FAMILY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

WHO WE ARE

Family Research Associates, founded in 2022, is an independent, family-owned, client-centered company that dedicates itself to helping people find their roots. We have over 10 years of freelance experience in genealogy, using a combination of traditional and genetic genealogical methods. We will work hard to unravel your past and reveal one of the most invaluable aspects of your identity: your family history.

Our company specializes in Latin American and American family history research. Our areas of specialty include the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic.

We offer a flat-rate per family investigation. We only charge this fee if information pertaining to your family are found. If no such information is discovered in your case, you will not be charged. Additional fees may be applied if any only if an extensive investigation is needed to uncover additional documents. Our client-centered company believes in transparency, affordability, and customer satisfaction.

Please contact us at noel.shafi@gmail.com for further information.

MEET OUR ASSOCIATES

Noel Shafi

My research focus is on 19th-century genealogy in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, particularly, on the municipality of Baitoa, located 25 km south of Santiago city.

The following is a list of resources to help you with your Dominican genealogy research, including FamilySearch, Wikipedia articles, recommended books, DNA testing sites, publications on Baitoa, and other Dominican blogs.

TESTIMONIES

Mr. Noel Shafi Núñez did a lot of research in the geneology of the Pérez and Pineda families of Baitoa. The common ancestor of the Pérez family was Manuel Pérez who was the father of Julián Pérez and the paternal grandfather of Pepe and Pancho Pérez Núñez. The ancestor of the Pineda family was Andrés Pineda Báez who lived in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.

Ralph Pineda

Shafi did an incredible job tracing my family history. He followed my maternal line all the way back to 1835 and even uncovered a photograph of one of my ancestors from over a century ago that was a discovery I never imagined possible. His research was thorough, thoughtful, and delivered with care. If you’re looking to explore your roots, Shafi is the person to trust. Highly Recommended for Ancestry Research!