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Lisa A. Alzo |
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P.O. Box 3943
Ithaca, NY 14852
Phone: (607) 592-5680
Fax: (607) 257-4665
Email: lisa_alzo@hotmail.com
URL: www.lisaalzo.com
Contact between 09:00 am to 06:00 pm Eastern Time |
Awards:
Recipient of the 2002 Mary Zirin Prize, Association for Women in Slavic Studies Honorable Mention
2004 Write Your Memoir Contest Third Prize "The Family Tree" Newsletter Contest
June/July 2004 Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards, Honorable Mention |
Speaking Conditions:
Will Supply Laptop and Multimedia Projector
Lisa’s books are available for purchase at her lectures
Will develop new lectures upon request
Will travel to some U.S. locations; contact for particulars
Audio/video taping negotiable
No home housing, please |
Previous Engagements:
Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree, 2009
Family History Expos, June 2009
Ohio Genealogical Society, April 2009
Western Michigan Genealogical Society, November 2008
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Specialties:
Eastern European Research (esp. Slovak)
Writing Your Family History
Finding Your Female Ancestors
Immigrant Cluster Communities
Genealogy on the Internet/Genealogy & Technology
Specialty Research (Ellis Island, 1930 Census)
Organizational Techniques |
Lectures:
Confessions of a Genealogist
Write Your Family History Step by Step
Researching Your Roots in the 21st Century
The Evidence: Following Online Clues to Solve your Family History Mysteries
20th Century Desperate Housewives
Virtual Reunion: Connect Your Family Online
Crossing the Pond: Techniques for Finding Your Elusive Eastern European Ancestors
Demystifying Eastern European Research
Find Your Slovak Roots Online
Murder, Mayhem and Town Tragedy
The "A" Article: Writing for Genealogy Magazines
Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors in the Ellis Island Database
Silent Voices: Telling the Stories of Your Female Immigrant Ancestors
Three Slovak Women: Telling the Story of One Slovak-American Family Using Oral & Social History
365 Ways to Discover Your Family History
Identifying Immigrant Cluster Communities |
Bio:
Lisa Alzo, M.F.A., grew up in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Ithaca, New York. She has been working on her genealogy for 20 years, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. Lisa is the author of: Three Slovak Women (Gateway Press), Baba's Kitchen: Slovak & Rusyn Family Recipes & Traditions (Gateway Press), Finding Your Slovak Ancestors and Writing Your Family History Book (Heritage Productions),Pittsburgh's Immigrants,Slovak Pittsburgh, and Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania, as well as numerous magazine articles. She is a frequently invited speaker for national conferences, genealogical and historical societies. | |
