Directory of Members

Teacher, lecturer, author, and professional genealogist. Past-President of Warren County (Ohio) Genealogical Society, web designer and web master. Genealogy instructor at Sinclair Community College.

Extensive work with digital photo restoration and imaging, writing and compiling family books, cemeteries and Midwestern research.

Speaker at RootsTech in 2020; NGS Conference in 2018 & 2020, and FGS Conference in 2013 & 2020 (pending).

OGS Conference co-chair and program chair in 2013 and 2016.
Frequent guest lecturer at various genealogical societies, libraries and organizations in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan.

Member of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), National Genealogical Society (NGS), Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS), Warren County Genealogical Society (WCGS), Daughters of the Revolutionary War (DAR), National Society United States Daughters of 1812 (USD 1812), Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) and a delegate for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS). Subcontracted professional genealogist by Eagle Investigative Services, Inc. for the US Army Past Conflict Repatriations Branch. On the Silver Books team for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

• Certified Genealogist (CG)
• Certified Genealogical Lecturer (CGL)

• 2016 OGS Tecumseh Book Award for Ohio related genealogical instruction book, Researching in Warren County, Ohio: A Guide to Genealogical Resources. Warren County Genealogical Society, 2013.
• 2012 OGS Best Officer Award
• 2010 OGS Tecumseh Book Award for Ohio related genealogical instruction book, Warren County Genealogical Society Summer Workshop Booklet. Warren County Genealogical Society, 2010.
• 2008 OGS Salmon P. Chase Book Award for a book co-authored with Diana Linkous, Warren County, Ohio, Will and Estate Records, Box 251-300, 1879-1883. Warren County Genealogical Society, 2007.
• 2022 OGS Salmon P. Chase Book Award for a book co-authored with Diana Linkous, Rebecca Parry, and Linda Naylor, Warren County, Ohio, Will and Estate Records, Box 401-450, 1893-1897. Warren County Genealogical Society, 2019.
• OGS Best Website - Thomas A. Edison Award (2007-2009, 2011, 2012).

• Ohio Research
• Midwestern Research
• Lineage Society Applications
• Internet & Online Genealogy Websites (especially FamilySearch and Ancestry.com)
• RootsMagic
• Digitizing Documents and Photos
• Creating and Publishing Family Books
• Organizing Your Genealogy Records and Research
• Beginning Genealogy

For a current list of titles and workshops go to  www.treasuredlineage.com and click on the LECTURES tab

• Will develop new lectures if requested
• Will provide projector and computer
• Will supply masters for handouts
• Request sponsor provide screen and table
• Audio or video taping is negotiable

• Professional Genealogist, since 2009
• Certified Genealogical Lecturer since 2019
• Sinclair Community College, Genealogy Instructor since 2010
• Warren County Career Center, Genealogy Instructor from 2012 to 2019
• RootsTech Conference, 2020-2022
• National Genealogical Society Conference, 2018, 2020, 2021
• Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference (FGS), 2013, 2020
• Ohio Genealogical Society Conferences: 2010, 2011, 2015-2019, 2020 [cancelled due to Covid19], 2021-2022
• Dayton Ohio Stake Family History Jamboree, Centerville, Ohio, 2004-current
• Western Michigan, Got Ancestors virtual seminar, 2021
• International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP) Conference, 2021
• Montgomery County Genealogical Society Fall Seminar, 2019
• Pinckney (MI) Community Public Library Seminar, 2019
• Darke County Genealogical Society, Seminar, 2019