TGP 14 Carol Baxter – Writing for a Wide Audience
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TGP 14 Carol Baxter – Writing for a Wide Audience

Featured Guest Carol Baxter Pursuing thieves and murderers through the ages is just an average day for the history detective, Carol Baxter. Like Dr Who, she hunts ordinary individuals who unwittingly had such an extraordinary impact on their world that the consequences changed the course of history; then she brings their stories to life as…

TGP 13 Leslie Brinkley Lawson – Forensic Genealogist
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TGP 13 Leslie Brinkley Lawson – Forensic Genealogist

Featured Guest Leslie Brinkley Lawson Leslie Brinkley Lawson, full-time professional genealogist, specializes in forensic genealogy (missing & unknown heirs, probate research), providing due diligence and kinship determinations. Clients include attorneys, executors, guardians, banks, probate firms, private clients. She is a regional and national speaker. As a forensic genealogist Leslie Lawson has completed genealogy research for…

TGP 12 LaDonna Garner – Reaching Out to Clients
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TGP 12 LaDonna Garner – Reaching Out to Clients

Featured Guest LaDonna Garner, CG LaDonna Garner, CG is a historic preservationist, researcher, and volunteer focusing in the Southeastern Missouri area. She is the St. Louis Genealogical Society’s African American Special Interest Group Leader, and a member of several organizations including the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Association for Gravestone Studies and the National Trust…

TGP 11 Israel Pickholtz – Jewish Genealogy in Israel
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TGP 11 Israel Pickholtz – Jewish Genealogy in Israel

Featured Guest Israel Pickholtz Israel Pickholtz – A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-born genealogist who has been living inIsrael since 1973. His personal research includes single-surname research in Galicia (formerly Austria, now Ukraine) as well as families from Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Hungary and later in the US, UK and Israel. From there he developed skills relating to more…

TGP 10 Michael Strauss – Diversifying Services
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TGP 10 Michael Strauss – Diversifying Services

Featured Guest Michael Strauss, AG Michael L. Strauss, AG – Professional Genealogist, Author, and Lecturer — is an Accredited Genealogist for the Eastern States Region with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGEN). A native of Pennsylvania and a resident of Virginia, he has been an avid genealogist for more than 30…

TGP 9 Shauna Hicks – Genealogy Down Under
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TGP 9 Shauna Hicks – Genealogy Down Under

Featured Guest Shauna Hicks Shauna Hicks has been tracing her own family history since 1977 and worked in government for over 35 years in libraries and archives in Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne. Since retiring, she has written a number of family history guides and is a regular speaker at genealogy cruises, conferences and seminars. She…

TGP 8 Linda Woodward Geiger – New England Roots
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TGP 8 Linda Woodward Geiger – New England Roots

Featured Guest Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL Linda Woodward Geiger is an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), holding credentials as a Certified Genealogist (sm) and as a Certified Genealogical Lecturer (sm). She is a nationally known speaker, author, and historical researcher. She has spoken at genealogy conferences and seminars in over…

TGP 7 Sheri Fenley – Genealogy California Style
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TGP 7 Sheri Fenley – Genealogy California Style

Featured Guest Sheri Fenley Sheri Fenley is a professional genealogist from Stockton, California who specializes in the genealogical research of North Central California with an emphasis on San Joaquin County. She also focuses on lineage society applications. She is a member of numerous organizations including Sheri is an alumni of the ProGen 1 class completing…

TGP 6: Kathryn Lake Hogan – The Canadian Genealogist
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TGP 6: Kathryn Lake Hogan – The Canadian Genealogist

Featured Guest Kathryn Lake Hogan Kathryn Lake Hogan is the professional genealogist, author and educator behind LOOKING4ANCESTORS, the research business she started in 2007. A graduate of the National Institute of Genealogical Studies where she studied Canadian and English genealogy, Kathryn has earned the Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies. She has completed the ProGen…

TGP 5: Cinamon Collins – Tennessee Genealogist
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TGP 5: Cinamon Collins – Tennessee Genealogist

Featured Guest Cinamon Collins Cinamon Collins has been conducting genealogy research for the past 16 years and taking clients for the past two years. She enjoys the chase and the thrill of discovery. Cinamon has the good fortune of having adventurous ancestors who have migrated and traveled through many states, allowing her to become familiar…

TGP 4: Kirsty Wilkinson – Scottish Records & Paleography
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TGP 4: Kirsty Wilkinson – Scottish Records & Paleography

Featured Guest Kirsty Wilkinson Kirsty Wilkinson is the owner of My Ain Folk, a Scottish genealogy research firm. Kirsty began researching her own ancestry when she was in her early 20s and soon developed a passion for family history. She increased her knowledge of genealogical sources through personal and formal study and in 2006 launched…

TGP 3: Melanie Holtz focusing on Italian Research
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TGP 3: Melanie Holtz focusing on Italian Research

Featured Guest Melanie Holtz, CG Melanie Holtz, CG, is the owner and principal researcher of Lo Schiavo Genealogica . She is a Certified Genealogist specializing in Italian research. She has 20 years experience in genealogical research and has worked extensively in all types of ItalĀ­ian records. Lo Schiavo Genealogica has worked in all regions of…