The following topics are designed as one-hour presentations. Other topics can be developed upon request. I can provide my own computer projector. See my list of upcoming events.
Fees are negotiable. Please contact me for availability and pricing.
Ohio:
- Buckeye Beginnings: An Introduction to Ohio Research
- Ohio’s Jigsaw Puzzle: Understanding Ohio’s Land Surveys
- Researching at the Ohio Historical Society
- First Families of Ohio: What, Why and How
Civil War:
- After Mustering Out: Researching Civil War Veterans
- Battling Buckeyes: Researching Ohio Civil War Ancestors
- For Benefit of the Veteran: Civil War Fraternal Organizations
- Researching Indiana Civil War Ancestors
- Researching Your Civil War Ancestors Online
- State and Local Records for Civil War Research
Sources and Resources:
- Between the County and Federal Levels: Using State Government Records
- Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Using Occupational Records
- Creating and Collaborating on WeRelate.org
- Farms, Factories & Defectives: The ‘Other’ Census Schedules
- The Last Full Measure: Military Burials
- Records of Deaf Ancestors: A Genealogical Goldmine
- Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
- Ten Years is a Long Time: Census Substitutes for the In-between Years
- Using Land Records Effectively
- What Do You Mean There’s No Record?! Using Vital Records Substitutes
- Written in Stone: Tombstones and Other Cemetery Records (Also available in a shorter version for luncheons and banquets)
Methodology:
- Documentation: What, Why and How
- Evaluating Evidence and Its Source
- Finding Ancestors Before 1850
- Finding Female Ancestors
- More Than Names on the ‘Net: Building Context Online
- Needle in a Haystack: Finding Rare Materials
- Researching the Family Business
- Successfully Applying to a Lineage Society
Banquet/Luncheon Talks:
- The Genealogy on Your Bookshelf (a light-hearted look at genealogy in popular literature)
- Waltzing Matilda: The Merry Widow
- What Were They Thinking?! Records That Made Me Do a Double-Take
- Written in Stone: A Look at Tombstones (a shorter version of my lecture on tombstone and cemetery records)
