Connecticut-based Records
- CT Repository record retrieval (town clerk’s office, historical society, library)
Archival & Digitization Projects
I help genealogy societies, libraries, and DAR chapters preserve their history by digitizing archival materials and creating accurate, searchable digital records. I also provide careful transcription services to make handwritten and aging documents easy to access, read, and share for future generations.
Speaking Presentations
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1. From DNA Shock to Family Truth
What happens when your DNA rewrites your identity?
This powerful and personal talk explores the moment of discovering an NPE (Not Parent Expected) and the ripple effects that follow. Through storytelling and lived experience, I share what it means to question everything you thought you knew about your family—and how to move forward.
Perfect for: General audiences, conferences, and societies
Takeaway: Understanding, empathy, and awareness of DNA’s impact
2. The Day the Family Tree Broke: Rebuilding After DNA Surprises
An unexpected DNA result can change how a family story is understood, but the discovery is only the beginning. Whether the surprise is your own or belongs to someone else in your family, this session covers the emotional weight of finding out, the ethical responsibilities of holding information about living people, practical steps on how to approach a new relative, and what to do with your original tree once you are building a biological one alongside it.
Perfect for: all levels genealogists
Takeaway:
- How to think through the emotional impact of a DNA discovery, in either chair
- The ethical responsibilities that come with holding information about living people
- How to identify newly found relatives, and how to make first contact with care
- What to do with an original tree once a biological tree is being built alongside it, and how to rebuild a fuller, better documented tree
3. Social Media for Genealogy Societies
Stop posting. Start engaging.
This session helps societies grow their audience, attract new members, and stay relevant using modern social media strategies—without feeling overwhelmed.
Perfect for: Society leaders and volunteers
Takeaway: A simple, actionable content strategy
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