Upcoming Speaking Presentations
2024
- October 12th, 2024– Pomona Valley Genealogical Societies, Pomona, California (Zoom)
- Roaming the Stacks: Looking to the library to help fill the holes
- October 26th, 2024–Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN (in-person)
- Westward Ho!: Migration methods in the United States
- November 2nd, 2024–Wikitree (Zoom)
- I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your Genealogical research
- November 9th, 2024–L.E. Phillips Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (in-person)
- Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
- 2025
- February 3rd, 2025 (Zoom)
- I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your Genealogical research
- February 25th, 2025–Glendora, California (Zoom)
- Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- June 22th, 2025–Fountaindale Genealogy Club, Fountaindale, Illinois (Zoom)
- Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- November 15th, 2025–Whittier Area Genealogy Society, Whittier, California (Zoom)
- “Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
Past Presentations
- (2024) Norwegian-American Genealogical Association, Minnesota (Zoom)
- The Borders and Boarders of Norway: The people who called Norway home
- (2024) North Hills Genealogy, Pittsburgh, PA (Zoom)
- Roaming the Stacks: Looking to the library to help fill the holes
- (2024) Washington County Library, Cottage Grove, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101
- (2024) Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (online and in-person conference)
- Can You Dig It?
- Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
- (2024) Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club, California (Zoom)
- Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2024) Tri-State Genealogical Society, Evansville, IN (Zoom)
- “Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
- (2024) Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, Soughton, Wisconsin (in-person)
- Norwegian Folklore
- (2024) Dane County Area Genealogical Society, Madison, WI (Zoom)
- Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
- (2024) Tri-State Genealogical Society, Evansville, IN (Zoom)
- “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
- (2024) St. Cloud Area Genealogists (Zoom)
- Digitalarkivet: What to know and how to do it
- (2024) Chicago Genealogical Society, Chicago, IL (Zoom)
- Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2024) Dane County Area Genealogical Society, Madison, WI (Zoom)
- Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip!
- (2024) Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, MN (Zoom)
- Where did I Put That?: How to organize your genealogical research
- (2023) Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN (Virtual)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2023) R.H. Stafford Library, Woodbury, MN (in-person)
- Sifting Through the Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
- (2023) WikiTree Symposium (Virtual)
- Sifting Through the Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
- (2023) Arlington Genealogical Society, Arlington, TX (Zoom)
- Roamin’ the Stacks: How to use the library to fill holes in our genealogical research
- (2023) Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, MN (Zoom)
- Westward Ho!: Migration patterns in America
- (2023) Frank L. Weyenberg Library, Thiensville, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2023) We are Cousins 6th Annual Conference, Texas (Zoom)
- Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
- (2023) Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wisconsin (in-person)
- Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
- (2023) Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (in-person)
- DNA Genealogy at a Glance
- (2023) Kenosha Public Library (in-person)
- Sifting through Cookbooks to Find Our Female Ancestors
- Our Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Prison Records
- (2023) Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2023) Sons of Norway, Washington, D.C. (Zoom)
- “Jeg bor i amerika”: Norwegians in America
- (2023) Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom/YouTube)
- Cookbooks and Genealogy (truncated version)
- Genealogy Trivia Game!
- (2023) On Top of The World Genealogical Society, Florida (Zoom)
- Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
- (2023) Wabasha Public Library Workshop, Wabasha, Minnesota (in-person)
- Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
- Sifting Through the Cookbooks for Our Female Ancestors
- (2023) Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, Minnesota (Zoom)
- How to Use FamilySearch.org
- (2023) Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society (Zoom)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2023) Cloquet Public Library, Cloquet, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Ancestry.com: How-to’s and what’ll you finds
- (2023) Carver County Library, Chaska, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2023) Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom)
- Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
- (2023) Grand Forks Public Library, Grand Forks, North Dakota (Zoom)
- I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your genealogical research
- (2022) Hardwood Creek Branch, Forest Lake, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2022) MN+ Digital Collections Conference/MDL Annual Meeting (Zoom)
- Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2022) Wisconsin Historical Society (Zoom)
- Can You Dig It?: Upper Midwest mining and employment records
- Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
- Westward Ho!: Migration patterns in America
- Genealogical Evidence: How to organize and verify your genealogical materials
- (2022) North Star Genealogy Conference, Minnesota Genealogical Society (Zoom)
- Our Black Sheep and Their Prison Records
- Hop In For A Genealogy Road Trip
- (2022) Waukesha County Genealogical Society, Waukesha, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- “Where Did I Put That?”: How to organize your genealogical research
