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Presentations

Upcoming Presentations

  • April 28, 2022 – Workshop – “Leaving a Legacy: Planning for the Future of Your Family History” (details to be announced) 
  • September 24, 2022 – Kinseekers Genealogical Society of Lake County Florida, Black Family History Event (details to be announced) 
  • October 8, 2022 – Kinseekers Genealogical Society of Lake County Florida (Topic: Historical Newspapers) (details to be announced) 

Past Presentations/Appearances 

2022

  • “Planting Roots: Leaving a Family History Legacy.” 29 March 2022.  Julie Cahill Tarr’s Genealogy Problem Solvers Unite Membership.
  • “Bring Your Community Family History Project to Life.” RootsTech. 5 March 2022. <watch online>
  • FOREVER Family History Virtual Event. Speaker & Event Emcee. 26 February 2022.
  • Black Stories From the Page: Historical Newspaper Indexing Project. 21 February 2022. <watch online>
  • Women’s History Month Spotlight with Taneya Koonce of Academy of Legacy Leaders. 4 March 2022. Speak On It! Hosted by Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano. <listen online>
  • “African American Newspaper Research.”  Jonesborough Genealogical Society (Tennessee). 19 February 2022.
  • “Black Health & Wellness: Intersections with Family History.” Black History Month 2022 Genealogy Conference (Sponsored by the African American Special Interest Group, Washington DC Family History Center, Branch of the FamilySearch Library and Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Inc. State of Maryland and Washington DC Chapters).  12 February 2022. <available online>
  • Organize Your Genealogy: File & Find Photos with the Future In Mind. Workshop with Robyn Smith. 30 January 2022.
  • Surname and One-Place Studies for Your Family History Research. Presentation for the Woodbury County Genealogical Society (Iowa). 8 January 2022.

 

2021

  • Surname and One-Place Studies for Your Family History Research. Presentation for the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. 18 September 2021.
  • Let’s Talk North Carolina with Taneya Y. Koonce and Renate Y. Sanders. 9 September 2021. Speak On It! Hosted by Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano. <listen online>
  • Historical Newspaper Indexing Project. GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show with Cheri Hudson Passey. 14 July 2021. <watch online>
  • Planting Roots: Building Family Trees Online and GPS-ing Family Graves. 2 June 2021. Durham-Orange Genealogical Society.
  • Finding Your Roots Workshop.  Presentation on behalf of Nashville Public Television. 20 April 2021. <watch online>
  • Scenario Radio Show. “Inside My DNA.” 7 April 2021. <listen online>
  • GenealogyTV. “USGenWeb Project, Episode 194.” Interview with host, Connie Knox. 5 March 2021. <watch online>
  • Finding Family History in Newspapers: A Crowdsourcing Project—Live Discussion. RootsTech Connect 2021.
  • Seeking African American Ancestors. Presentation for the John P. Holt Brentwood Public Library. 9 February 2021.
  • Stories In Our Roots podcast with Heather Murphy. “Stories Waiting to be Found.” 26 January 2021. <listen online>

2020

  • Melanated Power Hour with Sam Polk Jr.. “African American Genealogy & the Search For Truth.” 9 September 2020. <watch online>
  • Planting Roots: Building Family Trees Online & GPS-ing Family Graves. 8 August 2020. New Jersey Chapter of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society.
  • Mark Fraley Podcast. African American Family History. 26 July 2020. <listen online>
  • Principles of Digital Photo Organizing. 11 April 2020. Local genealogy group presentation
  • Building Your Family Tree: Exploring the Options. AAHGS Nashville/Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage: Preserving Your Family History Day. 8 February 2020 <view slides | summary blog post>
  • Strategies for Digital Photo Organization. Spring Hill Public Library, Spring Hill, TN. 1 February 2020. <view presentation>

2019

  • What’s New at FamilySearch?. Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. 16 March 2019. <view presentation>
  • American Family History & Genealogy. Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage Black History Month Event Series. 2 February 2019.
  • Slavery, Runaways, Fancy Girls | Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ | African-American Genealogy – Nashville Retrospect podcast. February 2019. <listen online>
  • Old News is Good News: Using Historical Newspapers for Your Research. Tennessee State Library & Archives Workshop. 26 January 2019. <view presentation; powerpoint slides; handout>

2018

  • Let’s Get Digital: Mastering Online Book Repositories and Managing Digital Photos. Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society Fall Seminar. 17 November 2018. <view presentation; view handout>

2017

  • Using Computers for Genealogy. Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. 16 September 2017. <summary blog post>
  • Using Freedmen’s Bureau Records for Family History Research. AAHGS Nashville. 5 August 2017. <summary blog post>
  • Genealogy & Family History: The Journey Begins with a Name. African American Heritage Commission of Lenoir County. 13 July 2017.
  • Genealogy & Family History: The Journey Begins with a Name. Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage Juneteenth Event Series. 18 February 2017. <view handout>
  • Maximizing the Use of Online Collaborative Family Trees for Your Personal Research. Presented to the Looking 4 Ancestors Genealogy Workshop, Crossville, TN. 25 March 2017. <view handout>
  • Researching African American Family History. Presented for Black History Month Series by Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage. 11 February 2017. <view handout>

2016

  • Maximizing the Use of Online Collaborative Family Trees for Your Personal Research. Presented to the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. 16 July 2016.
  • Introduction to Genealogy Research. Presented for the Preserving Your Family Event hosted by Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. 6 February 2016. <view handout>

2014

2013

  • WordPress for Genealogy: Experience the Power of Dynamic Publishing. 12 October 2013. 34th Annual Conference of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. <view slides & handout>
  • RSS Feeds for Genealogy: News & Information Brought Directly To You. 12 October 2013. 34th Annual Conference of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. <view slides & handout>
  • Genealogy News at Your Fingertips: From RSS Feeds to Digital Magazine Platforms. 5 October 2013. Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Extension Series. <archived presentation & view handout>

2012