Past Speaking & Teaching Events

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2020 Speaking & Teaching Engagements

January 12 – 17, 2020: Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)

• Instruction Team, Advanced Hispanic Research
• Salt Lake City, Utah

January 19 – 24, 2020: Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Academy for Professionals (SLIG Academy)

• Substitute Member, Instruction Team, You’re Invited: Public Speaking from Concept to DeliveryI
• Salt Lake City, Utah

February 28, 2020: Legacy Family Tree Webinars

• Using Snagit for Genealogy Visual Storytelling and Instruction
• Archived webinar recording available

March 10, 2020: Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA)

• Streamlining Your Toolbox: Cloud Applications, Strategies & Workflows
• Virtual presentation; archived recording available to members

March 23, 2020: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B)

• An Introduction to Researching Hispanic Ancestry
• Virtual presentation; archived recording available to members

April 18, 2020: North San Diego County Genealogical Society (NSDCG)

• Who, What, Why, Where, and How: DNA for Family History Research
• Virtual presentation

June 1 – August 17, 2020: San Jose State University, School of Information

• Seminar in Archives and Records Management: U.S. Genealogy & Genealogy Librarianship
• Online course for university credit

June 8, 2020: Temecula Valley Genealogical Society

• The Academic Library: An Untapped Resource for Family History Research
• Virtual presentation

June 24, 2020: Legacy Family Tree Webinars

• Utilizing the HathiTrust Digital Library for Family History Research
• Virtual presentation; archived webinar recording available

June – August 2020: San Jose State University, School of Information

• Seminar in Archives and Records Management: U.S. Genealogy & Genealogy Librarianship
• Online course for university credit

August 7, 2020: Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS) Virtual Conference

• Taking a Closer Look at Immigration Records for Your Mexican Ancestor
• Virtual presentation

August 19, 2020: Legacy Family Tree Webinars

• Getting to Know Mexican Church & Civil Registration Records
• Archived webinar recording available

September 25, 2020: We Are Cousins Genealogy Conference

• Improving Your Research with the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)
• Virtual presentation

September 26, 2020: California Genealogical Society

• An Introduction to Researching Your Mexican Ancestors
• Virtual presentation

October 17, 2020: Genealogical Society Hispanic America, Southern California (GSHA-SC)

• The American Southwest: Digitized Collections & Archival Finding Aids
• Virtual presentation

November 13 – 14, 2020: Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS) Family History Conference

• Key Online Record Collections for Researching Your Mexican Ancestors
  • Presented virtually and live
• Your 19th & 20th Century Mexican Ancestors in the U.S.
  • Pre-recorded and presented virtually on-demand

November 18, 2020: Fountaindale Public Library District

• An Introduction to Researching Hispanic Ancestry
• Virtual presentation

2019 Speaking & Teaching Engagements

January 16, 2019: Pollak Library, California State University, Fullerton

• “DIY Design” Digital Literacy Workshop
• Fullerton, California

February 19, 2019: Virtual Genealogical Society (VGA) Hispanic SIG

• (Discussion) Search and documentation strategies for Hispanic names
• Virtual meeting

February 21, 2019: Pollak Library, California State University, Fullerton

• Researching African American Family History
• Fullerton, California

March 4, 2019: Yorba Linda Public Library (YLPL)

• What DNA Can Tell You About Your Family History
• Yorba Linda, California

April 1, 2019: Yorba Linda Public Library (YLPL)

• Who, What, Why, Where, and How: DNA for Family History Research
• Yorba Linda, California

May 1 – 4, 2019: Genealogical Society (OGS) Annual Conference

• (Workshop) Strategies for Finding and Analyzing Mexican Church and Civil Registration Records
• An Introduction to Researching Your Mexican Ancestor
• Creating Accessible Content for Your Readers, Researchers, Clients, and Students
• Mason, Ohio

May 28, 2019: Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS)

• An Introduction to Researching Your Mexican Ancestors
• Webinar (archived recording is available to members)

May 30 – June 1, 2019: Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Conference

• Working More In-Depth with Mexican Civil Registration Records
• Working More In-Depth with Mexican Parish Registrations
• Burbank, California

June 9, 2019: Pollak Library, California State University Fullerton

• Mini Seminar: DNA for Family History Research
• Fullerton, California

June – August 2019: San Jose State University, School of Information

• Seminar in Archives and Records Management: U.S. Genealogy & Genealogy Librarianship
• Online course for university credit

August 21 – 24, 2019: Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference

• (Panel Presentation) A Discussion About Diversity & Inclusion: Society Membership, Education, Outreach, and Collaboration
• (Panel Discussion) Perspectives on Societies & Inclusivity: A Community Dialogue
• (Workshop) Genealogy Inclusion: Creating Accessible Digital Content for Your Members, Researchers, and Clients
• (Lecture) An Overview of Researching Hispanic Ancestry
• Washington, DC

September 15, 2019: Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA)

• Working with Mexican & Hispanic Church & Civil Registration Records
• Webinar

November 3, 2019: Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA) Online Conference

• Researching Hispanic Genealogy
• Virtual presentation

November 4, 2019: Pollak Library, California State University, Fullerton

• Researching Your U.S. Military Veteran Ancestor
• Fullerton, California

November 18, 2019: Pollak Library, California State University, Fullerton

• After the Fire: Reconstructing a World War I or II Military Service Record
• Fullerton, California

November 20, 2019: Genealogical Society of North Orange County (GSNOCC)

• The Academic Library: An Untapped Resource for Family History
• Yorba Linda, California