Presentation Calendar

2023

Topic: Course 3: Advanced Techniques: Material Culture Research Techniques for Genealogy

2022

Topic: 10 Reasons You Can't Find Your Ancestors

January 15, 2022.South Orange County Genealogical Society
Topic: TBA

January 17, 2022. TBA
Topic: 1950 Census

January 18, 2022. Bend Genealogical Society
Topics: Wives, Widows...

Topic: TBA

February 16, 2022. TBA
Topic: TBA

February 19, 2022. South King County.
Topic: TBA

Topic: 25 Tips...

June 2022. GRIP
Topic: Advanced Social History

July 11, 2022. Livermore Genealogical Society
Topic: WPA Historical Records Survey

July 12, 2022. American Battlefield Trust Virtual Conference
Topic: Family History in the Classroom

July 13-19, 2099. Family Tree University
Topic: Research Logs

July 14, 2022. Contra Costa Genealogical Society
Topic: Records that Tragedy Leave Behind

July 20, 2002. Mt Diable Genealogical Society
Topic: Maybe I'm to Blame

August 22, 2022. Family Tree University
Topic: Get Started in Genealogy

August 25, 2022. Marin County Genealogy Society
Topic: TBA

August 25, 2022. Napa Genealogy Society.
Topic: Using Periodicals for Genealogy

August 30, 2022. PCI
Topic: 25 Websites for Genealogy

September 6, 2022. Family Tree University
Topic: Organizing

September 8, 2022. Peoria Genealogy Society
Topic: 25 Websites for Genealogy

September 10, 2022. Colorado
Topic: Research Women

September 14, 2022. TBA

September 15, 2022. TBA

September 16, 2022 Bainbridge Genealogy Society
Topic TBA

Annual Seminar Theme: Making Sense of the Census: An In-Depth Look at Census Records  (4 presentations)

September 27, 2022. 
Topic: Community Cookbooks

Topic: Her Name, Her Life: Researching the Names on a Signature Quilt 


Topics: (all-day seminar). FDR's New Deal: The WPA and Genealogy Research; 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About the US Census; What Was HER Name? Steps to Researching and Finding Female Ancestors; Bierocks, BBQ, and Grandma: Your Family's Food History

October 17-23. Family Tree University
Topic: Family Cookbook

November 10, 2022. Pastfinders
Topic: Community Cookbooks

November 18, 2022. Clayton Library
Topic: Community Cookbooks



2021

January 9, 2021. Appleton Public Library (Wisconsin). 
Topic:

Topics: Focus on Museums and Digital Objects; Focus on Advanced Techniques for Digitized Newspapers.

January 19, 2021. TBA

January 20, 2021. TBA

Topics:  Various

Topic: TBA

Topic: We're Related to George Washington?  Proving (or Disproving) Family Stories.

March 15, 2021. TBA

Topic: TBA

Topic: TBA

March 27, 2021. Sacramento Public Library
Topic: Researching Female Ancestors in the Newspaper

March 28, 2021. Gene O Rama (Ottawa Genealogy Society)
Topic: 25 Tips for Researching Female Ancestors

April 1, 2021. Castle Rock Colorado Genealogy Society
Topic: Researching Ancestors in Periodicals

April 3, 2021. Chicago Genealogical Society
Topic: Researching HER Life: Genealogical Tools and Methods for Researching Your Female Ancestor

April 8, 2021: Legacy Webinars
Topic: Learning More about Female Ancestors Before 1850

Topic: 10 Databases You Didn't Know Were On Ancestry

Topic: Records that Tragedy Leave Behind

Topics: Fabric, Cigars, and Murder. WPA: Sources for Your Genealogy

Topics: 25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors. 10 Reasons Why You Can't Find Your Ancestors

May 8, 2021. El Marinero DAR
Topic: Grandma was an Alien

Topic: Researching HER Life: Genealogical Tools and Methods for Researching Your Female Ancestor

May 22, 2021. TBA
Topic: Using ArchiveGrid and WorldCat for Your Genealogy

Topic: 5 Steps to Better Newspaper Research

June 5, 2021: Pathfinders
Topic: Brick Wall Workshop

June 10, 2021: Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
Topic: Community Cookbooks

June 11, 2021: Clayton Library
Topic: Researching HER Life: Genealogical Tools and Methods for Researching Your Female Ancestor

