Research a Veteran Coaching
Access 1-1 Support For Your Military Project
Webinars, genealogy institutes and conferences are great if you are seeking general military research knowledge, but they rarely provide the personalized answers you need for your unique military research and writing journey. Additionally, to attend institutes and conferences, you often have to pay for the event, lodging, travel, meals, and more, to still walk away with knowledge that may be too general/beginner or too advanced, leaving you stuck. The huge cost often puts these opportunities out of reach for many.
Every family story, every archive search, and every project comes with its own set of challenges—and webinars simply can’t address all the roadblocks you’ll encounter along the way. That’s why so many people leave these sessions inspired, but still stuck.
Coaching changes that.
Investing in one-on-one guidance, you get tailored strategies, clear next steps, and direct support that meets you exactly where you are. Instead of wasting money and hours sifting through conflicting advice, wondering if you’re “doing it right,” and still not finding answers, you’ll move forward with clarity and confidence.
Coaching doesn’t just save time, money, and frustration—it gives you momentum and the tools to finally complete the research or writing project you’ve dreamed of.
Areas in which you may require assistance:
- Where do I start researching?
- All the records burned - what's next?
- Where do I find...
- How do I research online and what can I find?
- How do I start writing? What do I write?Â
- I want to publish my book, where do I start?
- Project management - research, writing, travel, publishing
- I hired a researcher who only gave me documents with no explanation and have no idea what this all means. What do I do next?Â
- I'm assisting a society, historical organization, museum, or other group on a veteran project and I have questions.
- And so much more...
Are you ready to receive the 1-1 support you require from a professional military researcher, author, and teacher, of 15 years who developed the two-part research strategy to research any veteran even if the records burned? Let's get started today with your first 60-minute coaching session.Â
TestimonialsÂ
Doug Hall
As a writer and researcher of a family biography, I have used Ms. Holik’s expertise in military research, editing, organization and drafting skills now for several years. Jennifer has the ability to take a body of work, in any stage of development, and evaluate the contents and direct an action plan that moves the project forward in a superior way, on all fronts. I have depended on her professional insight into my family biography that is both complicated with multiple time periods and source material also requiring the insight to understand how to engage the reader. The finished product will in no small way reflect her dedication and professional research, guidance, suggestions, edits and actions. I can, without reservation, recommend her military and publication research services for any personal or commercial publication project.
Doug Hall Freelance writer, Boston, MA, 2024.
Pick up a copy of Doug's book Legacy of the Skies on Amazon today.
Rachel and Bill Riley
My son had been asking me for many years to consider writing a book about my uncle, Captain William Bruce Overstreet, Jr. Uncle Bill, as we both called him, was just my uncle. A golf-playing, summertime fishing, certified public accounting, and part of an entertaining-loving couple known as “BillandNita”, which must be spoken as all one word because they were one thing.
After my grandparents passed away, we rotated venues for Christmas observances. One Christmas held at the Overstreets’ home in Roanoke, Virginia, Nita posed a question to those dining which changed my life. She asked, “Did you know your Uncle Bill was a war hero?” I had to answer “no”, but it was lame and embarrassing to speak.
I vowed then and there to learn and become involved in this part of his life. My son, William Bruce, and I, Rachel Bruce, (see a pattern here?) have studied, questioned, and collected over the years. I joined a local genealogical society when Jennifer Holik showed up as our speaker one day to teach us about writing about our ancestors who had military service. I attached myself to Jennifer and have not let go.
We scheduled a conference call for the three of us and have not looked back. The book is under development. We could not be happier. Jennifer has technical knowledge, but what sets her apart is her insight and judgment. We have adopted her into our family as an honorary member. I would recommend Jennifer to anyone who needs research, writing, advice, or projections about projects. She will know what to do.
Rachel Bruce Meiselman Riley, December 11, 2024, Alexandria, Virginia
Watch for this book to be released in 2026.
Meet Your Coach
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 Jennifer Holik
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More than 10 years ago, I developed a 2-part military research strategy that makes it possible to discover the story of any veteran from WWI through Vietnam — even if the records burned. This grew out of a journey I began nearly 30 years ago, guided by my military ancestors. What started as genealogy quickly expanded into a full military research, writing, and speaking business shared through the WWII Research & Writing Center and later, here at the Ancestral Souls Wisdom School.
My work is rooted in both fact and spirit. I’ve walked battlefields, stood at graves, and listened to the echoes of soldiers and families whose stories still long to be told. Living between Chicago and the Netherlands, I absorbed history, culture, and the weight of inherited war trauma. My own path through PTSD and ancestral healing deepened my ability to see repeating patterns, connect dots across generations, and help others uncover truths hidden beneath silence and loss.
At the Ancestral Souls Wisdom School and WWII Research & Writing Center, I bring together research and soul work, helping you not only recover your family’s military history but also transform the patterns and pain it left behind. This is where history, healing, and story meet.
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