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Billie Stone Fogarty |
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P. O. Box 58183
Oklahoma City, OK 73157-8183
USA
Office:
Phone: 405.203.1274
4509 N. Classen Blvd.
Ste. 103
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Business Phone: 405.203.1274
Email: billiefogarty@aol.com
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Lectures:
FINDING FEMALES:
Bundling, Banns, and Bonds: Love and Marriage in Early America
Women in Colonial America
LAND/PROPERTY:
Land Runs, Lotteries, and Homesteading in Oklahoma
LINEAGE SOCIETIES:
DAR & Genealogy
Honoring Our Ancestors: First Families of the Twin Territories
What’s My Line? Documenting for Lineage Societies
MIGRATION/EMIGRATION/IMMIGRATION:
Across America: Migration Routes of Our Ancestors
Coming to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor
Journey from Kentucky to Missouri Along the Ohio River
Indian Trails to Interstates
Land Runs, Lotteries, and Homesteading: Settlement American Style
Trails of Our Ancestors
MILITARY/PENSION:
Bounty Land & the American Soldier
Did My Ancestor Serve in a War? Finding Military Records
Finding Your Civil War Ancestor
Finding Your Revolutionary War Patriot
Oh Say, Can You See: Causes, Participants, and Records of the War of 1812
Salute to Veterans: Researching Our Ancestors' Military Service
War of 1812: the Forgotten War
NATIVE AMERICAN/ETHNIC:
Discovering a National Treasure: The Indian Archives
Online Sources to Discovering the Trail of Tears
Proving Indian Ancestry
Researching African American Ancestry
Trail of Tears to Indian Territory
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
Conducting Effective Oral Interviews
Courthouse Research: Finding the Mother Lode
Effective Use of the Internet
Finding & Using Historical Newspapers in Genealogical Research
Have Ancestors...Will Travel: Taking a Genealogy Trip
How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight: Organizing Your Research
Mining the SSDI for All It is Worth
Picking Cherries Without Hitting the Pits: Using Other's Research Wisely
Stories in Stone: Cemetery Symbolism
Dead Men Tell No Tales But Their Tombstones Do!
Treasures in the Attic: Home Sources You May Have Missed
US Census Research Beyond the Population Schedules
REPOSITORIES/RECORD TYPES:
Unlocking the Treasures in the National Archives
What’s Online That I Shouldn’t Miss?
Tombstones Tell Tales
SOCIETY MANAGEMENT:
Balancing the Needs of the Genealogical Speaker and the Society
WRITING/PUBLICATION:
Share Your Research Without Putting Your Relatives to Sleep
Write It Or Lose It: Preserving Your Family's History
WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS:
Beginning Family History Research (Six Sessions)
Genealogy Skill-Building (Six Sessions)
Immigration & Naturalizaton (Two Sessions)
Researching My Family Tree (Four Sessions)
Leaving A Legacy: A Genealogical Primer (Three Sessions)
Lectures can also be tailored to your organization's needs
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Previous Engagements:
National Genealogical Society (Charleston, SC; Kansas City, MO; Cincinnati, OH; Las Vegas, NV scheduled)
Federation of Genealogical Societies (Birmingham, AL)
Central Florida Family History Conference (Orlando, FL)
Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, IA)
Oklahoma Genealogical Society (Oklahoma City, OK)
East Texas Genealogical Society (Tyler, TX)
Kansas Genealogical Society (Dodge City, KS)
DuPage Co. Genealogical Society (Wheaton,IL)
Southwest OK Genealogical Society (Lawton, OK)
Tulsa Genealogical Society (Tulsa, OK)
Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma City,OK)
Kingfisher Co. Genealogical Society (Kingfisher, OK)
Edmond Genealogical Society (Edmond, OK)
Garfield County Genealogists (Enid, OK)
Cleveland County Gen. Society (Norman, OK)
Daughters of the War of 1812 (Oklahoma City, OK)
Colonial Dames of XVII Century (Oklahoma City, OK)
Daughters of the American Revolution (many chapters across Oklahoma)
Sons of the American Revolution (Norman, OK & Oklahoma City, OK)
HCE Genealogy Group (Oklahoma City, OK)
Computer Users Genealogy Group (Oklahoma City, OK)
Canadian Valley Technology Center (El Reno, OK)
St. Luke’s Sch. of Cont. Educ. (Oklahoma City, OK)
University of Oklahoma History (Norman, OK)
Redlands Community College (El Reno, OK)
Discover U Adult University (Oklahoma City, OK)
Harmon Co. Genealogy Society (Hollis, OK)
Pawnee Co. Historical Society (Pawnee, OK)
Kay Co. Genealogical & Historical Society (Ponca City, OK)
Van Zandt Co. Genealogical Society (Canton, TX)
San Angelo Friends of the Library (San Angelo, TX)
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Bio:
A professional genealogist and former history teacher with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees, Billie now devotes her time to infecting others with her love for history up close and personal – family history! She lectures regularly and teaches genealogy each semester in adult continuing education courses. She is author of Guidebook to Researching My Family Tree.
She serves the Genealogical Speakers Guild as President, Oklahoma Genealogical Society as a member of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society as a member of the Board of Directors, Federation of Genealogical Societies as a Delegate, and is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists (Board of Directors 2009-2010, 2012-) Natiional Institute on Genealogical Research Alumni, International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, and National Genealogical Society. She completed Advanced Military Research III at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in 2008, Advanced Military Research II in 2011 and National Institute on Genealogical Research in 2001 and 2007. She completed Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum 2012. She served the Oklahoma Genealogical Society as President from 2002-2009.
Her genealogical pursuits have taken her to county court houses, local libraries and state archives in dozens of states and to most of the major genealogical repositories and archives across America. She has participated in numerous national conferences and learning opportunities. She belongs to several local genealogy societies and lineage groups and works closely with a variety of groups devoted to making genealogy and family history more accessible to others.
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