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Talks

  • I give talks and webinars to family history societies and community groups, as well as speaking on cruises.
  • I charge a speaking fee of £70 plus mileage at 45p per mile from my home in Portishead.
  • I also require signature of a speaking contract.
  • Details of forthcoming talks can be found in my Diary.​

Topics

​​Topics I currently offer:
  • Agricultural Labourers: How to Find Records of the Labouring Poor
  • Are You Related to Royalty?
  • ​Churchmen, Dissenters and Papists: Understanding English Churches and their Records
  • Cousins: The Key to Unlock Your Genealogy
  • Cutty Sark and Her Crews: The Story of the Nation's Favourite Ship, 1870-1895 
  • ​Genealogy for Beginners: Getting Started
  • Googling for Grandma: Search Engine Skills for Genealogy Research
  • Lost in London: Breaking Down Brick Walls in London Research
  • ​Manorial Records: 800 Years in the Lives of Your Ancestors
  • Merchant Seamen: Navigating the Records 
  • Parochial Records: Unlock the Contents of the Parish Chest
  • Politics and Pills: An 1820 Medical Bill Uncovers a Fascinating Family History
  • ​Probate Records: Where There's a Will There's a Way to Find Your Ancestors
  • Property & Taxation Records: Sources for Researching Rich & Poor Ancestors
  • ​Reading Old Handwriting: An Introduction
  • ​Researching Jewish Ancestors in Bristol
  • Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion: Finding Ancestors in the Bristol Area
  • ​The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: American Presidents and their Families
  • Tracing Living People: Techniques to Find Descendants of Your Ancestors

New topics

​​Topics under development:
  • Censuses: Understanding & Using them for Family History
  • Civil Registration: Tips & Tricks for finding Births, Marriages & Deaths
  • ​Criminals & Courts: Bad Ancestors Leave Good Records
  • Directories: Where to Find Them & How to Use Them
  • Ebay for Genealogy: How to Find Family Treasures
  • Education Records: A World of Learning for Family Historians
  • ​Emigrants & Immigrants: How to Trace Your Ancestors Back to the UK
  • Family Tree Maker: Getting the Most from the Program (Beginners)
  • Family Tree Maker: How to Organise Your Research (Advanced)
  • Genealogy for Improvers: Beyond the Basics
  • Genealogy for Experts: Advanced Skills and Sources
  • House History: How to Research Buildings from Cottages to Castles
  • ​Jewish Genealogy in the UK: Sources & Strategies for Successful Research
  • Mapping Your Ancestors: Maps & Plans for Family Historians
  • Newspapers & Journals: Finding Your Ancestors in Print
  • Parish Registers: Your Ancestors from Font to Grave
  • Poll Books & Electoral Registers: What Voting Records Reveal about Your Ancestors
  • Poor Law Records: Finding Ancestors in Records of Poverty, Illegitimacy & Ill-Health
  • ​Reading Old Handwriting: Secretary Hand​
  • The 1939 Register

Clients

Past and present clients include: 
  • Avonmouth Genealogy Group
  • Bristol and Avon Family History Society: Bath
  • Bristol and Avon Family History Society: Bristol
  • Bristol and Avon Family History Society: Sodbury Vale
  • Chipping Sodbury Festival
  • Clevedon 41 Club
  • Devon Family History Society
  • Family History Down Under 2021
  • International Society for British Genealogy & Family History
  • Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
  • Meeting Point Yate
  • Probus Chipping Sodbury
  • RootsTech Connect 2021
  • Society of Genealogists
  • Somerset and Dorset Family History Society: Taunton
  • Somerset and Dorset Family History Society: Glastonbury
  • U3A Chepstow
  • U3A Thornbury
  • U3A Yate and District
  • Unlock the Past cruise, Baltic, 2015
  • Unlock the Past cruise, Alaska, 2018
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