A native of the Chicago suburbs & former Board Certified genealogist, I now reside in So. Cal. where I was a college professor for 13 years, teaching Speech Communication, retiring to pursue my passions: family history & folklore (with doctorate in the latter). I am a national speaker, the former Director of the Corona (CA) Family History Center, President & webmaster of the Corona Gen. Soc., & Past-President of the So. Calif. Chapter of APG. I've also been on the boards of the Gen'l Speakers Guild, Internat'l Soc. of Family History Writers & Editors, & APG. I was the Lead researcher for the first season of Genealogy Roadshow. I write the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County, NY, Gen. Soc. I am part of Genealogy Journeys® producing podcasts on Social History.

Services

National speaker (online & virtual); researcher (see website for details: ) Television work: Served as Lead Researcher for Genealogy Roadshow, 2013. Podcaster, writer, and blogger

Geographic Specialties

CA, IL, IA, MI, NY, TN, TX, WI, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Milwaukee, Germany

Testimonials
Please refer to website:

Publications/Media
Regular contributor to newsletters of the Genealogical Speakers Guild (SPEAK!) and International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (Columns), Jefferson County New York Genealogical Society (Informeras well as a frequent contributor to various genealogical publications (including APGQ, Your Family History, and UGA's Crossroads). My novel - ELISABETH: THE STORY OF A GERMAN IMMIGRANT - and my musical CDs about ancestral topics are available through my website: ).

Lectures
My lectures are detailed on my website, , where they are listed in 5 categories: Instructional Lectures, Participatory Workshops, Narrative Presentations, Songs/Stories Presentations, and Banquet Speeches/Keynote Addresses. Please see the website for more information.

Repositories
National Archives, Pacific Region, Riverside

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Affiliations
Southern Calif. Chapt., APG; Genealogical Speakers Guild; National Genealogical Society; Corona Genealogical Society; Jefferson County New York Genealogical Society; So Calif. Genealogical Society; Sacramento German Genealogical Society; San Diego Folk Heritage; Riverside Folk Song Society; Songmakers

Degrees
BA (Speech Communication), MA (Speech Communication), PhD (Folklore)