June 15, 2021.  TBA
Topic: Social History

June 15, 2021: Santa Clara County Historical Society
Topic: Cemetery Research

Topic: 25 Tips for Researching Female Ancestors

July 16, 2021: TBA

Topic: Jello Molds, Peacocks, and Turtle Soup: Food and Family History

Topic: Brick Wall Workshop

Topic: 10 Reasons You Can't Find Your Ancestors

September 16, 2021: UGA Summit of Excellence
Topics: The Anatomy of BMD; Social History

September 18, 2021. Whittier Area Genealogical Society (via Zoom)
Topic: We're Related to George Washington? Proving (or Disproving) Family Stories

September 18, 2021. TDA
Topic: 1950 census

Topics: TBA

Topic: Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

September 30, 2021. Franklin Public Library 
Topic: 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know

October 5, 2021. SLIG Fall Virtual
Topic: Focus on Museums

October 7, 2021.  SLIG Fall Virtual
Topic: Focus on Digitized Newspapers

October 11, 2021. Sun City Genealogy
Topic: Fabric, Cigars, and Murder: Reconstructing a Community of Women

Topic: Brick Wall Workshop

Topic: Step Away from the Computer

October 19, 2021. Harper College Library
Topic: From the Family Kitchen

October 23, 2021: Tampa Public Library
Topic: Community Cookbooks

October 26, 2021. Glendora Genealogical Group
Topic: Fabric, Cigars, and Murder: Reconstructing a Community of Women

Topic: Women in Genealogy (all day seminar)

November 20, 2021. TBA
Topic: Social History

Topic: TBA

Topic: TBA





Previous Presentations
2020

January 4, 2020. Orange County Genealogical Society
Topics: Steps to Better Newspaper Research and A Genealogist Visits the Library

 January 14, 2020. Legacy Webinars
Topic: 10 Must-Have MyHeritage Databases

January 20, 2020. Sun City Genealogy Society
Topic: From Turtle Soup to Goulash: Tracing Your Family's Food History

January 29, 2020. Chula Vista Genealogical Society
Topic: 20 Places to Find a Maiden Name

February 3, 2020. Corona Genealogical Society
Topic: WPA

February 11, 2020. Colony Cousins
Topic: Finding Images To Tell The Story Of Your Ancestors

 February 15, 2020. Corona Family History Seminar
Topics: Social History through the Ages: Sources for Social History from the Colonial Period to World War II; Finding Images to Tell the Story of Your Ancestor; 5 Steps to Better Newspaper Research

March 10. Citrus County Genealogical Society
Topic: 10 Databases You Didn't Know Were on Ancestry.com

March 14, 2020. San Diego Genealogical Society.
Topic: 25 Tips For Researching Your Female Ancestors;  The Secret Lives of Women: Research Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind


 April 4, 2020. Literary Orange.
Moderator for Fiction: Women's Voices

April 16, 2020. Southern Arizona Genealogy Society
Topic:The Records That Tragedy Leave Behind

April 18, 2020. Pima County Genealogical Society
Topics: Wives, Widows, and Spinsters: Documenting Women's Relationships and 10 Reasons Why You Can't Find Your Ancestor

May, 2, 2020. Dallas Genealogical Society
Topic: Celebrating the Vote: 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

May 20-23, 2020. National Genealogical Society Conference
Topics: Celebrating the Vote: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage; Reconstructing the Asylum: Women of the San Francisco Almshouse

May 30, 2019. San Mateo Genealogical Society
Topic: Step Away from the Computer

July 7-21, 2020. Gena's Annual California Tour 

July 12, 2020. Sacramento Public Library
Topic: 25 Websites to Find Vital Records

July 13, 2020. Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society
Topic: TBA

July 14, 2020. El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society
Topic: TBA

 July 16, 2020

 July 17, 2020. Mt Diablo Genealogical Society
Topic: TBA
July 19, 2020.  Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento
Topic: TBA

 July 22, 2020. Legacy Webinars
Topic: 50 More Websites Every Genealogist Should Know

 July 23, 2020. Placer County Genealogical Society
Topic: TBA

August 23-30, 2020 Gena's 2nd Annual Cruise from Seattle to Alaska!

