Genealogy Speakers

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

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PhotoFirst NameLast NameIn-person and/or Online PresentationsEmailHome BaseBrief description of specialtiesBusiness Name (if applicable)Website
Dannell (Danni) Altman-NewellIn-person & OnlineemailTalking Box Genealogywww.sherlockcombsgenealogy.com
LisaAlzo, M.F.A.In-person & OnlineemailUS > NY//www.lisaalzo.com/
KelleyAmstutzIn-person & OnlineemailUS > OR, OHThe Genealogy Investigatorthegenealogyinvestigator.com
CarolAnselIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CT - Godfrey Memorial Library, MiddletownThe Godfrey Librarywww.godfrey.org
TheaBakeremailUS > AR
CindyBarberIn-person & OnlineemailUS > FL Gulf Coasthttp://www.letsdogenealogy.com
KBBarcombIn-person & OnlineemailUS > SoutheastUS military research - WWI & WW2

African American WW1 & WW2 research

MelissaBarkerIn-person & OnlineemailUS > TNhttp://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

DeniseBeesonIn-person & OnlineemailPhoenix, AZReligious Records, Ethnicity Questions, American Migration, European Migration, How to do Genealogy, Railroad RecordsHow To Associatestbd
SheilaBenedictIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CABenedict Research Servicesbenedictprogenealogy.com
BerniceBennettIn-person & Onlineemailhttp://www.geniebroots.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/bernicebennett
AndreaBentschneiderIn-person & OnlineemailGERMANY - Hamburg beyond-history.com/
Kelli JoBergheimerIn-person & OnlineemailUS > OH - ColumbusDNA Analysis and Genealogical OrganizationMess on the Desk
Gail ShafferBlankenauemailhttp://www.discoverfamilyhistory.com
Charlotte M.BocageIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Southern California
NatalieBodleemailNORTHERN IRELANDRoots Revealedrootsrevealed.co.uk
Diane M.BoumenotIn-person & OnlineemailUS > RIhttp://www.OneRhodeIslandFamily.com
EleanorBrinskoIn-person & OnlineemailUSA > WIcarlongenealogy.com
ClaireBrisson-BanksIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MO, IndependenceUS, England, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Engaging Youth.Timeless Genealogieshttps://www.timelessgen.com https://www.clairebrissonbanks.com
FionaBrookerIn-person & OnlineemailNEW ZEALANDMemories In Timememoriesintime.co.nz
RuthCampbellIn-person & OnlineemailUS > GADNA Case Studies
Beginners Guide to Researching (Research Like A Pro) Method
Free Genealogy Resources
Lets Talk DNA
DawnCarlileIn-person & OnlineemailUS > Pacific Northwest
AmyCarpenterIn-person & OnlineemailUS > UtahUS South, Philippines, General Methodology acarpgen.wixsite.com/genealogy
TeresaCarpenteremailapgen.org/directory
ShannonChristmasIn-person & Onlineemailthroughthetreesblog.tumblr.com/
BarbaraCoakleyIn-person & OnlineemailUS > TX - Dallascoakleysennottfamilyhistory.weebly.com/
SaraCochranIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Southern CaliforniaThe Skeleton Whisperertheskeletonwhisperer.com/
ChristineCochranIn-person & OnlineemailUS > OHFFGenealogy.com
ChristineCohenIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Southern Californiahttps://christinecohengenealogy.com/
William E. "Bill"ColeIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CaliforniaEngland, New England, Californiapassionategenealogist.org/
PatriciaColemanIn-person & Onlineemail USA > MNDNA, Irish researchPatricia Coleman Genealogyhttps://patriciacolemangenealogy.com/
Sydney F.CruiceIn-person & OnlineemailUS > PA - Philadelphiasydneycruicegenealogy.com
LuanaDarbyIn-person & OnlineemailUSlineagesbyluana.com
ConnieDavisIn-person & OnlineemailCANADA & US (dual citizen)Genetic genealogy, communicating for genealogy, reparative genealogy, WikiTreehttps://conniedavis.ca/home/
SaraDawsonIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CODescent Detective, LLCwww.descentdetective.com
LindaDebeIn-person & OnlineemailUS > NCThe Sleepless Genealogistthesleeplessgenealogist.com
LaraDiamondIn-person & Onlineemailhttps://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com/
MaryEberle, JDIn-person & OnlineemailUS > WIDNA Huntershttps://DNAHunters.com
Valerie ElkinsIn-person & Onlineemailhttp://www.ValerieElkins.com
AlbertFiacreIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CT - New England (Godfrey Memorial Library)The Godfrey Librarywww.godfrey.orgwww.godfrey.org
Janis MinorForteIn-person & Onlineemailhttp://maagiinstitute.org
MargaretFortierIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MAwww.mrfortier.com
GingerFrereemailInformation Diggershttp://informationdiggers.com/node/4
LaDonnaGarnerIn-person & Onlineemail
US > MOhttps://leafseeker.com
MagsGauldenIn-person & OnlineemailUS & CanadaGrandma's GenesGrandmasGenes.com
Claire GebbenUS > WA - Seattlehttp://clairegebben.com
CarolGenungIn-person & OnlineemailUS > ILhttp://illuminatedancestries.net
JohanneGervaisemailCANADA - Quebec genquebec.com/en
Diane L.Giannini emailAncestry Sleuths http://www.ancestrysleuths.com
StephenGillOnline onlyemailUKPhoto restoration and family photo historianPhoto Consultwww.photo-consult.co.uk
RonGilmoreIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Palm Springsrgenealogy.ca
Lisa S.Gorrell, CGIn-person & Onlineemail US > Northern Californiahttps://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com
JulieGoucherIn-person & OnlineemailUK > Northeast Englandhttps://anglersrest.net
Liv MaritHaakenstadIn-person & OnlineemailNorwayNorwegian Genealogy, Norwegian-American Genealogy, emigration, forensic genealogy, and non-fiction writing.Genit AShttp://www.studygenealogy.com
TamaraHalloIn-person & OnlineemailHallo Genealogy Serviceshallogenealogyservices.com/
MaryHendersonIn-person & OnlineemailUS https://gengenres.com/
DianeHenriksIn-person & Onlineemail/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 Familyhttps://www.knowwhowearsthegenesinyourfamily.com/
Risa DaitzmanHeywoodemailUS > AZResearch By Risaresearchbyrisa.com
RichardHillIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MIdnafavorites.com
Kathryn LakeHoganemaillooking4ancestors.com
MaryHojnackiIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MI - Metro Detroit areahttps://miitaliangs.weebly.com

