If you are looking for a speaker for your society, the list below contains speakers who are actively seeking speaking engagements. Feel free to sort the columns by name or location if you’d like.
While speakers’ home-base locations are listed, most are willing to travel. Please visit the speakers’ websites and email them directly for more information on their availability and topics.
Other excellent sites to find quality genealogy speakers are:
Genealogical Speakers Guild and
Association of Professional Genealogists
Both of the above sites are linked to their member directories, where you can also search by location, specialties and more.
Genealogy Speakers
****SPEAKERS: If you would like to be included on this list, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page****| Photo | First Name | Last Name | In-person and/or Online Presentations | Home Base | Brief description of specialties | Business Name (if applicable) | Website | |
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| Dannell (Danni) | Altman-Newell | In-person & Online | Talking Box Genealogy | www.sherlockcombsgenealogy.com | ||||
 | Lisa | Alzo, M.F.A. | In-person & Online | US > NY | www.lisaalzo.com/ | |||
| Mica | Anders | In-person & Online | United States, Minnesota | People of the African diaspora in the United States, with particular expertise in: - Early African Americans in Minnesota - Early African Americans in the Upper Midwest Also Carribean Ancestry | Anders Genealogical Services | www.andersgenealogicalservices.com | ||
| Carol | Ansel | In-person & Online | US > CT - Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown | The Godfrey Library | www.godfrey.org | |||
| Thea | Baker | US > AR | ||||||
| Cindy | Barber | In-person & Online | US > FL Gulf Coast | http://www.letsdogenealogy.com | ||||
| KB | Barcomb | In-person & Online | US > Southeast | US military research - WWI & WW2 African American WW1 & WW2 research | ||||
 | Melissa | Barker | In-person & Online | US > TN | http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/ | |||
 | Tina | Beaird | In-person & Online | Oswego, IL | Military Records, Scottish Research, Archival Preservation, Midwest Resources, Archives/Special Collections, Chicagoland Genealogy | Tamarack Genealogy | www.tamarackgenealogy.com | |
 | Denise | Beeson | In-person & Online | Phoenix, AZ | Religious Records, Ethnicity Questions, American Migration, European Migration, How to do Genealogy, Railroad Records | How To Associates | ||
| Sheila | Benedict | In-person & Online | US > CA | Benedict Research Services | www.apgen.org/users/sheila-benedict | |||
| Bernice | Bennett | In-person & Online | bernicealexanderbennett.com | |||||
| Andrea | Bentschneider | In-person & Online | GERMANY - Hamburg | beyond-history.com/ | ||||
 | Kelli Jo | Bergheimer | In-person & Online | US > OH - Columbus | DNA Analysis and Genealogical Organization | Mess on the Desk | ||
 | Shelley | Bishop | In-person & Online | US > OH, FL | Research skills, family history writing, Midwestern US | Buckeye Family Trees | www.buckeyefamilytrees.com | |
| Gail Shaffer | Blankenau | https://www.discoverancestry.org | ||||||
| Charlotte M. | Bocage | In-person & Online | US > CA - Southern California | |||||
| Natalie | Bodle | NORTHERN IRELAND | Roots Revealed | rootsrevealed.co.uk | ||||
| Diane M. | Boumenot | In-person & Online | US > RI | www.OneRhodeIslandFamily.com | ||||
| Eleanor | Brinsko | In-person & Online | USA > WI | carlongenealogy.com | ||||
 | Claire | Brisson-Banks | In-person & Online | US > MO, Independence | US, England, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Engaging Youth. | Timeless Genealogies | www.timelessgen.com https://www.clairebrissonbanks.com | |
