"Michele Soulli can find out anything about anybody at any time in history. If you needed to find what out what Julius liked to eat for breakfast on Tuesdays, I believe Michele could find it out. I wrote a New York Times bestseller and reviewers praised my research. They were really praising Michele's research. She masters old-school research tools like genealogical archives, libraries and documents that are not online."
New York Times bestselling author •
Chief Economic Analyst, Trade Data Monitor (Trade Data News) • Creator of moundsville.org • Former Wall Street Journal reporter
In The Media
“Michele Soulli is a tireless researcher who is an invaluable resource to an author or anyone else in pursuit of truths long forgotten or lost. She made me better.”
— Ian O’Connor, six-time New York Times bestselling author
“Michele Soulli's incredible dedication and talent for uncovering her clients' roots is a testament to the genealogy profession and the vital role it plays in our society. Her work is deeply meaningful, and I am forever grateful to her for helping bring me back home❤️ ”
— Carolyn Aronson, CEO, It's a 10 Enterprises
"Michele is a tenacious researcher, always digging deeper and ready to turn over every stone to learn as much as she can on a subject."
— Chris Ballard, Author, former Senior Writer Sports Illustrated
"I measure my career as an author in two parts: BM and WM-Before Michele and with Michele. Before Michele Soulli, there were people I couldn't locate, details I failed to uncover, nuggets of information I never grasped. With Michele-anything is possible. She is, truly, one of the world's great researchers. She's dogged, she's relentless and she produces. For me, she's a game-changer. And a pro."
— Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author
"I can't rave enough about Michele Soulli. She puts her heart into everything she does. Her combination of kindness, curiosity, and fierce determination makes her one of the best historical and genealogical researchers I know."
— Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize King: A Life
"Michele is the unsung hero of so many of your favorite books. Once you think she's found every last detail, she comes back with three more. She's relentless, diligent and downright brilliant. If Michele can't find it, it probably isn't findable. She's that good."
— Mirin Fader, NY Times Best Selling author and senior writer, The Athletic
Michele exemplifies the truism that the best researchers have a hound dog’s nose and a bulldog’s tenacity. She digs far deeper than the typical genealogical records to unearth everything from obscure real estate documents to hidden stacks of handwritten manuscripts hundreds of years old. Her ability to track down and cross-reference materials on seemingly unrelated people and events gave us the confidence to stand behind the most difficult-to-prove stories about our subjects’ lives.
— Dan Z., author, editor and researcher
About Me
Michele Soulli is the President and CEO of Soulli Research & Genealogy LLC, a specialized firm dedicated to genealogical and research firm that specializes in reconstructing multigenerational family histories.
Michele has conducted research for myriad New York Times best-selling authors, including Jonathan Eig (King: A Life), John W. Miller (The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball) and Jeff Pearlman (Only God can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur). Her work has been featured via dozens of newspapers, networks and podcasts, from ESPN to the New York Times to the Washington Post.
Michele's practice operates at the intersection of genealogy, historical investigation, and forensic archival analysis, with a focus on uncovering obscured narratives and reconstructing multigenerational family histories with scholarly precision.
She operates at the unique intersection of genealogy, historical investigation, and forensic archival analysis — with a passion for uncovering hidden stories and bringing obscured family narratives back to life.