Fees:

§ $50 to $75 per one hour lecture (depending on distance from my home to location). 

§ For lectures further than 1 hour driving time from my home in Lebanon, Ohio, additional reimbursement for mileage at current IRS rate requested. 

§ If travel requires overnight stay, reimbursement for lodging requested. 

Speaking Conditions:

§ I will develop new lectures if requested

§ I will provide projector and computer

§ I will supply masters for handouts

§ I request sponsor provide screen and table

Current Speaking Engagements:

§ Click here to see calendar of speaking events.

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Previous Speaking Engagements:

§ Ohio Genealogical Society Annual Conference, 2010 & 2011

§ Ohio Genealogical Society Librarians Seminar, 2011

§ Ohio Genealogical Society Chapter Management Meeting, 2010

§ Dayton, Ohio Stake Family History Jamboree, 2004-2012

§ Warren County Genealogical Society Summer Workshop, 2005-2012

§ Sinclair Community College, 2010-2012

§ Warren County Genealogical Society, 2002-2012

§ Clermont County Genealogical Society, 2011

§ Butler County Genealogical Society, 2010

§ Hamilton County Genealogical Society, 2010

§ Montgomery County Genealogical Society, 2005-2007, 2012

§ Greene County Genealogical Society, 2005

Lectures:

§ Hidden Treasures at Family Search

Learn how to get the most out of familysearch.org.  Learn how to access historical records, research wiki, and the family history library catalog.

§ Tricks to Successful Census Searches at Ancestry.com

Learn useful tricks and tips to find those elusive ancestors in online census records.

§ If You Don’t Find Grandma on the Internet

Learn how to find your ancestors using local resources such as genealogical and historical societies, newspapers, cemeteries, funeral homes, court, and land records.

§ Digging Up Your Ancestors:  Finding Tombstone & Cemetery Records

Discover how to unearth your ancestor’s tombstones by tracking down cemeteries, transcriptions and finding interment records. Tips to find online cemetery photos will also be discussed.

§ Get it Together: Organizing Your Family Research

Learn successful methods to organize your research.  Discussion will cover methods for organizing papers, pictures, research notes, and creating a research notebook.

§ Preserving Your History in the Digital Age

Learn useful methods to edit, enhance and fix your genealogy documents and family photos using Adobe Photoshop Elements.  Examples from census, court, vital records and a variety of photos will be presented.

§ Developing a Virtual Cemetery Project

Have you or your society members ever wanted to visit a cemetery without having to travel there? Learn how to create a virtual cemetery project for the cemeteries you love.

§ Roots Magic