| Fiona | Brooker | In-person & Online | NEW ZEALAND | Memories In Time | memoriesintime.co.nz | |||
 | Ruth | Campbell | In-person & Online | US > GA | DNA Case Studies Beginners Guide to Researching (Research Like A Pro) Method Free Genealogy Resources | Lets Talk DNA | ||
| Dawn | Carlile | In-person & Online | Oregon | Methodology Census Court and Land Records Genealogy Bootcamps (Beginning and Intermediate levels) Oregon, Oregon Trail Repositories Resources | Genealogy Roots and Branches | |||
 | Amy | Carpenter | In-person & Online | US > Utah | US South, Philippines, General Methodology | acarpgen.wixsite.com/genealogy | ||
 | Shannon | Christmas | In-person & Online | throughthetreesblog.tumblr.com/ | ||||
| Barbara | Coakley | In-person & Online | US > TX - Dallas | coakleysennottfamilyhistory.weebly.com/ | ||||
 | Sara | Cochran | In-person & Online | US > CA - Southern California | The Skeleton Whisperer | theskeletonwhisperer.com/ | ||
| Christine | Cochran | In-person & Online | US > OH | FFGenealogy.com | ||||
 | Christine | Cohen | In-person & Online | US > Oregon | christinecohengenealogy.com/ | |||
 | William E. "Bill" | Cole | In-person & Online | US > California | England, New England, California | passionategenealogist.org/ | ||
| Patricia | Coleman | In-person & Online | USA > MN | DNA, Irish research | Patricia Coleman Genealogy | patriciacolemangenealogy.com/ | ||
| Sydney F. | Cruice | In-person & Online | US > PA - Philadelphia | sydneycruicegenealogy.com | ||||
 | Laura | Cubbage-Draper, CG | In-person & Online | US > NJ | LCD Genealogy Services | lcdgenealogy.com/ | ||
 | Luana | Darby | In-person & Online | US | lineagesbyluana.com | |||
 | Sara | Dawson | In-person & Online | US > CO | Descent Detective, LLC | www.descentdetective.com | ||
| Linda | Debe | In-person & Online | US > NC | The Sleepless Genealogist | thesleeplessgenealogist.com | |||
| Lara | Diamond | In-person & Online | larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/ | |||||
| Mary | Eberle, JD | In-person & Online | US > WI | DNA Hunters | DNAHunters.com | |||
| Valerie | Elkins | In-person & Online | www.ValerieElkins.com | |||||
| Albert | Fiacre | In-person & Online | US > CT - New England (Godfrey Memorial Library) | The Godfrey Library | www.godfrey.org | |||
| Janis Minor | Forte | In-person & Online | maagiinstitute.org | |||||
 | Margaret | Fortier | In-person & Online | US > MA | www.mrfortier.com | |||
| Ginger | Frere | Information Diggers | informationdiggers.com/node/4 | |||||
 | Tami | Garcia | In-person & Online | Merida, Mexico | Cultural Heritage Reconnection Legacy Building Supporting Heritage Journeys Storytelling and Family Histories Multicultural Identities Community Building Healing Through Heritage | tamigarcia.com | ||
 | LaDonna | Garner | In-person & Online | email | US > MO | leafseeker.com |
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| Mags | Gaulden | In-person & Online | US & Canada | Grandma's Genes | GrandmasGenes.com | |||
 | Claire | Gebben | In-person & Online | Seattle, Washington | German genealogy, history and migration, writing family history, creating a legacy with family papers and genealogy | clairegebben.com/ | ||
| Carol | Genung | In-person & Online | US > IL | www.apgen.org/users/carol-genung | ||||
| Johanne | Gervais | CANADA - Quebec | genquebec.com/en | |||||
 | Diane L. | Giannini | Ancestry Sleuths | http://www.ancestrysleuths.com | ||||
 | Steve | Gill | Online only | United Kingdom | All aspects of photographic history related to dating, understanding, and restoring your old photographs. | Photo-Consult | www.photo-consult.co.uk | |
| Ron | Gilmore | In-person & Online | US > CA - Palm Springs | rgenealogy.ca | ||||
