Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
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- Business Name
- Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
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- Non-Research Specialties
- Author/Writer
- Blogger
- Columnist
- Instructor
- Lecturer/Presenter - On-site
- Lecturer/Presenter - Virtual
- Oral Historian/Interviewer
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- Research Specialties
- Anabaptist
- Children/Youth
- Court Records
- Gold Rush
- Historical Sites
- Land Platting
- Land Records
- Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
- Migration
- Paleography (ancient/historical handwriting)
- Quaker
- Scots-Irish
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- Research Counties
- Allegany County, Maryland, United States
- Amherst County, Virginia, United States
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
- Ashland County, Ohio, United States
- Bedford County, Virginia, United States
- Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States
- Carter County, Kentucky, United States
- Elliott County, Kentucky, United States
- Lee County, Virginia, United States
- Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States
- Perry County, Kentucky, United States
- Richland County, Ohio, United States
- Russell County, Virginia, United States
- Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
- Washington County, Virginia, United States
- Wise County, Virginia, United States
- Wythe County, Virginia, United States
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- Research Provinces / States
- Kentucky, United States
- North Carolina, United States
- Ohio, United States
- South Carolina, United States
- Tennessee, United States
- Virginia, United States
- West Virginia, United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS, has an amazing ability to bring laughter into the lives of her audience members. One of her favorite photos is a picture of her mother on her way to a church picnic, then on to an afternoon of cemetery transcribing. It was taken just four days before Peggy was born!
Having grown up with parents that were deeply involved in genealogy takes her love of family history to a new level. Some people are amazed that she knew people that were actually born in the 1800’s; her own grandparents. Listening to the stories from bygone years, touching the fabrics from quilts, dresses, blessing gowns, and bonnets all have added to the admiration of previous generations.
Peggy is a frequent lecturer at many local societies in Ohio, as well as Family History seminars. She has presented at Brigham Young University, and ICAPGen, and taught Continuing Education classes at several community colleges and The Ohio State University. One of her proudest moments was achieving the credentials that qualified her to be an Accredited Genealogist, a credential she has maintained for twenty-two years, for it polished her research skills.
She is a featured columnist in Reminisce magazine, has written several Legacy QuickGuides, and has filmed as an instructor for Ancestry Academy. In 2018, she was honored to be awarded Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society, and received the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists.
Recently there have been several requests to speak to corporations, which is new territory for this researcher. It is quite enjoyable as business professionals as individuals are enlightened on a new way to leave a legacy.
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- Degrees
- Brigham Young University - Idaho, Pathway Program with emphasis in Family History
Accredited Genealogist, 1998
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- Repositories
- Ohio Genealogical Society
Family History Center, Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio Historical Connection, Columbus, Ohio
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- Testimonials
- Thank you again for a wonderful presentation to our society last night. As I said last night, we found your presentation to be one of the best that we've ever heard. It contained so much useful information for our members. This is a difficult topic and you did a masterful job of putting this presentation together!
I attended your webinar Saturday on "Community Research Using the National Register of Historic Places." It was wonderful and you amaze me that you have found so much terrific information about your family.
Thanks for a fabulous webinar!! Yours are always so informative and useful. In fact, I could listen to you for hours.
Thank you for one of the most interesting lectures. I can't wait to explore the subject. I never miss any of your presentations.
Once again I am writing to tell you I loved your presentation! The Tax Records program was full of new information and new angles to try. As usual you give lots of information an an enjoyable and accessible way. Thank you. I will watch it again and try out some ideas given in the syllabus.
I would watch any program you offer, even if I don't think I have research on the subject. Consider me a fan!
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- Lectures
- A Research Trip Around Ohio
America's Forgotten War - The War of 1812
America's Turnpikes, Rivers, and Canals
Analysis and Correlation: A Case Study on a Family Missing in the Census
Apprentices, Indentured Servants, and Redemptioners in America
Away, I’m Bound Away! - Migrations Into the Shenandoah Valley
Dark as a Dungeon; Researching Mining Records
Faith of Our Fathers
Finding Substitutes for Vital Records
Following the Money Using Tax Records
From the Shoebox to the Temple
Genealogy 101: A Four-Session Course in Beginning Genealogy
Genealogy-On-The-Go
Genealogy Travels With Miss Peggy (luncheon or dinner topic)
German Migration Into the Ohio
Hidden Gems in the FamilySearch Wiki
Ho to California! The Draw of the Gold Rush
Homespun and Calico: Researching the Lives of Our Foremothers
I'm Warning You! The Poor and Impoverished in Colonial Times
Improving Your Talent as a Genealogy Speaker
Let's Leave 'em Something to talk About
Memory Keepers
Migration Trails Across America
Migration Trails to the Ohio
Misbegotten Children; Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate
National Register of Historic Places and the Historical Marker Database
Ohio and the Early Gatherings of the LDS Church
Ohio; the Great Land Experiment
Plain Folk - Researching Amish and Mennonite Families
Preparing For Your Cemetery Research Trip
Putting America to Work - The Records of the WPA (Works Progress Administration
Quaker Migration into America
School Daze
The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and The Ohio Territory
The Old Northwest Territory; the First American West
The Scots-Irish in America
The Sun Shines Bright; Beginning Your Kentucky Research
The Watchfires of a Hundred Circling Camps
This Land is My Land! A Basic Land-platting Class
Ticked Off! Those Pesky Pre-1850 Census Tic Marks
Treasures in Township Records
Wild, Wonderful West Virginia!
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- Publications
- Legacy QuickGuide: South Carolina Genealogy by Peggy Lauritzen (PDF Edition)
Legacy QuickGuide: Virginia Genealogy by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (PDF Edition)
Legacy QuickGuide: Kentucky Genealogy by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (PDF Edition)
Legacy QuickGuide: Tennessee Genealogy by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (PDF Edition)
Legacy QuickGuide: West Virginia Genealogy by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (PDF Edition)
Legacy QuickGuide: North Carolina Genealogy by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (PDF Edition)
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- Credentials
- AG®
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- Certificates
- 2018 Recipient, Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy
2018 Fellow, Ohio Genealogical Society
Brigham Young University - Idaho, Pathway Program with Family History Emphasis
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- Affiliations
- Ohio Genealogical Society
Utah Genealogical Association, Board Member
Association of Professional Genealogists, Secretary and Member of Executive Committee
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- Blog
- alwaysanxiouslyengaged.blogspot.com
Contact
- Website: misspeggy55.weebly.com
Work Contact
Phone: | 4195431087 |
Email: | misspeggy55@gmail.com |
Street Address: | 3082 Touby Road |
Address 2: | |
City: | Mansfield |
State/Province: | Ohio |
Country: | United States |
Zip/Postal Code: | 44903 |