JenniferHolikIn-person & OnlineemailChicago, ILWWI and WWII research and writing
Ancestral Lineage Healing
Family Patterns & Inherited Trauma
Genealogy research
Writing
Ancestral Souls Wisdom Schoolhttps://www.ancestralsoulswisdomschool.com
DanielHorowitzIn-person & OnlineemailIsraelTechnology, How-To, MyHeritage, Jewish & Israel, General research, DNA, Teaching, Languages: English, Spanish, Hebrew.http://www.searchingformyroots.com/Lectures_and_Workshops.html
Kate PenneyHowardIn-person & OnlineemailFort Wayne, IndianaGenetic Genealogy (basic and advanced brick wall, endogamy, HighRoH), creating a narrative history (including how AI can help), Great Lakes/Ohio River Valley topicsAll
Miyamoto LorettaJensenIn-person & OnlineemailUS
PeggyJudeIn-person & OnlineemailUS > 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
FritzJuengling PhD, AGIn-person & Onlineemailfamilysearch.org/wiki/en/User:Bdyh
DanaKellyIn-person & OnlineemailUS > WI, MadisonNorwegian and Norwegian-American genealogyNorwegian American Genealogical Centerwww.nagcnl.orgwww.nagcnl.org
SeemaKenneyIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MA - Easternwww.Seema-ABLE.com
StephanieKhattakIn-person & OnlineemailUS > TXstephaniekhattak.com/speaking-topics/
AlinaKhudaIn-person & OnlineemailIRELAND - Dublinkhudagenealogicalservices.com
EllenKowittemailUS > Denver, COhttp://www.EllenKowitt.com
Ursula C.KrauseIn-person & Onlineemailhttp://www.rootseekers.com
LianneKrugerIn-person & OnlineemailCANADA - Albertahttp://ifamilyhistory.blogspot.com
EvaKujawaIn-person & OnlineemailLeeds, UKEastern Europe,
South Africa
England
Kujawa Klatschhttps://kujawaklatschdotcom.wordpress.com/
KathrynLake HoganIn-person & OnlineemailCANADA > OntarioLooking 4 Ancestorswww.looking4ancestors
LeahLarkin, PhDIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - San Francisco Bay AreaThe DNA Geekhttps://thednageek.com/
PeggyLauritzenIn-person & OnlineemailUS > OhioLDS, FamilySearch, Appalachia, MethodologyPeggy Clemens Lauritzenhttp://misspeggy55.weebly.com
RhondaLauritzenIn-person & OnlineemailOgden, UtahWriting 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.Lifehttps://evalogue.life/rhonda-lauritzen/
Devon NoelLeeIn-person & OnlineemailUS > TXFamily History Fanaticsfamilyhistoryfanatics.com/
Andrew LeeIn-person & OnlineemailUS > TXFamily History Fanaticsfamilyhistoryfanatics.com/
DanaLeedsIn-person & Onlineemaildanaleeds.com
ShannonLewisIn-person & OnlineemailUS > NE - OmahaHistory Walks Nebraska http://historywalksnebraska.com/presentations.html
LisaLissonIn-person & Onlineemailhttps://lisalisson.com/
Nancy E.LoeIn-person & OnlineUS > CA - Central CoastSassy Jane Genealogysassyjanegenealogy.com/presentations/
JaniceLovelaceIn-person & OnlineemailUS > Pacific Northwest
EileneLyonIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CO Southwesthttps://myricopia.com
Annette BurkeLyttleIn-person & OnlineemailUS > FLHeritage Detectivehttp://heritagedetective.com/presentations
ThomasMacEnteeOnline onlyemailChicago, Illinois USATechnology
Methodology
https://genealogybargains.com/online-genealogy-webinars/
HaleyMarshallemailUS > TX
Jamie Lee McManusMayhewIn-person & OnlineemailCoursegold, CaliforniaU.S.research. Speaking topics: Land Records, Homesteading, DNA, Census Records, and FamilySearch.California Cousins: Family History Research and Educationhttp://www.californiacousins.com
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinIn-person & OnlineemailUS > KYTwisted Roots Genealogyhttp://www.twistedrootsresearch.com
SueMcNellyIn-person & OnlineemailUS > AZhttps://kindredpast.com/
LisaMedinaIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Southernmedinagenie.com
MilesMeyerIn-person & OnlineemailUS > FLmilesgenealogy.blogspot.com
RebeccaMillerIn-person & OnlineemailUS > PAShake the Treewww.shakethefamilytree.com
ShannonMillimanIn-person & OnlineemailFlorence, Alabama"How Asking Questions Can Heal Family Divides"
Documenting a life story - how to interview, ask the right questions, engage, document with easy, accessible, often free tools including transcription, video, audio, podcast.