 | Lisa S. | Gorrell, CG | In-person & Online | US > Northern California | mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com | |||
 | Julie | Goucher | In-person & Online | UK > Northeast England | anglersrest.net | |||
 | Liv Marit | Haakenstad | In-person & Online | Norway | Norwegian Genealogy, Norwegian-American Genealogy, emigration, forensic genealogy, and non-fiction writing. | Genit AS | http://www.studygenealogy.com | |
 | Tamara | Hallo | In-person & Online | Hallo Genealogy Services | hallogenealogyservices.com/ | |||
| Mary | Henderson | In-person & Online | US | gengenres.com/ | ||||
 | Diane | Henriks | In-person & Online | email/ | US > CA - Southern California | - Descendancy Research - Brick Wall Research - Living People Search - Unknown Parentage Research - Methodology - Genetic Genealogy/DNA - Family History Publishing | Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family | www.knowwhowearsthegenesinyourfamily.com/ |
 | Richard | Hill | In-person & Online | Michigan | DNA Testing for Genealogy | www.dnafavorites.com/ | ||
| Mary | Hojnacki | In-person & Online | US > MI - Metro Detroit area | miitaliangs.weebly.com | ||||
 | Jennifer | Holik | In-person & Online | Chicago, IL | WWI and WWII research and writing Ancestral Lineage Healing Family Patterns & Inherited Trauma Genealogy research Writing | Ancestral Souls Wisdom School | www.ancestralsoulswisdomschool.com | |
 | Kim | Holmes | In-person only | Williamsburg Virginia | Using DNA to find more ancestors Discovering your famous and infamous ancestors Finding your ancient ancestors | |||
 | Daniel | Horowitz | In-person & Online | Israel | Technology, How-To, MyHeritage, Jewish & Israel, General research, DNA, Teaching, Languages: English, Spanish, Hebrew. | www.searchingformyroots.com/Lectures_and_Workshops.html | ||
 | Kate Penney | Howard | In-person & Online | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Genetic Genealogy (basic and advanced brick wall, endogamy, HighRoH), creating a narrative history (including how AI can help), Great Lakes/Ohio River Valley topics | All | katepenneyhoward.com | |
 | Miyamoto Loretta | Jensen | In-person & Online | US | ||||
 | Peggy | Jude | In-person & Online | US > Florida and Chicagoland (IL) | DNA (Genetic Genealogy), Genealogical Technology including AI, Preserving Family History and Family Heirlooms, Genealogical Methods and Records, and Swedish Genealogy. | Jude Family Research Services | ||
| Fritz | Juengling PhD, AG | In-person & Online | ||||||
 | Dana | Kelly | In-person & Online | US > WI, Madison | Norwegian and Norwegian-American genealogy | Norwegian American Genealogical Center | www.nagcnl.org | |
| Seema | Kenney | In-person & Online | US > MA - Eastern | www.Seema-ABLE.com | ||||
| Alina | Khuda | In-person & Online | IRELAND - Dublin | khudagenealogicalservices.com | ||||
 | Ellen | Kowitt | US > Denver, CO | www.EllenKowitt.com | ||||
 | Ursula C. | Krause | In-person & Online | www.rootseekers.com | ||||
 | Lianne | Kruger | In-person & Online | CANADA - Alberta | ifamilyhistory.blogspot.com | |||
 | Eva | Kujawa | In-person & Online | Leeds, UK | Eastern Europe, South Africa England | Kujawa Klatsch | kujawaklatschdotcom.wordpress.com/ | |
 | Kathryn | Lake Hogan | In-person & Online | CANADA > Ontario | Looking 4 Ancestors | www.looking4ancestors | ||
 | Kathryn | Lake Hogan | In-person & Online | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Canada, Upper Canada, Ontario | Looking4Ancestors | www.looking4ancestors.com | |
| Leah | Larkin, PhD | In-person & Online | US > CA - San Francisco Bay Area | The DNA Geek | thednageek.com/ | |||
 | Peggy | Lauritzen | In-person & Online | US > Ohio | LDS, FamilySearch, Appalachia, Methodology | Peggy Clemens Lauritzen | misspeggy55.weebly.com | |
