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Jamie Lee McManus Mayhew PLCGS “Introduction to LucidChart” Meet Jamie Lee McManus Mayhew, the heart and soul behind California Cousins, where genealogical puzzles meet their match. Jamie’s adventure into the annals of history began as a teenager, not in dusty old archives, but in the cozy corners of her living room, with her mother as…
November 15, 2025
“10 Unexpected Places to Find Ancestor Photos Online“ Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal, Certified Genealogist®, is a researcher, writer, educator, and national genealogical speaker. Her specialties include methodology, technology, and online research resources. Elizabeth has studied at the National Institute for Genealogical Research (NIGR, now known as GenFed) in Washington, DC; the Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) in Dallas,…
November 16, 2024
“Creating Timelines to Solve a Mystery” will show you how to create a timeline aid to solve a genealogy mystery. Use what you already know to rethink the problem. Bring information with you that contains a genealogy mystery. Anni Parsons is a Genealogist, Archivist, and Librarian with MLIS and over 30 years of research experience in genealogy. She is the owner…
October 19, 2024
Mary Risseeuw will present a case study examining how to utilize unusual and little-used sources to help unlock the stories of your ancestors. The use of County Board Proceedings can provide leads to some fascinating details about your ancestor’s. Her examples also show how a 5 cent discarded book provided clues that helped solve a mystery and gave…
February 15, 2025
Leslie Watson Tomlinson, MFA, CG. “Proven Methods for Breaking Down Genealogical Brick Walls” Leslie lives outside San Antonio, Texas, having landed there after her husband’s retirement from the Air Force, but has no direct ancestors from the state. Leslie’s ancestors are English and German on her mother’s side. They lived near Buffalo and Syracuse, New York….
July 19, 2025
“Image Mining: Tips for LocatingDigital Records on Major Websites and Beyond” Joseph B. Everett, MLS, AG, is the Family History, Local History, and Microforms Librarian at the Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library. He has over 25 years combined experience in the genealogical field at BYU, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City,…