September 8, 2020. Colony Cousins.
Topic: Increasing your Genealogical Knowledge

 September 25-27. TBA
Topic: TBA

 October 24, 2020. Indiana State Library Genealogy and Local History Fair
Topic: Fabric, Cigars, and Murder and 25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors

 October 28, 2020. Legacy Webinars
Topic: In Black and White: Finding Historical Newspapers from Around the World

 November 14, 2020. Yucaipa Valley Genealogical Society

Topic: Her Name Was Not Unknown: Researching Female Ancestors




2019

February 9, 2019. OC Public Libraries
Topic: Researching Women: Community Cookbooks and What They Tell Us About Our Ancestors

 February 16, 2019. Whittier Area Genealogical Society
Topics: That's New to Me - Unfamiliar Websites for Your Genealogy and Her Name Was Not Unknown:  Researching Female Ancestors

 February 12, 2019. Colony Cousins
Topic: TBD

 February 19, 2019. Family Tree University
Topic: TBD

March 12, 2019. Colony Cousins
Topic: TBD

 March 16, 2019. South Orange County Genealogy Society
Topic: Pinning and Tweeting Your Family History

 March 17, 2019. Second Life
Topic:TBD

 March 22-24, 2019 Family Tree University Virtual Conference
Topics: Using Google Drive to Organize Your Research; 5 Best Timeline Tricks for Family History;  Moderator

 March 26, 2019. Glendora Genealogy Group
Topic: Love, Marriage, Mistresses, & Divorce: Researching Relationships

April 6, 2019. Literary Orange
Topic: Moderator for Genealogy: Family Ingredients

 April 8, 2019 Sun City Genealogical Society
Topic: TBD

 April 18, 2019. Green Valley, Arizona Genealogy Society
Topic: The Anatomy of BMD: What You Don’t Know About Vital Records

Topic: Life in 1920

 June 2, 2019. Southern California Genealogy Jamboree
Topic: Researching Los Angeles: Your Ancestor's Life in the City of Angels

 June 8, 2019. Pomona Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: The Farmer Takes A Wife

 June 10, 2019. Temecula Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: Researching Female Ancestors Online

 June 26, 2019. Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Topic: A Month's Worth of Must-Have Tech Tips to Start Using Today (Free registration).

July 7-20 Northern California Speaking Tour (contact me for openings!)

 July 8, 2019. Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society
Topic: Her Name was Not Unknown:  Finding Female Ancestors and We’re Related to George Washington?: Proving (or Disproving) Family Stories.

 July 9, 2019. El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society
Topic: Journals, Store Ledgers and Letters to Aunt Mary:  Using Manuscript Collections

 July 11, 2019. Contra Costa County Genealogical Society
Topic: A Genealogist Visits the Library

 July 13, 2019. Santa Clara Valley Computer Genealogical Society
Topic:TBD

 July 14, 2019. Sacramento Public Library
Topic: The Farmer Takes a Wife

 July 16, 2019. San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society
Topics: TBA


 July 18, 2019. Marin County Genealogical Society
Topic: Step Away From the Computer: Using Archives, Academic Libraries and Museums for Your Research

 July 19, 2019, Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society
Topic: Brick Walls

 July 20, 2019. Ventura County Genealogy Society
Topics: 25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors and Using the FamilySearch Catalog

Topics: TBA

 September 14, 2019. Yucaipa Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: 10 Reasons You Can't Find Your Ancestor

 September 21, 2019. South Orange County Genealogy Society
Topic: 25 Tips for Researching Female Ancestors

 September 25, 2019: Utah Genealogical Association Virtual Conference
Topic: Social History-Bring them to Life!

 October 3, 2019. Hemet-San Jacinto  Genealogical Society
Topic: 20 Places to Find Maiden Names

 October 5, 2019. Palm Springs Genealogical Society
Topic: Google for Genealogists

 October 8, 2019. Citrus County Genealogical Society
Topic: 50 Websites to Find Vital Records

 October 9, 2019. Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Topic: 50 Records that Document Female Ancestors

October 12, 2019. UVTAGG
Topics: 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know and 25 Tips for Researching Female Ancestors

 October 12, 2019. Pomona Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: Researching in Southern California

 October 16, 2019.  Genealogical Society of North Orange County
Topic: Finding Your Genealogy in Digitized Books

 October 19, 2019. Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
Topic: The Farmer Takes a Wife

 November 2: Florida Genealogical Society
Topic: Community Cookbooks

 November 2, 2019: Virtual Genealogical Association Conference
Topic: Finding Images to Tell the Story of Your Ancestors