 | Rhonda | Lauritzen | In-person & Online | Ogden, Utah | Writing family history stories, biography, and memoir. Oral history. Writing about the hard stuff and navigating sensitive subjects. Researching/writing buildings places. Running a profitable life story or genealogy business. | Evalogue.Life | evalogue.life/rhonda-lauritzen/ | |
 | Devon Noel | Lee | In-person & Online | US > TX | Family History Fanatics | familyhistoryfanatics.com/ | ||
 | Andrew | Lee | In-person & Online | US > TX | Family History Fanatics | familyhistoryfanatics.com/ | ||
 | Dana | Leeds | In-person & Online | danaleeds.com | ||||
| Shannon | Lewis | In-person & Online | US > NE - Omaha | History Walks Nebraska | http://historywalksnebraska.com/presentations.html | |||
 | Lisa | Lisson | In-person & Online | lisalisson.com/ | ||||
 | Nancy E. | Loe | In-person & Online | US > CA - Central Coast | Sassy Jane Genealogy | sassyjanegenealogy.com/presentations/ | ||
 | Janice | Lovelace | In-person & Online | US > Pacific Northwest | ||||
| Eilene | Lyon | In-person & Online | US > CO Southwest | myricopia.com | ||||
| Annette Burke | Lyttle | In-person & Online | US > FL | Heritage Detective | heritagedetective.com/presentations | |||
 | Thomas | MacEntee | Online only | Chicago, Illinois USA | Technology Methodology | genealogybargains.com/online-genealogy-webinars/ | ||
| Haley | Marshall | US > TX | ||||||
 | Allyson | Maughan | In-person & Online | Utah | How to use photos in research US research Methodology Writing stories for your family Genealogy Education | Remembering Relatives | rememberingrelatives.weebly.com/ | |
 | Jamie Lee McManus | Mayhew | In-person & Online | Coursegold, California | U.S.research. Speaking topics: Land Records, Homesteading, DNA, Census Records, and FamilySearch. | California Cousins: Family History Research and Education | www.californiacousins.com | |
| Phyllis Codling | McLaughlin | In-person & Online | US > KY | Twisted Roots Genealogy | www.twistedrootsresearch.com | |||
| Sue | McNelly | In-person & Online | US > AZ | kindredpast.com/ | ||||
| Lisa | Medina | In-person & Online | US > CA - Southern | medinagenie.com | ||||
| Miles | Meyer | In-person & Online | US > FL | milesgenealogy.blogspot.com | ||||
| Rebecca | Miller | In-person & Online | US > PA | Shake the Tree | ||||
 | Jill | Morelli, CG | In-person & Online | US > WA - Seattle | theCDGseries.wordpress.com | |||
 | Judy Nimer | Muhn | In-person & Online | www.LineageJourneys.com | ||||
| Kimberly | Nagy | In-person & Online | Chicago area | Research in Great Lakes States Lineage Societies | What's My Lineage | whatsmylineage.com | ||
| Joy | Neighbors | In-person & Online | US > IL - Central | JoyNeighbors.com | ||||
| Michael John | Neill | In-person & Online | US > IL | www.genealogytipoftheday.com | ||||
| Adina | Newman, Ed.D | In-person & Online | US > New England | www.myfamilygenie.com | ||||
| Bryna | O'Sullivan | Online only | US > CT | Connecticut, American Revolution, Lineage Society, Translation | Charter Oak Genealogy | www.charteroakgenealogy.com | ||
| Amber | Oldenburg | In-person & Online | US > Midwest | One Branch At A Time | onebranchatatime.com/ | |||
| Anni | Parsons | In-person | US > WI | Archive Your Past | www.archiveyourpast.com | |||
| Cynthia | Patton | In-person & Online | US > MO, Kansas City area | facebook.com/ckpatton58/ | ||||
 | Jon Marie | Pearson | In-person & Online | US > NY, Watertown | Social Media, Ancestral Stories, & more. | The Simple Living Genealogist | www.thesimplelivinggenealogist.com | |
 | Morag | Peers | In-person & Online | Glasgow, Scotland | Scottish family history research, emigration from Scotland, Scottish/British social history | Glasgow Genealogy | www.glasgowgenealogy.co.uk | |
