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- Karl-Michael Sala, Ancestral German Genealogist since 1979!
Karl-Michael Sala, Expert, Gifted & Talented USA & Germanic Genealogist since 1979!
1979 to present: Thousands of US, UK & European Germanic ancestral family members found for hundreds of private & corporate international clients!
1980-81: Family History Records Searcher for J. Grant Stevenson, AG, BYU Professor of Genealogy, in Provo & Salt Lake City, Utah; First successful research trip behind the Iron Curtain to Czechoslovakia & East Germany!
1981-83: USA & Germanic Genealogy Records Researcher for Larry Piatt, AG, of the former Institute of Family Research (later acquired by Lineages, Inc.)
TRACK RECORD:
99% success ratio in locating new data, documents &/or digital images for his clients!
80+% success ratio in locating data, documents & images that others tried, but could not find!
Karl researched (and found) THOUSANDS of ancestral family members for hundreds of international clients.
Since 1979, Karl traveled 7 times behind the former Iron Curtain to perform successful research for his clients!
Karl can decipher the old Germanic handwriting better than 99% of German natives! He learned the old Germanic handschrift (handscript) by having been required by his mentoring professor, Larry O. Jensen, PhD., to write entire letters in the historical Handschrift while at Brigham Young University & then further by having had to decipher it for hundreds of clients!
Karl is a former USAFR Intelligence Officer who earned a Deserving Airman Commission while having served as a German linguist, interrogator, debriefer Staff Sergeant (E-5), Intelligence Operations Specialist.
Karl is the very 1st person hand-picked for the highly successful albeit short-lived Expert Research Team at Ancestry.com. His wife, Lynell Sala was the 2nd person selected for this elite research team. While there, as per the Human Resources Director, Mike Moran, “Karl, we’re going to have to clone you!”
As per Karl’s hiring manager, David Johnston, Karl outsold [& out-researched] his research teammates “at least 5 to 1.”
July 15, 2008 “Karl Michael Sala is a competent research genealogist whom I hired to work with Ancestry.com customers on the telephone to improve customer research experience during their 14-day trial. The customers he assisted were thrilled with his down-to-earth instruction and with the results he helped them find. As a result of his help, they were more likely to convert from a trial to a full-fledged customer. During testing of a paid telephone research hotline for Ancestry.com customers, Karl consistently outsold all other phone research agents on the team at least 5 to 1. He often received by-name referrals as his reputation for finding elusive ancestors and breaking down walls, especially in Germany, became known. Karl is a top-notch professional in every sense of the word. I recommend him very highly to anyone who needs a reliable, capable, honest family history researcher capable of tackling tough research situations, especially with regards to German or European “brick wall” ancestors.”
Service Category: Research Genealogist Year first hired: 2005 Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity Dave Johnston hired Karl-Michael, Research Genealogist, 2005
Karl then fielded the majority of the research-oriented calls & emails from Europe for Ancestry.de and helped numerous clients to find their elusive globally-dispersed ancestors in not only Hamburg Passenger Lists, but also within parish registers all over Europe.
September 16, 2008 “Karl is a valued employee who specializes in superior customer service and sales. His ability to adapt positively to changes while continuing to improve his personal performance sets him apart from other employees. As a team player, Karl tirelessly works to help others achieve their goals as well as always looking after the best interest of the business. As our primary consultant for our German customer base, Karl conducted training initiatives for many of our new clients while exhibiting superior performance in his German-speaking responsibilities.” John Erbstoesser, Manager, T[he] G[enerations] N[etwork], Ancestry.com’s International Team
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I’ve been told that my mother’s uncle was Paul Hindemith the german composer, in otherwords My grandfather and Hindemiths Mother were brother and sister. How difficult would this be to find out and how expensive. I can be reached at 510-219-5985 Thank you