Remembrarahttps://remembrara.com/
RobynMoralesIn-person & OnlineemailCANADA > Albertahttps://www.german-russians.info
JillMorelli, CGIn-person & OnlineemailUS > WA - Seattlehttp://theCDGseries.wordpress.com
Judy NimerMuhnIn-person & Onlineemailhttp://www.LineageJourneys.com
JoyNeighborsIn-person & OnlineemailUS > IL - CentralJoyNeighbors.com
Michael JohnNeillIn-person & OnlineemailUS > ILhttp://www.genealogytipoftheday.com
AdinaNewman, Ed.DIn-person & OnlineemailUS > New Englandhttp://www.myfamilygenie.com
BrynaO'SullivanOnline onlyemail US > CTConnecticut, American Revolution, Lineage Society, TranslationCharter Oak Genealogywww.charteroakgenealogy.comwww.charteroakgenealogy.com
AmberOldenburgIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MidwestOne Branch At A Timeonebranchatatime.com/
AnniParsonsIn-personemailUS > WIArchive Your Pasthttps://www.archiveyourpast.com
CynthiaPattonIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MO, Kansas City areahttps://facebook.com/ckpatton58/
Jon MariePearsonIn-person & Onlineemail US > NY, Watertown Social Media, Ancestral Stories, & more. The Simple Living Genealogistwww.thesimplelivinggenealogist.comwww.thesimplelivinggenealogist.com
GenaPhilibert-OrtegaIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Southerngenagenealogy.com/
Lori LynPriceIn-person & OnlineemailBridging the Pasthttps://bridgingthepast.com/
KayePrince-HollenbergIn-person & OnlineemailCANADAkayeprincegenealogy.com/
LisaReedIn-person & Onlineemailhttp://www.lisakayreed.com
BrianRhinehartIn-person & OnlineemailUS > OHRhinehartRoots.com
Diane L.RichardIn-person & OnlineemailUS > NC - Raleighwww.tarheeldiscoveries.com
and www.mosaicrpm.com
KimRichardsonIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MSSouthern Heritage Genealogywww.southernheritagegenealogy.com
MaryRisseeuwIn-person & OnlineemailUS > WI
DaveRobisonIn-person & Onlineemailoldbones.info
Mary KircherRoddy, CGIn-person & Onlineemailmkrgenealogy.com/
AngelaRodeskyemailAngela Rodesky Genealogyhttp://arodeskygenealogy.com/
JaneRollinsIn-person & Onlineemail
Montrose CAJewish genealogy, using atypical sources for genealogy research. moreSherlock Combs Genealogywww.sherlockcombsgenealogy.comwww.sherlockcombsgenealogy.com
LauraRoselle, PhDemailUSfamilynarrativeproject.com/
KatyRowe-SchurwanzIn-person & Onlineemail US > TX, HoustonFamilyTreeDNA-- Family Finder, mtDNA, Y-DNA, Big Y, DiscoverFamilyTreeDNAwww.familytreedna.comwww.familytreedna.com
DavidRyanIn-person & OnlineemailIRELAND - Corkwww.ryangenealogicalresearch.com
SueSchlichtingIn-person & Onlineemail US > NE, LyonsEngaging Youth in Genealogy, Midwest, German, Swedish and DNAPursuing YOUR Pastpursuingyourpast.compursuingyourpast.com
Craig R.Scott, CG, FUGAIn-person & OnlineemailUS > NCHeritage Bookswww.genealogybrickwall.com
KristiSextonIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA - Southern CaliforniaOne Leaf Genealogywww.oneleafgenealogy.com
JenniferShafferIn-person & OnlineemailUS > MNThe Formidable Genealogistwww.theformidablegenealogist.com
RebeccaShamblinIn-person & OnlineemailMinneapolis, MinnesotaTurning your family tree into a family book, combining Ancestry.com with Family Tree Maker, Luxembourgish heritageLife Rememberedwww.rebeccashamblin.com
JeanetteShiel, CGemailUSfinelinesgen.com/
TaraShymanskiIn-person & OnlineemailCANADAShymanski Genealogy Researchhttps://shymanskigenealogyresearch.com/
ArthurSissmanOnline onlyemailUS > Naples FLJewish genealogy, Methods and Processes, DNAPrivate individualhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/hellojewishgen
Patti HuffSmithIn-person & OnlineemailDallas, TexasBeginning Genealogy
Beginning and Intermediate DNA
Ancestry ThruLines
GEDmatch.com
