Speaking

INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY (IGG): WHAT IS IT AND HOW YOU CAN HELP

Increasingly, we read in the news that genetic genealogy has helped solve yet another cold case. The power of IGG is undeniable yet there are still many questions and concerns. This presentation will demonstrate how it works,  discuss limitations and ethical guidelines, and walk through a real case solved in British Columbia in 2022. 

TRUSTING YOUR SOURCES: HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'VE FOUND THE RIGHT RECORD?

You’ve worked hard to collect records for your ancestors, but how do you know you have the right records for the right people? This session/talk gives tips on how to evaluate records to ensure your research is top-notch. We’ll also discuss a compelling case study that seemed watertight… until it wasn’t.

TRAVELLING BACK IN TIME USING GOOGLE EARTH PRO

This session demonstrates how you can visually wow your friends and relatives with your family history research. Google Earth Pro is a free program that gives you a way to map out your ancestors' lives and add in as many visual and text as you can find. It can help us better understand the places where our ancestors lived and sometimes even leads us to answers we've been searching for. Kids especially love to "fly" through time and see where their ancestors lived.