 November 4, 2019: Corona Genealogical Society
Topic: WPA Sources for Your Genealogy

 November 16, 2019. Wilson-Cobb History and Genealogy Library Annual Workshop
Topics: 20 Places to Find a Maiden Name; 10 Reasons Why You Can't Find Your Ancestor; 25 Websites to Find US Vital Records; 
10 Facts You Don't Know About the US Census

 November 26, 2019. Glendora Genealogical Group
Topic: Navigating the NARA Website


2018

January 13, 2018. Pomona Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: I'm in the Book!: Women in Directories

 January 17, 2018. APG SIG
Topic: UGA's Crossroads

January 22, 2018 Family Tree University
Topic: Organize Your Genealogy in a Week

January 20-23, 2018. Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)
Topics: Mastering Evernote for Genealogy Workshop (Sat). Family Traditions and other Interesting Tidbits: Adding Social History to Your Story in Course 9: Writing and Publishing Family Histories in the Digital Age.

February 10, 2018 Mayflower Society
Topic: TBA

February 16-17, 2018. Green Valley Genealogical Society (Arizona)
Topic: 2018 Seminar. See flyer for presentation and workshop topics

Topic: Using Social Media

 March 5, 2018. IDG Academy
Topic: Finding Female Ancestors: Continuing the Journey (4 week class)

March 10, 2018. Florida Genealogy Society
Topic: Using WPA Records

April 2, 2018. Yorba Linda Library
Topic: Researching Wives

Topics: Using Treelines; Finding Your Female Ancestors

April 10, 2018. Colony Cousins
Topic: TBA

Topic: Women and World War I.

May 8, 2018. Colony Cousins
Topic: TBA

 May 19, 2018. Southern Orange County Genealogy Society
Topic: Social Media Tools for Genealogy

 May 22, 2018. Glendora Genealogy Group
Topic: Workshop on Solving Your Brick Walls

July 15-26, 2018 Annual Northern California Speaking Tour

 July 15, 2018. Jewish Genealogy Society of Sacramento
Topic: TBA

 July 15, 2018. Sacramento Public Library
Topic: Getting the Most From Internet Archive

 July 16, 2018. Lincoln Hills Genealogy Society
Topic: Read All About It

 July 17, 2018. San Joaquin Genealogical Society
Topics: New To Me and Fabric, Cigars and Murder

 July 20, 2018. Mt Diablo Genealogy Society
Topics: 10 Databases You Didn't Know Were on Ancestry.com and 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know

 July 21, 2018. California Genealogical Society and Library
Topic: Workshop--Reliving Their Lives: Experiencing, Researching, and Writing World War I to the Jazz Age

 July 26, 2018. Marin County Genealogical Society
Topic: TBA

August 10, 2018. Legacy Webinars
Topic: 50 Websites to Find Vital Records

 September 21-22, 2018. Family Tree University Fall 2018 Virtual Conference
Topics: TBA

 October 9, 2018. Virtual Genealogy Society
Topic: Webinar

October 12-14, 2018. Medicine Hat Genealogical Society 40th Anniversary
Topics: Her Name was Not Unknown: Finding Female Ancestors
5 Steps to Better Newspaper Research
Finding Your Genealogy in Digitized Books
That’s New to Me: Unfamiliar Websites for Your Genealogy

 October 9, 2018. Virtual Genealogical Society
Topic: Researching Your Female Ancestor by the Company She Kept

 October 18, 2018. Florida Genealogical Society Webinar
Topic: Anatomy of BMD

 November 10, 2018 San Diego Genealogy Society
Topics: Session 1: Wives, Girlfriends, Widows, Spinsters, Exes and Mistresses: Documenting Women's Relationships
Session 2: Her Name was Not Unknown: Finding Female Ancestors

Topic: Records that Tragedies Leave Behind

 December 8, 2018. Santa Margarita DAR
Topic: The Cigar Girl Quilt


 2017

January 16-22, 2017. Family Tree University
Topic: Research Logs Made Easy

January 23-28, 2017. Salt Lake Institute of Genealogical Studies
Topic: Adding Social History to Your Genealogy

February 13, 2017. Laguna Woods Village
Topic: Five Lessons from Researching Genealogy Roadshow

