Full-Day Seminars

When you book a full-day speaker, you want someone who can bring energy and participation and fun, as well as learning opportunities. I’m known for my engaging, inspiring and entertaining presentations, and for providing take-home messages that get attendees excited about applying what they’ve just learned. (Scroll down to see audience response to a recent seminar.)

Full-day seminars typically involve 4 presentations. Choose from my list of presentations, or let me suggest these popular themes:

Digging into U.S. Records (choose 4)

  • Comparing the U.S. Newspaper Giants
  • Born to be Filed: A Story of Civil Birth Registration in the United States
  • What’s So Special about Special Censuses?
  • Intro to U.S. Church Records: Why We Care Where Grandma Went to Church
  • Meet PERSI, and Discover Treasures in Genealogy Periodicals
  • Directory Assistance: Finding Your Family History in City Directories
  • How Social Security Can Help Your Family History Research

Church and State: Use Both for U.S. Ancestors!

  • Intro to U.S. Church Records: Why We Care Where Grandma Went to Church
  • “They Once Were Lost, But Now Are Found:” Using U.S. Church Records to Solve Genealogical Mysteries (Inspiring case studies with U.S. church records)
  • Born to be Filed: A Story of Civil Birth Registration in the United States
  • What’s So Special about Special Censuses?

Finding and Telling Your Family Stories

  • Fable or Fact? Verifying Old Family Stories
  • “And Then What Happened?” Reconstruct Your Ancestors’ Amazing Stories
  • Turn Boring Statistics into Meaningful Stories
  • Adding Your Own Stories to Your Family History

Testimonials: What people said after my last full-day seminar

Now booking for full-day events through 2024. Please contact me about specific dates and speaking fees.