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2008 Lecture Topics

Please contact me for my speaking fee per lecture. I am also available for multi lectures in a day or weekend. The society provides airfare or mileage, lodging (no home stays, please), and meals. I provide a master handout and bring my laptop and projector.  Afterward, I post the Powerpoint on a password protected site for participants' review. I also encourage them to follow up with email questions.

General Topics 

1.
Newspapers: Three Generations “In The News”
2. Maps for Genealogy: Old, New, and Electronic
3. Post Mortem Records
4. Enhancing Your Family History with the Arts
5. Grassroots Extractions and Databases
6. FREE! A Compendium of Resources and Materials for Family Historians
7. Genealogy: An Academic Pursuit
8. Technology for Genealogy
9. The ABCs of School Records
10. Professional Techniques for the Family Genealogist
11. How To Build a Genealogical Website or Blog
12. Planning a Trip for Overseas Research
13. Using the Internet for Genealogy: Sites, Tools, and Netiquette
14. Seeking Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters?
15. Cecilia's Diary
16.  Strategies For Locating Ancestral Villages: Four Case Studies


Polish and Eastern European Topics


17. Understanding Migration and Immigrant Communities
18. Mariana: Matka, Żona, Córka, Siostra
19. Stutthof- The first and last German Concentration Camp in Poland (1939-1945)
20. The Rubrics of the Road
21. Władyslaw Reymont’s Chłopi (The Peasants)
22. Researching Your Polish Heritage Online
23. Now Boarding: Armchair Travelers and Frequent Flyers:  Planning a Trip for Overseas Research  
24. The Peasant and the Palace: Manor Records in Poland
25. Roast The Scribe
26. Polish Archives: Behind the Scenes
27. Crossing The Pond A: Researching Your U.S. Heritage Online
28. Crossing The Pond B: Researching Your International Heritage Online
29. Baptismorum, Matrimoniorum et Defunctorum:  Locating and Deciphering Catholic Records From Around the Globe