Speaker Series

Since 1997, the Society has sponsored a guest Speaker Series, focusing on a special topic in a full day event, and generally featuring a major national speaker. Here is a history of these events.

No. Date Theme Principal Speaker(s)
1 27 Sep 1997 New England Research Gary Boyd Roberts
2 14 Mar 1998 [Various Topics] Pat Hatcher
3 31 Oct 1998 British Isles Research Paul Milner
4 17 Apr 1999 ABCs of German Research Zella Mirick
5 15 Apr 2000 A Trip to the Courthouse Leslie Smith Collier
6 28 Oct 2000 Discovering the Real Stories of Your Immigrant Ancestors Dr. John Phillip Colletta
7 3 Mar 2001 U.S. Sources for Irish Research Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens
8 6 Oct 2001 Successful Genealogy: Tips, Traps, and Techniques Ann Fleming
9 11 Oct 2003 Developing the Skills to Become a “German” Genealogist John Humphrey
10 18 Sep 2004 Conquer Your Computer StLGS Members
11 29 Oct 2005 British Isles Research Sherry Irvine
12 11 Oct 2006 Triumph Over Technology StLGS Members
13 13 Oct 2007 Putting the Genes in your Genealogy Bennett Greenspan (with Ilene Murray & Ted Steele)
14 11 Oct 2008 Finding Our German Ancestors Larry O. Jensen