February 14, 2017. North County San Diego Genealogy Society
Topic: Love, Marriage, Mistresses and Divorce: Researching Relationships

February 25, 2017. Southern California Chapter of APG
Topic: Writing for Publication

March 3-5, 2017. Family Tree University Virtual Conference
Topics: Overlooked Federal Records and Repositories; Working with World War 1 Records; Women on the Move: Female Immigrants (chat); Spinsters and Bachelors in the Family Tree (chat); World War 1: Using Social History in your Genealogy (chat)

March 8, 2017. Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Topic: 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know

March 13, 2017. Temecula Valley Genealogy Society
Topic: TBD

March 14, 2017. Colony Cousins
Topic: TBD

March 18, 2017. Hemet-San Jacinto  Genealogy Society
Topics: Social Media Tools for Genealogy; That’s New to Me: Unfamiliar Websites for Your Genealogy.

April 1, 2017. Palm Springs Genealogy Society.
Topic: How to Tackle a Research Project

April 21-23, 2017. Alberta Genealogical Society 2017 Conference
Topics: Saturday Keynote: Fabric, Cigars and Murder: Reconstructing a Community of Women; Journals, Store Ledgers and Letters to Aunt Mary:  Using Manuscript Collections; Missing Husbands and Eyeglasses on the Trolley: Newspapers Tell the Best Stories;Step Away From the Computer: Using Archives, Academic Libraries and Museums for Your Research;
Women’s Lives During World War I

May 13, 2017. TBA

May 20, 2017. South Orange County Genealogical Society
Topic: TBD

May 21, 2017. San Diego Jewish Genealogy Society
Topic: TBD

June 8-11. Southern California Genealogy Society Jamboree
Topic: TBD

July 15, 2017. Ventura County Genealogy Society
Topic: 10 Databases You Didn't Know Were on Ancestry.com

July 16-26 The Gena Northern California Tour (ask me about open dates!)

July 16, 2017. Sacramento Public Library.
Topic: Her Name Wasn't Unknown: Researching Your Female Ancestor's Life

July 19, 2017. El Dorado Hills Genealogy Society
Topic: Finding Images to Tell The Story of Your Genealogy

July 21, 2017. Mt Diablo Genealogy Society
Topic: Finding Images to Tell The Story of Your Genealogy and The WPA: Source for your Genealogy

August 8, 2017. Colony Cousins
Topic: Your Genealogy Brick Walls

September 15-17. Family Tree University Fall Conference
Topics: Latin American Research; Marriage Records; and educational chats.

October 9 - 13, 2017. Family Tree University Workshop
Topic: Research Logs Made Easy

October 14, 2017. Genealogical Society of Riverside
Topic: Step away from the Computer...

October 18, 2017. Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Topic: The WPA: Sources for your Genealogy

October 21, 2017. Contra Costa Genealogical Society
Topic: Fall Seminar: Finding Your Female Ancestors (requires registration)

November 2, 2017. Hemet Genealogical Society.
Topic: Marriage and Your Female Ancestor: Dower Rights and Other Considerations

November 5-9, 2017. The Gena and Jean 3rd Annual Cruise
Topic: TBD by participants.

November 13, 2017. Sun City
Topic: TBA

November 18, 2017. South Orange County Genealogical Society
Topic: Schools, Jails, and Asylums: Your Ancestor’s Institutional Life

November 28, 2017. Glendora Genealogical Group
Topic: Digitized Books






 2016

January 11, 2016. Sun City Genealogy Society
Topic: TBA

January 16, 2016. Whittier Area Genealogy Society
Topic: Social Media for Genealogists

January 27, 2016. Chula Vista Genealogical Society
Topic: Remember the Ladies

 January 30, 2016. Escondido Genealogy Society
Topic: I LOVE Libraries! Using Libraries for Your Genealogy

 February 20, 2016. South Orange County California Genealogy Society
Topic: WPA

March 8, 2016. North San Diego County Genealogical Society
Topic: Social History Websites

 March 11 - 13, 2016. Family Tree University Winter 2016 Virtual Conference
Topics: (1) GenealogyBank: Your Ancestors in the News and (2) Birth Certificate Substitutes: Research Alternatives .