- (2022) Anoka County Library, Blaine, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2022) We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference (Zoom)
- Genealogical Evidence: How to organize and verify your genealogical materials
- (2022) Anoka County Library, Blaine, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Using Social Media for Genealogical Research
- (2022) Questing Heirs Genealogy Society (Zoom)
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2022) Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom)
- Cookbooks and Genealogy
- (2022) American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (Zoom)
- Using Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2022) Hudson Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- I Love to Tell the Story
- (2022) Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club, California (Zoom)
- I Love to Tell the Story
- (2022) Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom)
- Using Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2022) New Glarus Public Library, New Glarus, Wisconsin
- Farming, Factories, and The Frontier: Midwestern genealogy basics
- (2022) Hudson Public Library, Hudson, WI (Zoom)
- “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
- (2022) Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom)
- Using Google Workspace for Genealogical Research
- (2022) Norwegian-American Genealogical Association, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Scrolling through Norwegian Genealogical Resources Online
- (2022) Hudson Public Library, Hudson, WI (Zoom)
- How to Use FamilySearch
- (2022) Verona Public Library, Verona, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Using Social Media to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
- (2022) Barneveld Public Library, Barneveld, Wisconsin
- Genealogy 101
- (2022) Virtual Genealogical Association (Zoom/YouTube/Live)
- Finding Aids Come to the Rescue
- (2022) Hudson Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip: How to plan a genealogical jaunt to see the family sites
- (2022) Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota (Zoom)
- “Oh It’s Around Here Somewhere…”: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
- (2022) Appleton Public Library, Appleton, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- There They Are!: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
- (2022) Hudson Area Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Using Social Media to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
- (2022) Carver County Library, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Using Social Media to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
- (2022) Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101
- (2021) Wisconsin Historical Society (Zoom)Norwegian genealogy workshop
- Digitalarkivet: What to know and how to do it
- Ole Oleson had a Farm: How to find a farm in a Norwegian haystack
- How Religion in Norway Affected Our Ancestors
- The Borders and Boarders of Norway: The people who called Norway home
- (2021) Louisiana State University (Zoom)
- Genealogical Evidence
- (2021) Kenosha Public Library, Southwest Branch, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
- (2021) Washington County Library, Mahtomedi, Minnesota (Zoom)
- I Love to Tell the Story: How to present your family history
- (2021) DeForest Area Public Library, DeForest, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101: How to get started on your genealogical journey
- (2021) Louisiana State University (Zoom)
- Genealogical Materials: Getting started on your genealogical journey
- (2021) Sun Prairie Public Library, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Hop In for a Genealogy Road Trip: How to plan a genealogical jaunt to see the family sites
- (2021) Sun Prairie Public Library, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
- (2021) Dane County Area Genealogical Society (Zoom)
- There They Are!: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
- (2021) Washington County Library, Cottage Grove, Minnesota (Zoom)
- Upstairs/Downstairs: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
- (2021) Larry Meiller Show, Wisconsin Public Radio (on air)
- Scandinavian settlements in the Upper Midwest
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- (2021) Tre Lag Stevne, Middleton, Wisconsin (in-person)
- Norwegian Folklore and The Plague
- (2021) Oregon Public Library, Oregon, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
- (2021) Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Genealogy 101: Getting started on your genealogical journey
- (2021) Wisconsin Historical Society (Zoom)Norwegian Genealogy Workshop
- “Jeg bor i amerika”: Norwegians in America
- There They Are!: Finding your ancestor in Norwegian documents
- Scrolling through Online Norwegian Genealogical Resources
- “This was a Viking Hub”: A sentence that led to a genealogical quest
- (2021) Maricopa County Library District, Sun City, Arizona (Zoom)
- Using Social Media for Your Genealogical Research
- (2020) Kenosha Public Library, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Using Social Media for Your Genealogical Research
- (2020) Kenosha Public Library, Kenosha, Wisconsin (Zoom)
- Roamin’ the Stacks: Looking to the Library to Help Fill Holes
- (2020) Dane County Area Genealogical Society
- Upstairs/Downstairs: What is hiding in your storage areas that can help your genealogical searches?
- (2019) Dane County Area Genealogical Society
- Using Social Media for Your Genealogical Research
- (2019) Frank L. Weyenberg Library, Thiensville, Wisconsin
- DNA and Genealogy
- (2019) Belleville Public Library, Belleville, Wisconsin
- Roamin’ the Stacks: Looking to the Library to Help Fill Holes
- (2018) Family Reunion, Platteville, Wisconsin
- Genealogy 101
- (2018) Family Reunion, Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- Genealogy 101
- DNA and Genealogy
- (2018) Frank L. Weyenberg Library, Thiensville, Wisconsin
- Genealogy 101
- (2018) Portage Genealogy Group, Portage, Wisconsin
- Using Social Media for Genealogy
- (2018) Wisconsin Historical Society
- Roamin’ the Stacks: Looking to the Library to Help Fill Holes