Working to Reconnect Black Families to Their Roots
Providing genealogy research, education, and coaching for families ready to uncover the truth of their lineages.
I am LaTonya Lawson-Jones and I’ve spent more than 20 years researching African American genealogy, tracing lineages through slavery, freedom, and everything in between. Welcome to Deeply Rooted Genealogy, where I help families find their ancestors through professional research, one-on-one coaching, and self-paced courses. Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve hit a brick wall, I can help you move forward.
How I Can Help
Professional genealogy services designed for every stage of your research journey.
MOST POPULAR
Research Services
Professional genealogy research for African American families. I dig into the records so you don’t have to. Detailed reports, source citations, and a walkthrough of everything I find.
LEARN BY DOING
Coaching
One-on-one sessions where I guide you through your own research. Bring your questions, your brick walls, your DNA results. We’ll work through it together.
Sessions from $65
SELF PACED
Courses & Products
Self-guided courses, worksheets, and guides for beginners and intermediate researchers. Learn at your own speed, on your own time.
Starting at $17
REPARATIONAL GENEALOGY FUND
Everyone Deserves to Know Where They Come From
Not everyone can afford professional research, but everyone deserves their family history. My Reparational Genealogy Fund provides subsidized research for descendants of the enslaved. Your donation makes this work possible.
Reviews
“LaTonya was extremely professional and accommodating. My sister was able to join our call and LaTonya answered all of our questions and demonstrated her expertise by explaining our family tree. I have recommended LaTonya to all of my friends. I’m grateful I found her and benefitted from her services.”
Ancestral Genealogist
“Mrs. Jones provided professional service and was very easy to communicate with. She has assisted in breaking many boundaries I had in regard to genealogy.”
The Research Room
Tips, strategies, and stories about genealogy research.
40 Acres and a Broken Promise
A Promise of Land, A Future of Loss In January 1865, as the Civil War drew to a close, Union General…
The Family Names We Didn’t Choose
When a Name Isn’t Truly Yours For most people today, a surname is a proud family marker, passed down…
The Fragile Paper Trail of Freedom
The Document That Could Mean Life or Death Before 1865, one slip of paper could decide your entire f…
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