Laura's Speaking Calendar (see below for previous engagements)		Return to Home Page
2012
Feb 1	~ There's an App for That!: Professional Edition	APG PMC Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 2-4	~ Publish Your Genealogy Online ~ loc.gov: Using Our Nation's Library Online	RootsTech 2012 Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 27	~ A Celebration of Family History	Lebanon, NH
Apr 12-14	~ A Mac User in a PC World ~ There's an App for That! ~ Stories Within Our Nation's Records (sponsored by Fold3)	Ohio Genealogical Society Conference Cleveland, OH
April 21	~ How to Find Your Ancestors (and perhaps yourself) in the 1940 Census	Nashua Public Library Nashua, NH
Jun 8-10	~ Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~ loc.gov: Using Our Nation's Library Online ~ There's an App for That!	SCGS Jamboree Burbank, CA
Aug 20	~ loc.gov: Using Our Nation's Library Online	Georgia Genealogical Society Webinar
Aug 29 - Sep 1	~ Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~ How to Manage a Large Genealogy Database Project ~ Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty Within Families	FGS 2012 Birmingham, AL
Oct 20	~ Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical Perspective	Connecticut Society of Genealogists North Haven, CT
Previous engagements
2011
Nov 5	~ Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~ Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective ~ Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty Within Families ~ The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History	Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society Round Lake Beach, IL
Oct 19	~ Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	Cape Cod Genealogical Society Brewster Ladies' Library
Oct 8	~ Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives	Middlesex Chapter of MsOG Framingham (MA) Public Library
Oct 1	~ Researching Your Civil War Ancestors	Kennebunk Free Library Kennebunk, ME
Sep 8-10	~ How to Manage a Large Genealogy Database Project ~ Pioneer Women on the Midwestern Frontier ~ Using Diaries and Journals to Add Personality to Your Research	FGS 2011 Springfield, IL
Aug 6	~ Genealogy Research Online: Sites and Strategies That      May Surprise You ~ Find Your Family on Footnote.com	Akron-Summit County Public Library Akron, OH
July 21-24	Isaac Cummings Family Association Reunion	Danvers, MA
June 12-17	Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR)             (attending)	Samford University Birmingham, AL
May 11-14	~ Diving Deeper into the Unique Records on Footnote.com	NGS Conference Charleston, SC
May 9	~ Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island Whidbey, WA
May 7	~ Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~ Turning Fiction into Fact ~ Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective ~ The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History	Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Tacoma, WA
April 6-10	~ Business Secrets of Professional Genealogists: We’re Human Too!     (Luncheon Talk) ~ Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in New England's Academic Archives ~ Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using these Valuable     Resources	New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) Springfield, MA
Feb 26-28	~  Hiring a Professional Genealogist at Home and Abroad ~  Locating Missing Brits Who Went to America	Who Do You Think You Are? - LIVE 2011 London, England
Feb 10-12	RootsTech	RootsTech Salt Lake City, UT
2010
Nov 18	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	Southborough Genealogy Club Southborough (MA) Library
Oct 23	~  Turning Fiction into Fact	Essex Society of Genealogists Lynnfield Center, MA
Oct 19 & 21	~  Footnote.com     Researching Civil War Ancestors     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
Oct 9	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	Middlesex Chapter of MsOG Framingham (MA) Public Library
Sep 29	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Wadleigh Memorial Library Milford, NH
Sep 23	~  Turning Fiction into Fact	Fairfax Genealogical Society Fairfax, VA
Sep 21	~  Diving Deeper into the Unique Records on Footnote.com	Mount Vernon Genealogical Society Hollin Hall Senior Center, Alexandria, VA
Sep 21 & 23	~  Footnote.com     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
Sep 10-12	Nickerson Family Association "Togethering"	Nickerson Family Association Cape Cod, MA
Aug 17	~  From the Trenches: How We Manage Clients, Time, and     Projects	APG Professional Management Conference at FGS Knoxville, TN
July 20	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	Windsor Historical Society Windsor, CT
July 17	~  What I've Learned Since I First Started Taking Clients      (a panel discussion)	National Capital Chapter of APG Washington, DC
July 16	~  Footnote.com ~  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Archives     (NIGRAA Banquet)	National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR) Washington, DC
June 5	~  Locating Digitized Images Online ~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~  Publish Your Genealogy Online ~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History	Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society Centennial, CO
May 26	~  An Introduction to Footnote.com	Genealogy Club of Montgomery County (MD) Historical Society
May 4 & 6	~  World War II records on Footnote.com      (65th anniversary of V-E Day)     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
April 28 - May 1	~  Diving Deeper into the Unique Records on Footnote.com	NGS Conference Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 22-24	~  Pioneer Women on the Midwestern Frontier ~  Finding Ohio Families at Footnote.com ~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using these Valuable     Resources	Ohio Genealogical Society Conference Toledo, OH
March 30	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using these Valuable     Resources	Memorial Hall Library Andover, MA
February 24	~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History	Boston Public Library Boston, MA
Jan 19 & 21	~  Using Footnote.com for African American Research     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
Jan 15	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective     Part of ALA's Genealogy Preconference: Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk: Where Everyone Knows Your Name	ALA Midwinter Conference, NEHGS Boston, MA
2009
Sep 29 & Oct 1	~  Using Footnote.com for Jewish Research     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
Sep 9	~  The Nickerson Family of Cape Cod	Wellfleet Historical Society Wellfleet, MA
Sep 2-5	Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference ~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History ~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	FGS 2009 Little Rock, AR
July 14	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using these Valuable     Resources	Windsor Historical Society Windsor, CT
May 5 & 7	~  Native American Records at Footnote.com     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
