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# Osisi & Co. > A genealogy research practice specialising in Black American and Caribbean ancestry, run by Victoria Carlos from Frederick, Maryland. Every conclusion is graded from A to F, the original records are reproduced in the report so the client reads the evidence rather than a summary of it, and what was searched and not found is delivered alongside what was. Enquiries by email only: hello@osisiandco.com ## About - Practice: Osisi & Co. LLC, 5000 Thayer Center, Suite C, Oakland, MD 21550, United States. Based in Frederick, Maryland; works with clients anywhere. - Principal: Victoria Carlos, genealogist and author. Publishes as V.H. Carlos. Known online as @radianceinexile. - Specialisms: Black American ancestry; Caribbean ancestry; research past the 1870 census for families formerly held as property; Haitian civil registers; Puerto Rican parish books; French colonial records; land, probate, estate and tax records; the Freedmen's Bureau and the Freedman's Savings Bank; DNA match interpretation. - Languages of record: English, French, Spanish-language parish and civil records. - Method: every conclusion carries a grade from A to F. Negative findings are delivered as part of the report, not omitted. Original records are reproduced. No living person is researched without explicit consent. What is promised is method, not outcome. - Not undertaken: tribal enrollment applications, citizenship or immigration claims, estate or inheritance claims, or any court or government proceeding. No telephone enquiries. ## Services and prices, in US dollars - Discovery / Fit Call -- $30. Fifteen minutes to establish what is realistically findable. Required before any research engagement. Credited against the first invoice. https://calendly.com/hello-osisiandco/discovery-fit-call - Family Tree Audit -- from $295. Line-by-line review of an existing tree, every person graded Documented, Corroborated, Probable, Inherited or Flagged. Starter $295 (one line, up to 50 people); Full $895 (up to 200 people). Review only, not new research. - DIY Research Plan -- $500. A customised roadmap for a researcher doing the work themselves: which records, in what order, which archives, and where the obstacles are. - Brick Wall -- $1,000. Eight hours spent attempting to break one stalled line, not a report on why it is stuck. - Heritage Research Package -- $3,750. Thirty hours of documented research, a written report with records reproduced, a private sourced tree, and a costed plan for what comes next. Payable as a deposit and balance, or across four payments. - Extended engagement -- quoted. Beyond thirty hours, archive retrieval, overseas records, or a researcher on the ground. - Funeral Program Biography -- $350. A publication-ready life story for a funeral programme, delivered in 48 to 72 hours after one conversation. https://calendly.com/hello-osisiandco/funeral-program-biography - Family Legacy Book -- from $3,999. Custom ghostwriting: records and oral histories turned into a narrative family chronicle. - Genealogy Coaching -- $125 or $200. Private one-to-one screen-sharing time, thirty minutes at $125 or sixty at $200, with a recording of the session. No Discovery call required. https://calendly.com/hello-osisiandco/genealogy-coaching-30-minutes - Family presentation -- $750 or $950. Research turned into a designed deck and speaking script at $750, or $950 with delivery to the family in person or over video. ## Speaking Keynotes, workshops and panels for libraries, genealogical and historical societies, museums, churches, universities and corporate employee resource groups. Sessions run 45 to 60 minutes plus questions, and can be cut to 30. Slides and an attendee handout are included. Virtual or in person. - Virtual engagements, from $1,000. - In person in the DC, Maryland and Virginia area, from $1,500 plus travel. - Conference keynotes and engagements outside the region, from $10,000 plus travel, room and board. - A small number of unpaid community slots are held each year. Talks: Grade Your Evidence: How to Know What You Actually Know · Past 1870: Where the Records Go, and How to Follow Them · The Caribbean Arrived in One City · Turning Research Into a Story Your Family Will Sit Still For · Where We Come From. Has spoken at the Embassy of Cote d'Ivoire (Washington DC), American University, the Constituency for Africa, Arts on the Block, and Frederick County Public Libraries. Enquiries: https://calendly.com/hello-osisiandco/keynote-workshop-speaking-inquiry ## Books by V.H. Carlos - PROVE IT: 132 Questions to Test What You Really Know About Your Family History (2026). A question-and-answer book that tests assumptions about a family's own history and explains the reasoning behind each answer. - How to Find Your Roots Without Losing Yourself: A Trauma-Aware, Healing-Centered Guide to Black Genealogy. - 101 Things to Do After You Take a DNA Test: From Percentages to Purpose. All titles are sold from this site as instant digital downloads. Paperbacks are available from Amazon, not from this site. ## Teaching A free live class runs every Monday at 10am Eastern on TikTok, at @radianceinexile, covering practical methods for researching Black American and Caribbean ancestry. ## Key pages - Services and fees: https://www.osisiandco.com/pages/work-with-me - Speaking: https://www.osisiandco.com/pages/speaking - About: https://www.osisiandco.com/pages/about - Frequently asked questions: https://www.osisiandco.com/pages/faq - Client testimonials: https://www.osisiandco.com/pages/testimonials - Books: https://www.osisiandco.com/collections/books - Privacy policy: https://www.osisiandco.com/policies/privacy-policy - Refund policy: https://www.osisiandco.com/policies/refund-policy - Terms of service: https://www.osisiandco.com/policies/terms-of-service ## Contact Email hello@osisiandco.com. Replies within three working days. Telephone enquiries are not taken.