Events

18 April 2023. A Genealogist's Guide to Sanborn Maps. Autagua County Genealogical Society, Buena Vista Mansion, 641 County Rd 4 E, Prattville, AL.

9 June 2023. Heartland Family History Conference. Topeka, KS.

      1. Lure Your Ancestor out of the National Register of Historic Places.
      2. Research Your Ancestor's Brick & Mortar.

August 2023. Missouri State Genealogical Association Conference. TBD.

7 August 2023. Ozarks Genealogical Society.

Lure Your Ancestor out of the National Register of Historic Places.

7 October 2023. Northland Genealogical Society.

Patriotism, Prohibition, and (k)ein Prosit: Being German in 1920s America.

 

 

 

 

Previous Events

Birmingham Public Library Double Header. Don't Forget to Misspell! Getting the Most from Online Newspaper Research and Sanborn Maps: A Genealogist’s Guide.  October 1, 2022.

Northland Genealogy Society, Kansas City, MO: Researching Your Ancestor's Brick & Mortar with City Directories & Sanborn Maps. June 4, 2022. 

Eudora Community Museum, Eudora, KS.  History of the Sunflower Village: A Celebration of Eighty Years. May 19, 2022.  Available on YouTube.

Heartland Family History Conference, Topeka, KS. A Genealogist's Guide to Sanborn Maps.  May 13, 2022.

2022 Ohio Genealogical Society Conference. Patriotism, Prohibition, and (k)ein Prosit: Being German in 1920s America. Great Wolf Lodge, Mason, OH.  April 30, 2022.

2022 Ohio Genealogical Society Conference.  National Register of Historic Places, Breweries, and Their German Entrepreneurs. Mason, OH. Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Jacksonville Genealogical Society. Jacksonville, FL. Researching Your Ancestor's Brick & Mortar with City Directories & Sanborn Maps.  April 16, 2022.

Ozarks Genealogical Society. A Genealogist's Guide to Sanborn Maps. April 4, 2022. 

Northland Genealogy Society, Kansas City, MO. Don't Forget to Misspell! Getting the Most from Online Newspaper Research.  April 2, 2022.

Missouri Virtual Family History Conference. Ten Ways Postcards Can Add Leaves to Your Family Tree. Columbia, MO, August 6-7, 2021 (via Zoom).

Missouri Virtual Family History Conference. Sanborn Maps, City Directories, and Newspapers: The Trifecta of Business Research.  Columbia, MO, August 6-7, 2021 (via Zoom).

Genealogical Society of Central Missouri, Columbia, MO. Our Ancestors’ Experience During the 1918-1920 Influenza Pandemic.  May 1, 2021 [via Zoom].

Northland Genealogy Society, Kansas City, MO. Kansas City's Experience During the 1918-1920 Influenza Pandemic. October 3, 2020 (via Zoom). 

Autauga County Genealogical Society, Prattville, AL. Workshop on Preserving Family Artifacts & Engaging Family Interest in the Past. February 16, 2020. 

Alabama Family & Local History Workshop, Montgomery, AL.  Sanborn Maps and City Directories.  August 9-10, 2019.

Missouri State Genealogical Association Annual Conference, Columbia, MO. Newspapers & Genealogy: Getting the Most Out of Print Online.  August 2-3, 2019.

Senior Adult Ministry, Trinity United Methodist Church, Prattville, AL. Preserve Family Artifacts & Spark Family Interest in the Past. July 18, 2019.

Ozarks Genealogical Society, The Library Center, Springfield, MO

Was Your Family Affected by LaGrippe?  April 1, 2019.  The influenza outbreak came in waves that lasted almost 3 years from mid-1918 through early 1920.  My family was directly affected when my grandfather's first wife died on April 1, 1919, one hundred years ago today.  This presentation will place the pandemic in context of when, why and where it occurred across the state of Missouri and in the Ozarks.

National WWI Museum & Memorial, Kansas City, MO

Grip, Grippe and the Spanish Lady: The 1918 Pandemic and the US Government. Response. August 12, 2018.  In 1918 the influenza pandemic swept across the United States and killed an estimated 50 million people globally. Discover how World War I shaped the spread of the disease and the U.S. government response to it. The lecture has been viewed on YouTube more than 40,000 times.

Missouri State Genealogical Association Annual Conference, Columbia, MO

Grip, Grippe and the Spanish Lady: The 1918 Pandemic and Your Family Records. August 10-11, 2018.