Using Social Media to Attract Descendants of Ancestors
Locating War Records
War of 1812
Finding Ancestors in Scholastic Records
https://www.facebook.com/patti.huffsmith
RobynSmithOnline onlyemailMarylandCourt and Land Records, Genealogy Skill-building and Research Strategies, Slavery Research, Writing Family HistoryReclaiming Kinwww.reclaimingkin.com
Christopher T.Smithsonemailhttps://coldcasemdgenealogist.wordpress.com/
BethSparrowIn-person & OnlineemailUS > NEfacebook.com/GenieBethDeathAndTaxes/
MichelleSpencerIn-person & OnlineemailSoutheastern U.S. (Alabama)Family business, small town, ephemera as evidence, pandemics, and National Register of Historic PlacesRoma Mary Graceromamarygrace.com
AlisonSpringIn-person & OnlineemailUK> ScotlandScottish records, and researching your family tree on a budgetScottish Ancestral Research: Genealogy Detectivescotsancestors.weebly.com/
C. AnnStaleyIn-person & OnlineemailUS > FLMethodology, back to basics, computer resources, research sources, vital
records & their sources, society management; full presentation list is
on website.
http://cannstaley.com/
PaulaStuart-Warren CG, FMGS, FUGA In-person & OnlineemailUS > MN - Saint PaulManuscripts, Railroad Records, WPA, Native American, City Directories, repositories, school records, state censuses, full list on website.Genealogy By Paulahttp://genealogybypaula.com/
ElizabethSwanay O'NealIn-person & OnlineemailUS > CA Central CoastThe Family Hearthttps://www.thefamilyheart.com
AshleyThirsty-VannemailUS > OKhttp://www.cherokeeheritage.org/cherokeeheritagegenealogy-html/cherokee-family-research/
BarbaraTienIn-person onlyemailUS > CA - SF Bay AreaOur 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 Communityhttps://projectkin.org
Tammy Tipler-PrioloIn-person & OnlineemailAncestor Investigatorhttp://www.ancestorinvestigator.com
RoslynTorellaIn-person & OnlineemailMahoning County, OhioImmigrant and Italian American genealogyMahoning Valley Rootshttps://www.mvalleyroots.com/
KateTownsendIn-person & OnlineemailUS > PAFamily History Investigationshttps://familyhistoryinvestigations.com/
Shaun S.Udreaemailhttp://www.udrearesearch.net
RichVeneziaIn-person & OnlineemailUS > PA - PhiladelphiaRich Rootsrichroots.net/
PamVestalIn-person & Onlineemailgenerationsgen.com/
PennyWaltersIn-person & OnlineemailUKSearch My Pasthttps://www.searchmypast.co.uk
Jennifer (Jenny)WarnerIn-person & OnlineemailUS > IL - Northernhttps://jennywarnergenealogist.weebly.com/
Donna J.Weathersemailwheretonowgenealogy.com/ and
genealogicalspeakersguild.org/member_details
Robert CameronWeiremailUS > NHYouriginsyourigins.com/speaking
StephenWendtIn-person & OnlineemailTree Tidingstreetidingsgenealogy.com/
KristinWengerIn-person & OnlineemailUS > PA Lancaster County Methodology

Researching women

Pennsylvania's religious groups (especially Mennonite/Brethren and Moravian)
Legacy Tree Genealogistslegacytree.com/kristin-advanced-researcher
AriWilkinsIn-person & OnlineemailUS > TXAfrican American; Southern research; general library research; genealogical methodologyBlack Genesiswww.blackgenesis.com
ClareWilsonIn-person & OnlineemailSCOTLANDTreehouse Genealogyhttps://www.treehousegenealogy.co.uk/
Marian BurkWoodIn-person & OnlineemailUS > New Englandhttps://ClimbingMyFamilyTree.blogspot.com
ChristineWoodcockIn-person & OnlineemailCANADAGenealogy Tours of Scotlandgenealogytoursofscotland.ca/
RenateYarborough SandersIn-person & OnlineemailUS > VA, Newport NewsBeginner to Intermediate methodology

African American methodology and resources
https://justthinking130.blogspot.com/
Megan ClarkYoungIn-person & OnlineemailUS > PA - WesternMacys Genealogyhttps://www.macysgenealogy.com

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