 March 12, 2016. Pomona Valley Genealogy Society
Topic: 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know

 March 22, 2016. Glendora Genealogy Group
Topic: 5 Tips from Researching Genealogy Roadshow

April 4, 2016. Corona Genealogy Society
Topic: Her Name Wasn’t ‘Unknown’: Uncovering Female Ancestors

May 7, 2016. Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree Webinar
Topic: Once Upon a Time at an Antique Store: Telling the Story of Mrs. E.G. Stetson

May 10, 2016. Colony Cousins
Topic: Lessons Learned from Genealogy Roadshow

 May 12, 2016. Second Life Chapter of APG
Topic: Women's Lives in the Newspaper

May 19, 2016. Temecula Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: Fabric, Cigars and Murder: Reconstructing a Community of Women

 June 2-3. Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree
Topic: Enhancing Your Genealogy with Social History; Women's Work: Tracing Your Ancestor's Occupations and Volunteer Work; I'm in the Book: Researching Women in Directories 

 June 15, 2016. South Bay Cities Genealogy Society
Topic: Increase Your Genealogical Knowledge

July 15, 2016. Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society
Topic: 5 Tips from Researching Genealogy Roadshow

 July 19, 2016. San Ramon Genealogical Society
Topics: That's New to Me: Unfamiliar Websites for your Genealogy and 
Her Name Wasn't Unknown: Researching Your Female Ancestor's Life

 July 20, 2016. El Dorado Hills Genealogy Society
Topic: Grandma Ate What? Researching Your Ancestor's Food History

 July 23, 2016. California State Genealogical Society and Library 
(Please note that you must register before attending)

July 24, 2016. Sacramento Public Library
Topics:  Schools, Jails and Asylums: Your Ancestor’s Institutional Life

July 27, 2016. Legacy Family Tree Webinar
Topic: Researching Women - Community Cookbooks and What They Tell Us About Our Ancestors

August 16, 2016. Family Tree University
Topic: Research Tips To Overcome Brick Walls Webinar

August 17, 2016. Genealogical Society of North Orange County California
Topic: That's New to Me: Unfamiliar Websites for Your Genealogy

August 20 , 2016.  Ventura County Genealogical Society
Topics: Step Away From the Computer: Using Archives, Academic Libraries and Museums for Your Research; Tackling a Research Project

September 13, 2016. Colony Cousins
Topic: TBA

September 16-18, 2016. Family Tree Virtual Fall Conference
Topics: 

October 1, 2016 Orange County California Genealogy Society
Topic: Five Lessons from Researching Genealogy Roadshow and Once Upon a Time at an Antique Store: Telling the Story of Mrs. E.G. Stetson

October 3-9. Family Tree University
Topic: Problem-Solving Book Camp for Genealogists.
**Please note this requires registration and payment of a fee. Great way to learn and ask questions.

October 8, 2016. Garden Grove Family History Discovery Weekend
Topics: 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know; Her Name was not Unknown: Finding Female Ancestors; Finding your Genealogy in Digitized Books; Newspaper Research for the 21st Century

October 10, 2016. Sun City (Palm Desert)
Topic: Tackling a Research Project

October 19, 2016. Legacy Family Tree Webinar
Topic: Social History Websites That Bring Your Ancestor's Story to Life

October 24. Central Texas Genealogical Society
Topic: Jello Molds, Peacocks and Turtle Soup: Genealogy and the History of Food

October 25, 2016.
Glendora Genealogical Group
Topic: Cloud Genealogy

November 6. Gena and Jean Tour 2016 Goes to Sea!

November 22, 2016. North County San Diego Genealogical Society.
Topic: Once Upon a Time at an Antique Store: Telling the Story of Mrs. E.G. Stetson.



2015

January 5, 2015. Conejo Valley Chapter DAR
Topic: Food.Family. Ephemera

January 21, 2015. SCGS Webinar Series
Topic: Finding Female Ancestors in the Newspapers

February 9, 2015 Sun City Palm Desert
Topic: Cost Cutting Measures to Help You Do More Genealogy

 February 13, 2015. Tucson Gem & Mineral Show
Topic:  Sowerby's British Mineralogy: Its Influence on Martha Proby During the 19th Century

 March 7, 2015. Santa Margarita Chapter, DAR 
Topic: From the Family Kitchen - Historical Cookbooks

 March 15, 2015. Questing Heirs
Topics: Women in World War 1 and Finding Female Ancestors in Newspapers