 | Gena | Philibert-Ortega | In-person & Online | US > CA - Southern | genagenealogy.com/ | |||
| Lori Lyn | Price | In-person & Online | Bridging the Past | bridgingthepast.com/ | ||||
| Kaye | Prince-Hollenberg | In-person & Online | CANADA | kayeprincegenealogy.com/ | ||||
| Brian | Rhinehart | In-person & Online | US > OH | civilwarrecords.com/ | ||||
 | Jude | Rhodes | Online only | Yorkshire, England | Researching Yorkshire Ancestors | Stories of Our Generations | storiesofourgenerations.co.uk | |
 | Diane L. | Richard | In-person & Online | US > NC - Raleigh | www.tarheeldiscoveries.com and www.mosaicrpm.com |
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| Kim | Richardson | In-person & Online | US > MS | Southern Heritage Genealogy | www.southernheritagegenealogy.com | |||
 | Mary | Risseeuw | In-person & Online | US > WI | ||||
| Dave | Robison | In-person & Online | oldbones.info | |||||
 | Mary Kircher | Roddy, CG | In-person & Online | mkrgenealogy.com/ | ||||
 | Jane | Rollins | In-person & Online | email | Montrose CA | Jewish genealogy, using atypical sources for genealogy research. more | Sherlock Combs Genealogy | www.sherlockcombsgenealogy.com |
| Laura | Roselle, PhD | US | familynarrativeproject.com/ | |||||
 | Katy | Rowe-Schurwanz | In-person & Online | US > TX, Houston | FamilyTreeDNA-- Family Finder, mtDNA, Y-DNA, Big Y, Discover | FamilyTreeDNA | www.familytreedna.com | |
| David | Ryan | In-person & Online | IRELAND - Cork | www.ryangenealogicalresearch.com | ||||
 | Sue | Schlichting | In-person & Online | US > NE, Lyons | Engaging Youth in Genealogy, Midwest, German, Swedish and DNA | Pursuing YOUR Past | pursuingyourpast.com | |
 | Bryan | Schneider | Online only | Italy | Italian genealogy, visiting your Italian ancestral town, Italian emigration influences | My Ancestral Italy | www.myancestralitaly.com/ | |
 | Craig R. | Scott, CG, FUGA | In-person & Online | US > NC | Heritage Books | heritagebooks.com/ | ||
| Kristi | Sexton | In-person & Online | US > CA - Southern California | One Leaf Genealogy | www.oneleafgenealogy.com | |||
| Jennifer | Shaffer | In-person & Online | US > MN | The Formidable Genealogist | www.theformidablegenealogist.com | |||
 | Rebecca | Shamblin | In-person & Online | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Turning your family tree into a family book, combining Ancestry.com with Family Tree Maker, Luxembourgish heritage | Life Remembered | www.rebeccashamblin.com | |
| Jeanette | Shiel, CG | US | finelinesgen.com/ | |||||
| Tara | Shymanski | In-person & Online | CANADA | Shymanski Genealogy Research | shymanskigenealogyresearch.com/ | |||
 | Arthur | Sissman | Online only | US > Naples FL | Jewish genealogy, Methods and Processes, DNA | Private individual | www.facebook.com/groups/hellojewishgen | |
 | Robyn | Smith | Online only | Maryland | Court and Land Records, Genealogy Skill-building and Research Strategies, Slavery Research, Writing Family History | Reclaiming Kin | www.reclaimingkin.com | |
| Christopher T. | Smithson | coldcasemdgenealogist.wordpress.com/ | ||||||
 | Society for One-Place Studies | In-person & Online | UK and USA mainly | We are a society of people who are passionate about studying the history and people of a place – whether it be a house, a street, a village or somewhere larger and we have people who are happy to talk about the background, reasons, methods, enjoyment of carrying out a One-Place Study and much more… | www.one-place-studies.org/ | |||
| Beth | Sparrow | In-person & Online | US > NE | facebook.com/GenieBethDeathAndTaxes/ | ||||
