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Genealogy Lecturer, Author, and Writer

Jeff has been doing genealogical research since 1988 and has been active in societies, society management, classes, and lectures since 1994. He is a project manager for the Johnson DNA Project - specifically the Olive Group and for the Moorman DNA Project.

Author of Give Your Family A Gift That Money Can't Buy/Record and Preserve Your Family's History - 5th Edition, a book that encourages people to record and preserve their family's history - see www.alenjes.com for details.

He was a contributing editor for the former Everton's Genealogical Helper and a feature writer for the former Heritage Quest Magazine. Articles have also appeared in the Digital Genealogist, FGS Forum, Family Tree Magazine (UK) and others. Many of the articles can be found online at Genealogy According to Jeff at his website.

Jeff was the Chairperson of the Chicagoland Genealogical Consortium and Local Arrangements Chair for NGS 2006.
Four years as the Vice President of the Illinois State Genealogical Society. He was the President of the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society for five years.
2025 Director for the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society

He has applied his engineering, management, computer, and organizational development background to help with the analyzing, problem solving and organization of records necessary for genealogical research.

MBA (Masters of Business Administration) concentration in Organization Development.
BS (Bachelor of Science)in Fire Protection Engineering
PE - Professional Engineer Illinois

DNA and Research Working Together
Living With Brick Walls & Problem Solving
Genealogy Travels
Getting Started & Family History
Cemetery Research
Federal Census
Newspaper Research
Using Maps

• UnChopping Down my Johnson Family Tree with DNA and Traditional Research
• No Birth Certificate? No Problem!
• Living With Brick Walls
• DNA & Research Working Together
• Didn't Find It in the Index?
• Marriages - More Than Just A Date
• Extra! Extra! Read All About Your Ancestors - Newspaper Research
• Using Maps In Genealogical Research
• They Came On This Ship (Ship Images or Passenger Records)
• A Gift That Money Can't Buy - Record & Preserve Your Family's History
• Making Sense of the Census
• Look High and Low, Above and Below! - Cemetery Research
• Genealogy Vacation - Myth or Reality? - US & some Europe
• Genealogy Travels - More Than Just Records! - More Europe

Topics are delivered with Powerpoint presentations.
Computer and projection equipment can be provided by the speaker.
Will supply electronic files for handouts.
Will develop new lectures upon request.
Willing to travel.

2024

The Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Genealogy Vacations
Dupage County Genealogical Society - Using Maps for Genealogical Research - via Zoom
The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society (SGES) (Jacksonville, FL) - DNA & Research Working Together
Old Walton Road Chapter - DAR (Crossville, TN) - Genealogy Vacations

2022
Keynote and 2 lectures for the Adcock Family Convention - in person

The Cloud Family Association  - DNA & Research Working Together - via Zoom
Arlington Heights Memorial Library - They Came on This Ship - via Zoom

2021
4 library or genealogy society lectures - via Zoom
2 Cloud Family Association programs  - via Zoom

2020 Limited lecture activity due to COVID, aging parent issues and actually doing research and breaking down Brickwalls

2019

6 genealogy programs and 2 travel programs

2017 - 100th Anniversary of the WWI Camp in Is-sur-Tille France
2016 Kentucky Genealogical Society - Second Saturday Programs
2014 Florida State Genealogy Society Conference
Ohio Gen. Society Conference 2010 & 2008
DuPage Co. Gen. Society Conferences, 1996-1998, 2000-2003, 2005-2011
BYU Family History & Genealogy Conference 2007
NGS Conference 2006
FGS Conferences, 2003, 2001, & 1998
Illinois State Genealogy Society, 2005, 2001, 1999, & 1998
Polish Genealogical Society of America, 2006 & 2000
Numerous local and regional workshops