Genealogy Presentations
Each presentation provided in the Metro Detroit area is a flat fee of _____ and runs approximately 45-60 minutes. This includes a handout and provides time for questions and answers. If you are interested in having a presentation and you are outside the Metro Detroit area, please contact me for custom rates.
Each presenatation
Interested in a subject not listed? Please contact me. I'm always working on something new!
Equipment requirements:
- Screen for presentation
- Table
Presentations Available
- Gram & Gramps were from Canada, eh?
- Point out what is available to the genealogist reseraching these distant shores. Special emphasis on resources for the providence of Ontario.
- Scrapbooks: Images of the Past
- Scrapbooks are great resources for family data. This talk illustrates examples and tells you what should be preserved for future generators. This is not scrapbooking.
- Mistakes Everywhere
- Show examples of mistakes commonly fond in vital records, obituaries, census records, etc and highlight various strategies for verifying the information.
- Count Your Census?
- Discuss U.S. and/or Canadian records. What is on them, how accurate they are, what is a census year, and loads of other tidbits.
- The Graveyard Shift
- Tips on how to find your ancestors burial site. Why bother? What can you find there?
- Did I Say That?
- Effective query and letter writing tips. This presentation discusses how best to approach your writting before you put pen to paper. The "Do's" and "Don'ts" to help you get the best results.
- Sourcing: Now How Do I Do That?
- Presentation that illustrates what a sources is and why you should source. I also provide tips on how to source in a way that is right for you.
- Where the Heck is it Anyway?
- Tips on how to organize and store your genealogy papers and notes. Is there a better way?
- Over Wayne County Way
- Researching in Detroit and Wayne County (MI) can be overwhelming. This presentation provides tips on how to find what you need, where to go to get it, and whether or not you even need to go there.
