Directory of Members

I am a professional genealogist who specializes in forensic, Jewish, black and newspaper research. I have presented talks on genealogy and family history to diverse audiences, including actors, at local, regional, state, and national events. I am the editor for ZichronNote, the journal of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society (SFBAJGS). I am also the publicity and programs director and a board member for SFBAJGS. I am the president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon and a board member of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, in addition to being the coordinator of the GFO Africam American Special Interest Group. I am a member of Association of Professional Genealogists, Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy, Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island (life member), and Oberlin African-American Genealogy & History Group. I have been on the staff of LDS Family History Centers since 2000.

• Jewish records and research
• Black American records and research
• Dual citizenship and forensic genealogy
• Newspaper research, online and offline

• Read All about It!: Using Online Newspapers for Genealogical Research
• Using Online Historical Black Newspapers for Genealogical Research
• Using Online Historical Jewish Newspapers for Genealogical Research
• Using the Subscription Newspaper Web Sites at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries
• Amazing Things You Can Find in the Newspaper about Your Ancestors
• Follow a Family for 150 Years through Newspapers
• Reconstructing Family Information When You Start with Almost Nothing: A Case Study
• Introduction to Genealogy: Family History to Share with Your Family
• Introduction to Jewish Genealogy
• Jewish Genealogy: Why Is This Research Different from All Other Research?
• Finding and Following the Paths of My Cuban Cousins
• Freedmen's Bureau 2.0: A Better Way to Do Slave Research
• Finding Family Members in Freedman's Bank Records
• Irish Research Online
• Immigration and Naturalization Records
• Grandma, Who Are You?: Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree
• Vital Records and the Calendar Change of 1752
• So You Found Them in the Census: That's Only the Start!
• Get Me to the Church on Time: Finding Religious Records
• Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: What's Buried in Cemetery Records
• Where There's a Will: Probate Records Can Prove Family Connections
• They Died in San Francisco: A Little-used Source of Pre-1906 Deaths
• Anybody Home?: Using City (and Other) Directories in Your Research
• Reading and Transcribing American Colonial Handwriting
• Why Would They Put It Online If They Didn't Want Me to Use It?: Copyright Issues for Genealogy
• What Is Forensic Genealogy Really?
• A Tale of Two Brothers: The Patriot and the Outlaw
• Using Finding Aids for Jewish Records to Help Research Non-Jewish Ancestors

• Required: power supply for laptop; screen or wall on which to project images
• Preferred: projector with proper cable connection for laptop
• Will create new talks on request
• Consult for fee information

• IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, 2014 (Salt Lake City), 2013 (Boston), 2011 (Washington, D.C.)
• Menlo Park FamilySearch Center Family History Day, California, 2014, 2010 (keynote)
• California Genealogical Society, Oakland, 2010-2015
• Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society, 2014
• African African Family History Seminar, Sacramento, 2014, 2013
• California State Genealogical Alliance Seminar, 2016, 2015, 2014
• Oakland FamilySearch Library, California, 2009-2016
• Family History Day at the California State Archives, 2013, 2011
• Napa Valley Genealogical Society, California, 2013
• Contra Costa County Genealogical Society, Concord, 2016
• Mt. Diablo Chapter DAR, Walnut Creek, California, 2012
• San Mateo County Genealogical Society, California, 2012
• Columbia Family History Center, Maryland, 2011
• San Francisco Ancestry Day, Ancestry.com, 2011
• Northern California Family History Expo, Family History Expos, 2011
• Fairbanks Family History Center, Alaska, 2010