Talks and Diary
Over the last seventeen years I have given many talks to societies here in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and in England, as well as at international events in Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, the United States and Canada. These have included Who Do You Think You Are? Live in London and Glasgow, Genealogy in the Sunshine in the Algarve, various Unlock the Past tours across Australia, two BIFHSGO conferences in Ottowa, and the FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois. In addition I have been a speaker on three genealogy themed cruises in Australia, New Zealand and in Europe, organised by Unlock the Past.
I also regularly give many talks online to societies around the world using Zoom, Microsoft Teams and GoToWebinar.
The following are some of the topics on which I can speak:
1) Scottish Kirk Session Records
2) Genealogy Without Borders
3) Irish Family History Resources Online
4) Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records
5) Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis
6) Discover Irish Land Records
7) A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy
8) Discover Scottish Land Records
9) The Godly Commonwealth - Discover Scottish church records
10) Discover Scottish Family History
11) Instantly Buckled for Life - Scottish Marriage Records
12) Scottish Burgh and Trade Incorporation Records
13) A Decade of Remembrance: Researching Ireland 1912-1923
14) An Irish Farm History
15) British Civilian POWs in the First World War
16) Scottish Research Resources Before 1800
17) Understanding Scottish Inheritance Records
18) There's Been a Murder - The Mount Stewart Murder of 1866
19) Writing Family History Articles
20) Using the internet and PRONI for Northern Irish research
21) Tracing the Irish in Scotland
22) The Weavers of Perth
23) British and Irish Newspapers
24) British Censuses and Substitutes
25) Civil Registration in the British Isles
26) Sharing Your Family History Online
27) Finding Ancestors with Scottish Censuses
28) What is Ireland? Understanding the Lay of the Land
29) Discover Ireland's Vital Records
30) Researching Irish Occupations
31) Records of Daily Life in Ireland
32) Finding the Irish in British Records
33) Scottish Church and State Records
Forthcoming Events
Forthcoming webinar events that I will be speaking at:
8 FEB 2024
Society of Genealogists
Instantly Bucked for Life - Scottish Marriage Records
Book via https://members.sog.org.uk/events/65315c9ccc4d040008c3bb11/description?ticket=65315c9ccc4d040008c3bb13
12 FEB 2024
Phyliss Court FHS
Irish Family History Online
https://www.phylliscourt.co.uk/membership/interest-groups/family-history
24 FEB 2024, 12.00 p.m.
Family Tree magazine - Scottish Family History Month
Scottish Burgh and Trade Incorproation Records
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8217031705746/WN_WYTyJBcoSPqEjdG_k5-Lig?campaignkw=Trade%20webinar%20link#/registration
16 MAR 2024, 3.00pm (after AGM, 2.00pm)
Aberdeen and North-East Scotland Family History Society
Writing Family History Articles
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/guest-home
20 MAR 2024, 7.30pm
Ryedale Family History Group
Finding the Irish in Britain
https://ryedalefamilyhistory.org
27 APR 2024
Society of Genealogists
The Godly Commonwealth - Discover Scottish Church Records
Book via https://members.sog.org.uk/events/6538e4a633d2260008bb7d29/description?ticket=6538e4a633d2260008bb7d2b
14-16 JUN 2024
Ontario Genealogical Society
Ontario Ancestors conference, Toronto, Canada
https://conference2024.ogs.on.ca
29 JUN 2024
Family Tree Magazine
Irish conference, 3 talks - details TBC
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/
10 AUG 2024
Society of Genealogists
An Irish Farm History
https://www.sog.org.uk
SEP 2024
Aberdeen and North-East Scotland Family History Society, Edinburgh branch
TBC
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/guest-home
14 SEP 2024
Society of Genealogists
Scottish Burgh and Trade Incorporation Records
https://www.sog.org.uk
2 NOV 2024
Society of Genealogists
British Civilian Prisoners of War in the First World War
https://www.sog.org.uk
1-10 DEC 2024
Unlock the Past, Australia
18th Unlock the Past history and genealogy cruise, Southern Australia
https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/18th-cruise-southern-australia
Chris
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