Speaking out in 2017
The Legal Genealogist is quite certain that it will come as a great surprise to everyone out there.
You would never ever have guessed that … well … I like to talk about genealogy.
I know, I know. Such a shocking revelation.1
Can’t help it — with my most of my family tending to roll their eyes when I even say the word genealogy, I have to have an outlet someplace. And I got hooked on having people laugh at my jokes during all those years of teaching law students.2
Fortunately, if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years as a genealogist, it’s that genealogists like to listen — and learn — and share stories.
And I’m privileged to have been chosen to speak to — and learn from — and share stories with some excellent genealogists coming up throughout 2017.
So if you’re of a mind to come out and listen — and learn — and share with me your stories, too, here are some options: conferences, seminars and lectures where you can find me.
January
• 22-27: Course coordinator, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Salt Lake City
February
• 8-11: RootsTech, Salt Lake City
• 25: Indian River Genealogical Society, Vero Beach, Florida
March
• 4: Midwest Genealogy Center, Blue Springs, Missouri
• 7-9: 6th Forensic Genealogy Institute, CAFG, San Antonio Texas
• 11: Tulsa City-County Public Library, Oklahoma
• 18: Saline County Public Library, Benton, Arkansas
• 22: Legacy Family Tree webinar, “Picture This: Images You Can Freely Use”
April
• 1: Fairfax Genealogical Society, Fairfax, Virginia
• 8: Hamilton County Genealogical Society, Winton Woods, Ohio
• 22: Bend Genealogical Society, Bend, Oregon
• 29: Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society, Tacoma, Washington
May
• 6: Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society, California
• 10-13: NGS 2017 Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina
• 20: Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis
June
• 3-5: New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland, New Zealand
July
• 11-13: Midwestern African American Genealogical Institute, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• 14: Genealogical Institute on Federal Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 17-21: Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, LaRoche College
• 24-28: Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research, Athens, Georgia
August
• 1: Lecturer, “Researching Family in Pennsylvania” course, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• 9: Legacy Family Tree webinar, “A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy”
• 27: DC Society of the Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars, Potomac, Maryland
• 30-2 Sep: FGS 2017 Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September
• 9: San Diego Genealogical Society, California
• 16: Maryland Genealogical Society, White Marsh, Maryland
• 23: California Genealogical Society, Oakland, California
October
• 13-14: Western Michigan Genealogical Society, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 20-21: Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines
November
• 1: North Carolina Genealogical Society, Webinar
• 2: German Genealogy Group, Hicksville NY
December
• 19: BCG-Legacy Family Tree webinar, “The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search”
NOTES
Oh, yippee! I will get to see you thrice! At the Forensic Genealogy Institute, NGS Conference in the States, and IGHR. Snoopy happy dance!
See you ’round, then! 🙂
What a schedule! All the things you will learn, people you will meet, those looks when one of the ancestor doors open for someone, has to be rewarding. Plus a kazillion air miles.
And what I learn from all of the folks I meet, Stan… that’s the real joy.
With all your traveling how do you get any work done? I had the privilege of hearing you at the Ontario Genealogical Conference in Canada this past summer. Amazing! And not just entertaining (the jokes were great) but you really made me think about the way I was doing my research and how it affects others. Thank you so much and I hope to see you in person again. Meanwhile, I will continue to avidly read your blog and recommend it to others. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Joan! I greatly enjoyed the Ontario conference. Great group of people!