Post Degree Education
I have been a student of the Institute of Genealogical Studies since 2000 (now the International Institute of Genealogical Studies) and have completed advanced certificates in Canadian, American, and English Records I remain an active student and have continued their coursework in a wide range of topics including German, Eastern European, Ukrainian, Polish, Scottish, DNA, Irish, Dutch, and Scandinavian records.
In addition, I have also attended a wide range of webinars and completed a series of classes provided by the Brue Family Learning Centre through the American Ancestors and New England Historical Genealogical Society (NEHGS) focusing on Researching English Ancestors, Polish Ancestors, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Quakers, United Empire Loyalists, Using Irish Land Records in Your Family Research, and US Revolutionary War Patriots.
Conferences and Other Activities
Please note, due to space constraints, I have only noted my activities for the past five years.
2025
March 2025 Roots Tech Virtual Conference
May 2025 Nova Scotia Virtual Conference
August 2025 FEEFHS Hybrid Conference (Online attendance)
August 2025 Travelled with a research group to Edinburgh (researched at the National Archives and Library of Scotland)
September 2025 - Travelled to Poland with visits to Krakow, Przemsyl, and to my ancestral villages of Wyszatyce & Bolestraszyce
2024
March 2024 Roots Tech Virtual Conference
May 2024 Nova Scotia Virtual Conference
August 2024 SGGEE Virtual Conference
September 2024 Indigenous Canada Certificate, University of Alberta (Online)
2023
April 2023 Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) Virtual Conference ("Nova Scotia Genealogy")
June 2023 International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP) Virtual Conference ("Crossroads and Connections: Find your Family Story)
August 2023 FEEFHS Hybrid Conference
August 2023 Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PaGE Virtual Conference ("Pennsylvania's Genealogy Event")
September 2023 Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) Hybrid Conference ("50th Annual Conference")
September-October 2023 Genealogical Trip to Germany included various sites in Saxony, Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremen, and Bremerhaven
November 2023 Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) Virtual Conference
2022
June 2022 Ontario Genealogical Society Virtual Conference ("The Past, The Present, The Future")
July 2022 - FEEFHS Virtual Conference
August 2022 - Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) virtual Conference Jamboree ("Genealogy" & "Genetic Genealogy")
September 2022 - Celtic Connections Virtual Conference
September 2022 - Germans from Russia Virtual Conference ("Wallbreaker")
September 2022 - Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Virtual Conference ("How to Pivot")
2021
July 2021 AHGSR Virtual Conference ("Connections: Keeping Our German Russian Heritage Alive")
August 2021 - FEEFHS Virtual Conference
September 2021 SGGEE Virtual Conference
September 2021 Polish Genealogy Society of America Virtual Conference
October 2021 Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan Virtual Conference
October 2021 PGSCTNE Virtual Conference ("Polish Genealogy")
2020
July 2020 TIARA Celtic Connections Virtual Conference ("Journey Home")
September 2020 Black Sea Event Virtual Conference
October 2020 Family Roots Family History Conference ("Remember the Past Connect Generations")
2020 Reading the Old German Handwriting Certificate from Germanology Unlocked
Current Memberships
American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society
Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS)
Bay St George Genealogy Society (Newfoundland)
Cape Breton Genealogy and Historical Association
Eastern European Genealogical Society (EEGS)
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS)
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP)
Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS)
Highland Historical Research Society of Highland & Island Historical Research
Norwegian American Genealogical Center (NAGC)
Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS)
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast (PGSCTNE)
Scottish Genealogy Society
The Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE)
Active Paid Subscriptions:
Ancestry.com including newspapers.com and Fold.com
My Heritage
