Welcome to Jason P. Theriot Consulting, where historical research meets investigative discovery. We help clients answer complex historical, organizational, and technical questions by locating, interpreting, and synthesizing difficult-to-find documentary evidence. Whether you are a corporation, law firm, museum, university, government agency, nonprofit organization, or Mrs. Smith from down the street hoping to learn more about her family's history, our goal is the same: deliver accurate, evidence-based research grounded in primary sources.
Our work extends well beyond traditional archival research. We conduct historical and scientific literature searches, technical literature reviews, legislative and regulatory research, document retrieval and interpretation, corporate archival research, newspaper and genealogy research, oral history interviews, and investigations involving local deed records, courthouse records, and judicial opinions. Depending on the project, research may draw from corporate archives, government reports, congressional hearings, conference proceedings, patent literature, university special collections, archival finding aids, local land and probate records, historical newspapers, digital newspaper archives, court records, case law, and specialized academic databases.
Dr. Theriot has completed independent and sponsored research projects for universities, government agencies, private companies, museums, nonprofit organizations, and families. He has produced award-winning books, company histories, museum exhibits, documentaries, oral history collections, and digital history projects while developing a reputation for locating records that others overlook. His research methodology combines rigorous historical investigation with modern information discovery using resources such as Google Scholar, ProQuest, JSTOR, WorldCat, digital newspaper archives, and other specialized research databases.
At the heart of every project is a simple principle: important answers are often hidden in plain sight. As an information archaeologist, Dr. Theriot knows that success depends on knowing where to look, how to evaluate evidence, and how to connect scattered pieces of information into a clear, well-documented narrative. Whether reconstructing the history of a company, tracing the evolution of a technology, conducting a historical or scientific literature search, or investigating a family mystery, he helps clients uncover the documentary record that informs decisions, preserves legacies, and tells compelling stories.
Explore the drop-down menu under Historical Research to learn more about our research services and capabilities.