 April 17, 2015. Alberta Genealogical Society Conference
Topics: Finding Your Genealogy in Digitized Books ; Once Upon A Time at an Antique Store: Telling the Story of Mrs. E.G. Stetson; Martha Proby & Her Book: A Case Study of a 19th Century English Woman; Five Lessons From Researching Genealogy Roadshow; Step Away From the Computer: Using Archives, Academic Libraries, and Museums For Your Research

 May 16, 2015. South Orange County Genealogy Society
Topic: Walking Amongst the Dead: Becoming a Cemetery Expert

 June 9, 2015. Colony Cousins
Topic: How to Tackle a Research Project

 July 1, 2015. Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Topic: The Secret Lives of Women - Researching Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind 

 July 6, 2015. Corona Genealogical Society
Topic: Social Media for Genealogists 

 July 9-12, 2015. Gena and Jean Take to the Seas!
Topics: TBA

 July 14, 2015. San Joaquin  Genealogical Society
Topics: TBA

 July 15, 2015. El Dorado Genealogy Society
Topics: TBA

 July 18, 2015.  California State Genealogical Society and  Library
Topic:  Her Name Wasn't Unknown: Researching Your Female Ancestor's Life

 July 21, 2015. San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society
Topics: TBA

 September 8, 2015. Colony Cousins
Topic: Using Digitized Books

 September 22, 2015. Glendora Genealogical Group
Topic: Advance Your Family History Through Social Networking 

 September 30, 2015. Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Topics: Using Periodical to Find Your Ancestors 

 October 28, 2015. Sun Lakes Genealogy Society
Topic: TBA

 November 14, 2015. Yucaipa Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: Researching Female Ancestors.

 December 5, 2015. Palm Springs Genealogical Society
Topic: Saving Money So You Can Do More Genealogy




Previous Presentations - 2014

January 4, 2014. Palm Springs Genealogical Society
Topic: Social History Websites that Bring Your Ancestor to Life

January 13-18, 2014.  SLIG 
Topics: Course 11 Utilizing Social History

Topic: Digitized Books

February 8, 2014. Southern California Chapter of APG Mini-PMC
Topic: Using Twitter and Pinterest for Your Genealogical Business

Topic: Using Social Media

February 15, 2014. South Orange County California Genealogical Society
Topic:

February 27, 2014. Family Tree Magazine
Topic:

March 1, 2014. Orange County Genealogical Society BASH.
Topic:

March 8, 2014. Genealogical Society of Riverside
Topic: Using Images

Topic: Advancing Your History Through Social Networking

April 22, 2014. Glendora Genealogy Group
Topic: Social History Websites

May 10, 2014. San Diego Genealogical Society
Topic: Read All About It: Newspaper Research/Hit the Books!: Digitized Books

May 12, 2014. Sun City, Palm Desert
Topic: Read All About It: Newspaper Research
Topic: Cost Cutting Measures to Help you Do More Genealogy

Topic: Making MyHeritage Work for You
Topic: Cemetery Research

Topics: 10 Tips for Finding Newsletter Content; Journals, Store Ledgers and Letters to Aunt Mary: Using Manuscript Collections; Using America’s Ethnic Newspapers to Find and Document Your Family; Of Elephants, Gold, and Dashed Dreams: Researching the California Gold Rush; GenealogyBank - Inside and Out 

July 7, 2014. Corona Genealogical Society
Topic: Social History Websites that Bring Your Ancestor to Life 

July 14, 2014. Colony Cousins
Topic: The Secret Lives of Women: Researching Women’s Lives Using the Sources They Left Behind

July 16, 2014. Genealogical Society of North Orange County California
Topic: Researching Female Ancestors in Newspapers
Topic: Researching Your Ancestors in Periodicals
Topic: The Secret Lives of Women: Research Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind. The WPA: Sources for Your Genealogy

September 8, 2014. Colony Cousins
Topic: Creating Timelines
Topic: Digitized Book Websites/Finding Images

October 9, 2014. Second Life APG
Topic: Using Twitter and Pinterest for Your Genealogy
Topic: TBA

October 18, 2014. Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society Annual Seminar
Topics: TBA

November 4, 2014. Pomona Valley Genealogical Society
Topic: Getting to know the NEW FamilySearch
Topic: Online Newspapers

November 25, 2014. Glendora Genealogy Group
Topic: Research Your Ancestors in Periodicals

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