Genealogical Research Lectures | Benedict Research Services

TOPICS

California Genealogical Research: Past, Present, and Future
California Here They Came!
A Case for Courthouse Research
Case Studies in Forensic and Family Genealogy
Catholic Records: Then and Now
California Historic Mission and Their Records
Collecting, Recording, and Evaluating Research
Death Certificates, Obituaries, and Probates: What the Dead Can Tell You!
Did Your Ancestor’s Siblings Take YOUR Family Papers to California?
Forensic Genealogy (advanced or professional genealogists/legal professional audience)
Irish: Work Your Way to Ireland Using American Records First
Irish and Irish-Americans in the Western United States
The Importance of Collateral Research
Migration Trails: Was Your Family Part of the Great Move West?
Migration Trails are Paper Trails
Newspaper Research beyond Obituaries: Much Needed, Often Overlooked
Paper Trails: Picking Through the Crumbs
Re-Assess Your Data: Is it Quality Research or Grandma’s Army Boots?
Naturalization Files: Could Be an Information Goldmine
Archives Large and Small, Public and Private
Oral History: Separating Fact from Fiction – See separate page for more details
Genealogy: Then and Now
Research Techniques Using Social Sciences
Forensic Canines and Ground Penetrating Radar
NEW LECTURES ON REQUEST

2017-2022: “Santa Ynez Valley Star” Newspaper: writes a once a month genealogy column

2022: 19 March: Virtual – Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society, “Work Your Way to Ireland Using American Records First”; 20 March: Virtual – Questing Heirs Genealogical Society, ” The Importance of Collateral Research; 07 April: Genealogy Quick Start, TV Program interview; 12 April : Central Jersey Genealogy Club, “Catholic Records – Then and Now” 25-28 May: NGS Conference, Sacramento, CA – Recorded presentation; Saturday, July-September: Celtic Connections Conference-Virtual – will be taped in advance: “Oral History – Fact and Fiction (See ad below); August: SCGS Jamboree, Virtual, will be taped in advance: “Death Certificates, Obituaries, and Probates: What the Dead Can Tell you” 28 September: Niagara County (NY) Genealogical Society,- Virtual – “Catholic Records, Then and Now.” November: Virtual Genealogical Society (Virtual) “The Importance of Collateral Research” Will be taped in October.