Canadian Hunting / Going into Canada
How to hunt for your relatives in Canada — the tips and tricks you need for hunting your Canuck.
The Genealogy Major
Filling in the dash between the dates.
Life is far more than numbers on an epitaph — genealogists fill in the dash between the dates.
Genealogy Support Networks
I help genealogy groups go and get digital — conferences, webpages, books, reference material, training and projects.
Presentations
Talks given to societies, conferences and libraries. If you'd like a custom presentation, just ask — if I can, I will.
Alsace Lorraine Research
How to do genealogy in the French state of Alsace-Lorraine as an English speaker hunting the depths of the French records.
Alsace Lorraine Research Made Easier
An updated, streamlined take on navigating Alsace-Lorraine records.
Computers 101 — Learning How They Work
Pieces, parts, bits, bytes — how computers work, and how they can work for you.
New Tech in Genealogy
New and exciting finds in genealogy, using computers to get you grooving.
New Technology in Your Research
Keeping current with the tools that change what's findable.
Stumpp & Search
Karl Stumpp's The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862, and how to search it well.
Using Google Search Effectively — Unique Finds
Where to look to fill in the dash between the dates. Presented with Nicole Schmike, discussing North American alternative angles.
Digitalizing Genealogy
Got to convert papers to drive? Covered — what's worth saving, and which media options make sense.
Translation Wall Breaks
Getting past the records that aren't in your language.
Demystifying Death
Making sense of death records and what they really tell you.
What people say
I could have listened to her all day. I walked away motivated… I enjoyed how she gave us a lot of technical advice while blending in the genealogy focus. The time flew by.
Attendee feedback, October 2023
Credentials
- Vice President External Relations, AHSGR Edmonton — 2017 to present
- Outreach & Course Coordinator, Alberta Genealogical Society — 2022–2023
- Host and website operator, german-russians.info
- Designated Toastmaster
- APG student member
Member of
- IGGP
- AHSGR Edmonton
- GRHS
- OGS
- AGS
Resources
Downloadable Notion templates and reference material for keeping research organised — a Time Travel log and research log, and Notero Advanced.