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All presentations include Power-Point visuals.
Where's Grandpa? Genealogy on the Internet
Good for community groups or genealogy societies, this "beginner's" presentation demonstrates finding family history information on the Internet. It will allow most audience members to go home and find information on at least one grandparent or great-grandparent online.
Adventures in Family History Research
For community groups, an entertaining look at the world of genealogy research, including examples of tracking down impossible-to-find ancestors.
Focusing Your Research
Are you the genealogical equivalent of a quilt maker who collects scraps of material but never makes the quilt? If so, this presentation will help you decide how to limit your research and design a project that you can complete. This session – intended for genealogy societies and similar groups – addresses the concerns of beginning, intermediate, and advanced family historians.
Cousin-Connection Genealogy
Have you exhausted all traditional and Internet resources? Are you interested in finding photos and documents available in no library, archives, or courthouse anywhere in the world? If yes, this presentation is for you. In it, we describe how to develop descendant charts and find distant living 2nd, 3rd, or 4th cousins who may have ancestral information and materials not handed down in your family.
Case Study: Finding Leo Hillisoy
Case study in early-20th century Midwestern research using only the Internet. Leo Hillisoy was named as the father on a 1915 Iowa birth certificate of an infant who was given up for a adoption. Learn new research techniques from this case study demonstrating finding Leo’s parents, grandparents, and living cousins.
Organization: 8 Steps to More Effective Genealogy Research
Presentation covers buddy-system organization, creating a functional workspace, scheduling your time, filing system overview, handling photos, and more. Appropriate for newbies as well as for intermediate and advanced genealogists overwhelmed by paper.
Building A Family Heirloom Online
Demonstration of the new free online Ancestry Press, which you can use to create family history books, decorative collages, suitable-for-framing family trees, and gifts for reunions and milestone birthdays. The many helpful hints described will reduce the learning curve of this powerful new tool.
Case Study: Anything Is Possible: Finding the Family of a “One Night Stand”
This presentation shows how it is possible to start out with very little information, much of it incorrect, and produce remarkable results. Do not miss this dazzling demonstration of persistence, research skills, and serendipity!
Beginning Genealogy
Would you like to go home this evening and find a new ancestor? If yes, this is the session for you. Content includes genealogy basics and terminology, the research process, popular websites, and other resources.
Fees are $300 per presentation plus travel and per diem costs from San Luis Obispo, California. We can do all-day seminars, and we can develop specialized presentation topics. Please contact us for details. |
