Directory of Members

Jamie Lee McManus Mayhew is a California native with deep Southern roots, a speaker, family genealogist, genealogical educator, occasional blogger, and professional researcher. She is active in numerous societies and organizations, is currently the president of the APG Writers SIG, a director of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and Director of the Oakhurst FamilySearch Center.  She holds a BA in Sociology, an MA in Educational Technology, and a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS).

Her talks are lively, engaging and inspiring.

Available for webinars; experienced with Zoom and GotoMeeting

Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS)

• Land Records
• Newspapers
• DNA
• AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Genealogy
• Census Records
• California Research
• Southern United States Research
• New England Research
• Beginning Research
• Timelines

It's Time You Started Using Timelines to Organize Your Research
Chronicles of Change: Building Timelines to Trace Ancestors Through History
Decades of Data: Understanding the Evolution of U.S. Census Questions
The Magic of City Directories
Maximizing Your DNA Results at Ancestry
Using Third-Party Tools to Analyze Your DNADNA Demystified: A Beginner's Guide to Cracking Your Genetic Code
Starting Out With DNA
Analyzing Census Records
Across the Prairie: Land Records in the Public Land State
"If he could do it, I could, too" Stories of Women Homesteaders
Introduction to Research Through US Land Records
Homesteading that Little House on the Prairie
Plotting Federal Land Grants - Hands-on workshop
Plotting Metes and Bounds Land Grants - Hands-on workshop
Homesteading California
Getting the Most Out of the FamilySearch Wiki
How to Use FamilySearch for Researching Your Family
Introduction to FamilySearch FamilyTree
FamilySearch Catalog - An Underused Gem
Roads West - How your ancestors got to where they wanted to go
Introduction to Lucidchart

Additional talks on US land records, FamilySearch, and DNA are being developed.

• Available for webinars; experienced in Zoom and GotoWebinar
• Honorarium and transportation
• Speaker will provide laptop and multimedia projector
• Speaker supplies masters for handouts
• Will develop new topics on request
• Willing to travel

Fresno County Genealogical Society - 2026 -  Getting the Most Out of Your Research on FamilySearch.

Bend Genealogy Society - 2026 - Roads West: How Your Ancestors Got to Where They Wanted To Go

Idaho Genealogical Society - 2026 - Decades of Data: Understanding the Evolution of U S. Census Questions

Harford County (MD) Public Library - 2026- DNA Demystified: A guide to Cracking Your Genetic Code

Chicago Genealogical Society - 2025 - Introduction to LucidChart

Livermore-Amador (CA) Genealogical Society - 2025 - Hidden Treasures: Unleashing the Full Potential of the FamilySearch website

Contra Costa County (CA) Genealogical Society - 2025 - Hidden Treasures: Unleashing the Full Potential of the FamilySearch's Catalog