"At the bottom of Lake Erie with the fish" was the story my father would tell when asked about his grandfather, Captain John Dailey. Tragically, the Captain had been lost at sea during a gale storm on Lake Erie in 1909.
Knowing only his name and profession, my research uncovered the mystery of the Captain's death, as well as an earlier shipwreck of a fishing tug he owned with his brother while battling a storm on Lake Erie.
When researching my family, I met an uncle accused of robbing a bank in Green Bay and learned of the heroics of my grandfather and 2X great grandfather as they both rescued a child from icy river water in Green Bay -- these courageous events occurred twenty years apart within calendar days of each other in 1907 and 1927.
Thankfully, genealogy gave me a way to bond with my father while discussing stories of his childhood and sharing finds from my research.
My presentations meld a learning component with actual case studies to illustrate research techniques. My goal is to teach skills you can use to help break through your brick walls.
