Mark Cross
I can find your ancestor’s story.
Their lives were written in the past for you to read today.
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- Business Name
- StoryFinder
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- Non-Research Specialties
- Author/Writer
- Lecturer/Presenter - On-site
- Lecturer/Presenter - Virtual
- Oral Historian/Interviewer
- Technologist
- Transcriber
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- Research Specialties
- Catholic
- Civil War
- Colonial
- Land Records
- Lineage Societies
- Mayflower
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- Research Counties
- Lincoln County, Kansas, United States
- Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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- Research Provinces / States
- California, United States
- Kansas, United States
- Maine, United States
- Maryland, United States
- Massachusetts, United States
- Nebraska, United States
- New York, United States
- Oklahoma, United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 17th Century
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
Burbank, California, United States
Mark Cross became interested in genealogy at the age of 12. That's when he read an unpublished and unsourced family tree by a distant relative, that included a transcribed letter written by an ancestor about his adventures fighting for the Union in the Civil War.
After college, he started doing his own research and became hooked. When he discovered a link to a Mayflower passenger and a Revolutionary War Patriot, he decided to get more educated and experienced, and has joined
the Sons of the American Revolution and
the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
I can help you find your family's story.
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- Degrees
- Master of Fine Arts Acting, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science Theater, Kansas State University
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- Testimonials
- Anonymous Testimonials from Jamboree 2021 for Mark Cross as Genealogy Lecturer:
One of the best speakers, educators, presenters I've ever heard! I will go wherever Mark Cross is! This was perfect for Advanced Beginners and I learned so much as an Advanced Intermediate genealogist!
...he was a superb speaker, with great information which I know I'll take some time to digest and follow up on.
One of the best presenters I have heard at any conference. Thanks and many thanks for the resources and input on your resources.
Mark Cross took a subject and made it VERY INTERESTING. His presentation was inspiring and has made me rethink my approach to research and the need for proper documentation.
Very well presented and interesting. Very relevant. I would like to see more of this presenter
I think we’ve had other land topics but none that I remember covering it the way you did and how early lands were parceled in plats etc.
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- Lectures
- one hour presentation, unless stated otherwise:
Don’t Forget Your Home Sources: Fabulous Finds With Family And What They Can Lead To
Cite Your Sources: Ways to Deliver Your Research to the Future and Prove You're Trustworthy
One Piece of Evidence is Incomplete: Methodology and the GPS Tells a More Robust Family Narrative
Colonial Currency: New Money for a New Country
Indexing Errors: How to Find Records When You Can't Find Records
Using Zotero for Citations in Genealogy
Land Records in Genealogy
Straight Razors: How Our Ancestors Shaved Their Whiskers
Beginning Genealogy (Part 1 & Part 2, 3 hours each)
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- Publications
- Cross, Mark A. “Using Zotero in Genealogy.” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 35, no. Number 4 (December 2020): 22–25.
Cross, Mark A. “Books for Professional Genealogists: The Recommendations of Bibliophiles.” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 34, no. Number 3 (September 2019): 17–23.
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- Certificates
- Association of Professional Genealogists Professional Management Conference 2022
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research 2021, Writing and Publishing for Genealogists, Thomas W. Jones
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy 2019; Advanced Genealogical Methods, Thomas W. Jones
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy 2018; Taking Your Research to the Next Level, Paula Stuart-Warren
ProGen 37
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- Affiliations
- Board Member of Southern California Genealogical Society.
SAR
GSMD
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- Blog
- markcrossgenealogy.com
Contact
Contact
- Business site: storyfinder.us/
Work Contact
Work Contact
| Phone: | 747-201-7300 |
| Email: | research@storyfinder.us |
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| City: | Burbank |
| State/Province: | California |
| Country: | United States |
| Zip/Postal Code: | 91506 |