“In California, nearly 100% of family histories include family members who were involved in the Gold Rush in some fashion, and genealogical backgrounds require the ability to research mining history. Dave has consistently demonstrated persistence and knowledge in this arena, tracking down historic records to determine who, when and where, and puts this information into an easily readable format. He is a gifted writer, a thorough, knowledgeable and honest investigator, and I highly recommend his services.”

“We highly recommend the genealogical research services of David Hughes. David did an excellent job uncovering the previously unknown history of my Great Great Grandfather who had an extensive Mormon Pioneer Trail history arriving in the Sacramento area in 1849. Through David’s persistence, knowledge of resources relative to the Gold Rush history around the Sacramento area, as well as historic Mormon Pioneer Trail records, my ancestor’s story was finally told. David was very thorough and was willing to undertake an extensive search to ensure all available resources were examined. David’s research abilities are equaled by his ability to organize and assemble the findings into a fully cited document which is clear, concise, and easily read. We are so very appreciative of David’s efforts and work!!”

“David Hughes is an outstanding investigator. In a career as a trial lawyer over more than a quarter of a century I have used a lot of investigators, I can say from personal experience that David Hughes as an investigator is as good as the very best in the field. Moreover when I asked him to help research the military careers of two long deceased Uncles, he showed he was an extra miler, by doing more than was required, providing detailed background on their distinguished service in the US Armed services. Further, he provided the forms and advice on how to actually obtain true copies of their records. I highly recommend his services he did an outstanding job on a difficult mission.”

“I recently moved to a piece of property in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. I learned there used to be a gold mine on the property. David Hughes researched my land and the former gold mine. David provided a report that contained a copious amount of information about the mine and the people involved. He located historical information I never even imagined existed. He provided maps, copies of records and historical photographs. David reconstructed a time line for the property and the mine. The depth of the information he located and reported was quite amazing.”

“David Hughes is an extremely competent genealogist, well trained and very knowledgeable about extracting details from sources of all kinds. Pleasant to work with, Dave shows great interest and enjoyment in the challenges involved with his work, and is willing to go the extra mile. Dave did an excellent job researching part of my family involving two continents over three generations, and presented us with beautifully organized and documented results. I highly recommend Dave for genealogy work. ”