Lecture Topics
Finding Eliza Jane’s Family
Using Civil War Pension Files to find your female ancestors.
Uncle Sam’s Records Finding and using military records to fill out
your family tree, including records from the Revolutionary War through WW II.
The Census Taker Wrote Down What? Finding your ancestors in the census and
getting all of information you can about them from the censuses.
May They Rest Peacefully
How a nearly destroyed 1828 cemetery
was saved, the story of Cheney Cemetery,
Union County, Ohio and how to save,
restore, and protect the burial places of our ancestors.
So You Want to do Your Family History? Beginning Genealogy. Available as a lecture, workshop, or seminar.
Researching in Allen County, Ohio Where and how to research your ancestors
in Allen County, Ohio.
Copus Hill
A bit of Ohio History from the War of 1812, emphasizing the massacre at Copus Hill
and the role of Reverend James Copus in
Ohio History.
Completing a Lineage Society Application How to fill out and document a lineage society application.
Two Times Two Equals Four Times... Pedigree charts, family group sheets, and
other forms are not meant just to share the
ancestors you’ve already found. Ways to
use these tools to advance your research
to extend your family tree and learn more
about your ancestors.
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Where’s the Proof? Using secondary sources to prove kinship
and solve genealogical problems when
primary sources can’t be found or conflict
and using the Genealogical Proof Standard.
Talking to the Dead
Finding and using a variety of records
pertaining to an ancestor’s death,where
and how to find the records, what can be
found in the records about the ancestor,
finding other ancestors in these records,
how one record leads to another, and how
to find the records.
Genealogy for Children
Ideas and projects to get children
interested in their heritage.
Introducing Children
to Their Family History
A presentation for children and youth,
including a “hands on” project. Presentation
and projects vary according to the age group
for which it is being presented.
Workshop Topics
Lineage Application Workshop
A workshop for anyone wanting to join
a lineage society. Participants will learn
how to fill out the application for a
particular society and how to make sure
that the kinship is established from
one generation to the next, how to find
missing documentation and use secondary
sources, how much is enough or too little documentation, what is acceptable
documentation and how to cite sources.
Other topics,workshops, and seminars can be developed ******* on request.