Mosaic Research and Project Management
Presentations, Talks, Workshops
Scheduled Speaking Events:
  • [13 April 2015] -- Heritage Research Center, High Point (NC) Library -- Freedmen's
    Bureau Records  
  • [28 April 2015] --  Wake County Genealogical Society -- Sign of the Times: Timelines in
    Genealogy

Recent Speaking Events:
  • [28 March 2015] -- Fairfax (VA) Genealogical Society (Spring Conference) -- track on
    NC research:
  • (F41) North Carolina Research Overview,
  • (F42) North Carolina County Records,
  • (F45) North Carolina Repositories, and
  • (F46) Let's Not Forget NC-Specific Native and African-American Records
  • [26 March 2015] -- Fairfax (VA) Genealogical Society -- Across County Lines: Two
    States, Multiple Counties -- What's a border?
  • [9 January 2015] -- North Carolina Genealogical Society Webinar -- North Carolina pre-
    1913 Vital Records
  • [15 September - 20 October 2014] -- TALK-- OLLI (via NCSU) -- Beginning Genealogy --
    So Many Ancestors; Let's Get Started! [6 week course]












  • [4 October 2014] -- TALK -- Joel Lane House (Raleigh, NC) -- Joel Lane's Ancestors:
    Digging Deeper [an in-depth look into Colonial NC Records -- what survives & what can
    you learn; available for purchase ($15) send email to joellane@bellsouth.net ]



























  • [November 8, 2012] ORL Program -- Genealogy 102   

Presenter at Federation Genealogical Society (FGS --
Birmingham AL, Aug/Sep 2012)
  • The Evolution of the Wake County Genealogical Society: Handling the challenges of
    advancing technology, declining membership, and more! (W-112) [available for
    purchase for $10 /$15 via Fleetwood Onsite] [NOTE: quality is not the best due to
    microphone issues]
  • Sweet Home Alabama - Getting the James Family Back to Its NC Roots (F-300)
    [available for purchase for $10/$15 via Fleetwood Onsite] [NOTE: quality is not the best
    due to microphone issues]

Send proof that you have purchased one of my talks from Fleetwood and I will e-mail you a
copy of the accompanying handout.

Presenter at North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS)
Speakers Forums
  • (2006) "Help I live in Raleigh and My Family Comes from Outside North Carolina!"
  • (2007) "Looking for Scots Heritage Becomes a Lesson in the History of Wake and
    Johnston Counties" (Companion article published in Winter/Spring 2007 edition Wake
    Treasures (WCGS)
  • (2008) "Explore NC through maps from the comfort of your home!" (Companion article
    published in November 2008 Internet Genealogy "Explore Maps From the Comfort of
    Your Home!")
  • (2009) "Born in NC: making the connection back to North Carolina, a case study"
    (Companion article published in June 2009 Discovering Family History "North Carolina
    and Beyond")
  • (2010) "Sign of the Times: Timelines in Genealogy" (Companion article published in
    March 2010 Internet Genealogy "Sign of the Times: Timelines in Genealogy")
  • (2011) "Freedmen’s Bureau Records Much More Valuable to Anyone’s Research Than
    You Might Have Thought!"

Presenter at Various Local Meetings
ENCORE (NC State Continuing Education)
  • (2012) ENC-1-007 - 001 Southern Roots, Southern Stories-Researching our Ancestors
    @ Encore (NC State) -- 6 week program
NC APG
  • (2007) "Internet Resources for family research"
  • (2008) DVD by Sharon Sergeant titled The Misha Defonseca Holocaust Fraud: Forensic
    Genealogy Lessons for Your Own Family History
NC Archives
  • (2011) Get Excited about Your Pre-1870 N.C. African American Research: the N.C.
    Archives Can Put Great Resources at Your Fingertips!
Wake County Genealogical Society
  • (2006)  "Research the Cosmos"
  • (2008) "Explore NC Through Maps From the Comfort of Your Home"
  • (2009) "Emigration, Immigration, Passenger & Naturalization Records and Passports"
  • (2009) "Newspapers"
  • (2011) "Freedmen’s Bureau Records Much More Valuable to Anyone’s Research Than
    You Might Have Thought!"
  • (2011) Led -- Hands-on FamilySearch workshop
  • (2012) Led -- Hands on Exploration of Online NC Resources
  • (2012) "Sweet Home AL -- Getting the James Family Back to NC"
  • (2012) Interested in Joining a Lineage Society?  Learn the basics required by all such
    applications, plus select society requirements!
Family History Center (Raleigh) -- Family History Seminar
  • (2010) "Online Maps" & "Born in NC"
  • (2011) "Freedmen’s Bureau Records Much More Valuable to Anyone’s Southern
    Research Than You Might Have Thought!"
Durham-Orange Genealogical Society
  • (2008) "Exploring North Carolina through Maps from your easy chair"
  • (2011) "Freedmen’s Bureau Records Much More Valuable to Anyone’s Southern
    Research Than You Might Have Thought!"
Carolina Meadows, Oak View and other Local Venues
  • (2007) Overview on Genealogy Research
  • (2007) "Researching for Your Ancestor's Immigration and Naturalization Papers"
  • (2009) "Exploring Maps for Research or Curiosity"