 | Michelle | Spencer | In-person & Online | Southeastern U.S. (Alabama) | Family business, small town, ephemera as evidence, pandemics, and National Register of Historic Places | Roma Mary Grace | romamarygrace.com | |
 | Alison | Spring | In-person & Online | UK> Scotland | Scottish records, and researching your family tree on a budget | Scottish Ancestral Research: Genealogy Detective | scotsancestors.weebly.com/ | |
 | C. Ann | Staley | In-person & Online | US > FL | Methodology, back to basics, computer resources, research sources, vital records & their sources, society management; full presentation list is on website. | cannstaley.com/ | ||
 | Paula | Stuart-Warren CG, FMGS, FUGA | In-person & Online | US > MN - Saint Paul | Manuscripts, Railroad Records, WPA, Native American, City Directories, repositories, school records, state censuses, full list on website. | Genealogy By Paula | genealogybypaula.com/ | |
 | Elizabeth | Swanay O'Neal | In-person & Online | US > CA Central Coast | The Family Heart | www.thefamilyheart.com | ||
| Ashley | Thirsty-Vann | US > OK | cherokeeheritage.org/ | |||||
 | Barbara | Tien | In-person only | US > CA - SF Bay Area | Our hard work in genealogical research becomes real when it reveals the family stories that stick. I'm focused on inspiring people with creative ways to share STORIES that will HOOK our families on history. I'm unshackled from any software of platform and usually looking for thoughtful ways to make the most from existing tools. | Projectkin Community | projectkin.org | |
| Tammy | Tipler-Priolo | In-person & Online | Ancestor Investigator | www.ancestorinvestigator.com | ||||
 | Roslyn | Torella | In-person & Online | Mahoning County, Ohio | Immigrant and Italian American genealogy | Mahoning Valley Roots | www.mvalleyroots.com/ | |
| Kate | Townsend | In-person & Online | US > PA | Family History Investigations | familyhistoryinvestigations.com/ | |||
| Shaun S. | Udrea | www.udrearesearch.net | ||||||
| Rich | Venezia | In-person & Online | US > PA - Philadelphia | Rich Roots | richroots.net/ | |||
 | Pam | Vestal | In-person & Online | generationsgen.com/ | ||||
| Penny | Walters | In-person & Online | UK | Search My Past | www.searchmypast.co.uk | |||
| Jennifer (Jenny) | Warner | In-person & Online | US > IL - Northern | jennywarnergenealogist.weebly.com/ | ||||
| Donna J. | Weathers | wheretonowgenealogy.com/ | ||||||
| Robert Cameron | Weir | US > NH | Yourigins | yourigins.com/speaking | ||||
 | Kristin | Wenger | In-person & Online | US > PA Lancaster County | Methodology Researching women Pennsylvania's religious groups (especially Mennonite/Brethren and Moravian) | Legacy Tree Genealogists | legacytree.com/kristin-advanced-researcher | |
| Susie | Wickman | In-person & Online | Pueblo, CO | Mapping Family History Family History and Veteran's Service Writing Family History Veterans Writing About Their Service Disasters and Family History | Genealogy Journey | GenealogyJourney.net | ||
 | Ari | Wilkins | In-person & Online | US > TX | African American; Southern research; general library research; genealogical methodology | Black Genesis | www.blackgenesis.com | |
| Clare | Wilson | In-person & Online | SCOTLAND | Treehouse Genealogy | www.treehousegenealogy.co.uk/ | |||
 | Marian Burk | Wood | In-person & Online | US > New England | ClimbingMyFamilyTree.blogspot.com | |||
 | Christine | Woodcock | In-person & Online | CANADA | Genealogy Tours of Scotland | |||
 | Renate | Yarborough Sanders | In-person & Online | US > VA, Newport News | Beginner to Intermediate methodology African American methodology and resources | justthinking130.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Megan Clark | Young | In-person & Online | US > PA - Western | Macys Genealogy | www.macysgenealogy.com |
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