April 22-26	~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History ~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) Manchester, NH
Apr 2-4	~  Publish Your Genealogy Online ~  Turning Fiction into Fact ~  How to Manage a Large Genealogy Database Project	Ohio Genealogical Society Conference Huron, OH
March 10 & 12	~  Civil War Pension Records at Footnote.com     Part of NARA's Know Your Records Program	NARA Washington, DC College Park, MD
Feb 21	~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~  Locating Digitized Images Online ~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective ~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	West Valley Genealogical Society Sun City, AZ
2008
Oct 14	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	Amherst Town Library Amherst, NH
Sep 5-8	Nickerson Family Association "Togethering"	Nickerson Family Association Cape Cod, MA
Sep 3-6	Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference	FGS 2008 Philadelphia, PA
Aug 20	~  Locating Digitized Images Online	Pollard Memorial Library Lowell, MA
Jun 11	~  Turning Fiction into Fact	Cape Cod Genealogical Society Cape Cod, MA (location TBD)
May 23-24	Nickerson Family Association California Reunion	Nickerson Family Association Oxnard, CA
May 14	~  Through Their Words:     The Intimate Accounts of Our Ancestors     (ISFHWE Awards Banquet)	2008 NGS Conference in the States Kansas City, MO
April 22	~  Turning Fiction into Fact	Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society Gardner, MA
April 5	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using these Valuable     Resources	New Hampshire Society of Genealogists Manchester, NH
2007
Dec 8	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	Falmouth Genealogical Society
Nov 17	~ Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical    Perspective	Essex Society of Genealogists Lynnfield Center, MA
Oct 5-6	~  Through the Looking Glass: Making Sense of Digital     Genealogy ~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective ~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family in     Academic Archives ~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	Montana State Genealogical Society 18th Annual Conference Billings, MT
Sep 11	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Worcester Chapter, Auburn, MA
Sep 7-10	Nickerson Family Association "Togethering"	Nickerson Family Association Cape Cod, MA
Aug 15-18	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using these Valuable     Resources ~  Pioneer Women on the Midwestern Frontier ~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family in     Academic Archives	FGS/ACPL Conference Fort Wayne, IN
July 19-22	Isaac Cummings Family Reunion	Isaac Cummings Family Association Sheraton Ferncroft Resort Danvers, MA
June 2-3	~  Locating Digitized Images Online	Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective
May 26	Nickerson Family Association California Reunion	Nickerson Family Association Oxnard, CA
Apr 26	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) Hartford, CT
Apr 21	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	DAR Meeting Nashua, NH
Apr 13-14	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	OGS Conference Columbus, OH
	~  A Mac User in a PC World
	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective
Mar 24	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families ~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History ~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives ~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using These     Valuable Resources	Fairfax Genealogical Conference Fairfax, VA
Mar 13	~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives	Memorial Hall Library Andover, MA
Mar 10	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Littleton LDS Church Littleton, MA
Feb 10	~  A New England Primer	St. George Genealogy Jamboree St. George, UT
Feb 9	~  A Mac User in a PC World	St. George Genealogy Jamboree St. George, UT
2006
Dec 9	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Middlesex Chapter Weston Public Library, Weston, MA
Sep 16	~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives	Essex Society of Genealogists Lynnfield Center, MA
Sep 2	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	FGS/NEHGS Conference Boston, MA
Sep 1	~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family     in Academic Archives	FGS/NEHGS Conference Boston, MA
May 18	~  Finding Your Ancestors in Private Records	Nashua Public Library Nashua, NH
May 4	~  Finding Your Ancestors in Public Records	Nashua Public Library Nashua, NH
Apr 29	~  Pioneer Women on the Midwestern Frontier	OGS Conference Toledo, OH
Apr 28	~  Locating Digitized Images Online	OGS Conference Toledo, OH
Apr 28	~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History	OGS Conference Toledo, OH
Apr 8	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using These     Valuable Resources	Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Middlesex Chapter Littleton, MA
Mar 28	~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create     a Family History	Memorial Hall Library Andover, MA
Feb 9	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Brookline Public Library Brookline, NH
Feb 6	~  Promoting Your Genealogical Resources Online see description for Locating Digitized Images Online	Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System Danvers, MA
2005
Nov 19	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Essex Society of Genealogists Lynnfield Center, MA
Oct 27	~  Getting Started with Genealogy	Nashua Public Library Nashua, NH
Oct 16	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	DAR Conference Washington, DC
Oct 16	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using These      Valuable Resources	DAR Conference Washington, DC
Oct 15	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical      Perspective	DAR Conference Washington, DC
Oct 11	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Amherst Town Library Amherst, NH
Sept 10	~  Spinsters & Widows: Gender Loyalty within Families	FGS Conference, Salt Lake City
Sept 9	~  The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create a     Family History	FGS Conference, Salt Lake City
Sept 8	~  New England Update (NEHGS Luncheon)	FGS Conference, Salt Lake City
July 21	~  Researching Your Cummings Ancestors on the Internet	ICFA Reunion, Salt Lake City
July 16	~  Researching Your Grinnell Ancestors on the Internet	Grinnell Family Reunion, Seekonk, MA
June 1	~  Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using These Valuable     Resources	NGS Conference, Nashville
June 1	~  Quality Research in a Pop Genealogy World (NEHGS     Luncheon)	NGS Conference, Nashville
May 4     & 7	~  Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family in     Academic Archives	NEHGS, Nutshell Lecture
April 21	~  Researching Your Ancestors on the Internet	Rochester Genealogical Society, NY
April 1	~  Make Your Point with PowerPoint	NERGC, Portland, Maine
March 19	~  Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical     Perspective	Connecticut Society of Genealogists
2004
	Someday I may get the rest up, going back to 2001.

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