducted for the documentary, preserved for future generations.
Project Investment
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Ancestral Legacy Documentaries are custom projects—every family’s story is different, and the research required varies significantly based on time period, geographic location, and available records.
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We provide detailed project proposals after our discovery consultation, so you’ll know exactly what’s included before committing.