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Michelle will present lectures at local, regional and national genealogy conferences. Program Chairpersons and Event Coordinators, please contact Michelle about speaking for your group.

2025 Speaking Schedule

February 26-27, 2025 -- NYG&B's Seminar: Researching Eastern European Family History (Virtual)

  • Understanding Eastern European Geography: Borders, Peoples, and Histories

  • Eastern European Ancestry in the Big Apple

March 6-8, 2025 -- RootsTech 2025 (In-Person & Virtual)

March 19, 2025 -- East European Genealogical Society (Virtual)

  • 5 Resources for Eastern European Research

April 6, 2025 -- Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society (Virtual)

  • Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Directories to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

April 24, 2025 -- Fairfax Genealogical Society (Virtual)

  • From the Mid-Atlantic to New Frontiers: Tracing the Migration Patterns of Your Ancestors

April 28, 2025 -- Genealogical Society of Bergen County (In-Person)

  • 5 Tips to Effectively Use FamilySearch

April 30-May 3, 2025 -- Ohio Genealogical Society's Conference in Sandusky (In-Person)

  • Exhibitor at the Conference

  • Journey to the Old Country: Shedding Light on Research in the Former Austria-Hungary with Justin Houser, JD

  • Piecing Together the Migration Puzzle of Your New Jersey Ancestors

  • Perfect Together: Facebook & Genealogy

  • That Holiday Talk: Saving and Sharing Your Family’s History

May 18, 2025 -- Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia (Hybrid)

  • Digging for Roots in the Garden State

June 7, 2025 -- Bucks County Genealogical Society (Virtual)

  • Top 10 Resources for Mid-Atlantic Genealogy

June 7, 2025 -- Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast & Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan (Virtual)

  • Digital Resources for Research

June 21, 2025 -- Special Interest Group-Eastern European Genealogy/FamilySearch Center in Washington, DC (Virtual)

  • Research in Galicia, Austria-Hungary

August 6-8, 2025 -- Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) (Virtual)

  • Unlocking the Secrets of Austrian Land Cadastres: A Guide for Genealogists

  • Citizen Archivists: Bringing Records to the Researcher

  • WWII Displaced Persons: A Stateless People

August 12, 2025 -- Genealogy Collective for the North Shore (NY) Libraries (Virtual)

  • Special Censuses

October 1, 2025 -- Tennessee Genealogical Society (Virtual)

  • Ukrainian Genealogy

October 11, 2025 -- Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society (Virtual)

  • Using the NJ Room, Special Collections & University Archives, Rutgers

October 22, 2025 -- Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island (Virtual)

  • Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Directories to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

October 25, 2025 -- Ontario Ancestors -- Eastern Europe SIG (Virtual)

  • Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Directories to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

November 9, 2025 -- Monmouth County Genealogy Society (Virtual)

  • Top 10 Resources for Mid-Atlantic Genealogy

November 16, 2025 -- JGS of Palm Beach County Florida (In-Person)

  • How to Research in Another Language: Tools & Aids for Reading the Records

December 16, 2025 -- NYG&B's Preserving Your New York Story (Virtual)

  • Ukrainian Genealogy


Prior Year Presentations

February 6, 2024 -- Morris Area Genealogy Society (Virtual)

April 9, 2024 -- Central Jersey Genealogy Club (Virtual)

April 11-13, 2024 -- Exhibitor at the Ohio Genealogical Society's Conference in Sandusky (In-Person)

May 11, 2024 -- Genealogy Club of the Passaic County Historical Society (In-Person)

June 21-22, 2024 -- Exhibitor at the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society 50th Anniversary Celebration and Conference in Pittsburgh (In-Person)

August 2024 -- FEEFHS: Eastern European Ancestry in Galicia & Bukovina (Virtual)

  • Eastern European Ancestry in Galicia & Bukowina

August 18-22, 2024 -- IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (In-Person)

  • Digging for Roots in the Garden State

  • Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Directories to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

September 20-21, 2024 -- New York State Family History Conference (Virtual)

  • Across the Hudson: Garden State Records for your New York Ancestor

September--November 2024 -- SLIG Fall Virtual: Slava Ukraini! Genealogical Research in Ukraine (Virtual)

  • September 25: Using Maps & Reference Tools to Identify Ancestral Homes and Record Locations

  • October 2: Online Records: Archive Web Sites and the Wikisource Ukrainian Archives Portal

  • October 30: Western Ukraine: Galicia, Bukowina, and the 2nd Polish Republic

  • November 13: Displaced Persons & Victims of Repression

October 19, 2024 -- Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan (In-Person)

  • Building Your Eastern European Ancestral Village

  • Discover Your Immigrant Origins

October 27, 2024 -- JGS-New York (Virtual)

  • From Records to Roots: Connecting Generations in New Jersey

November 7, 2024 --Ringwood Public Library (In-Person)

  • Genealogy Research Using Online Resources

December 9, 2024 -- Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State (Virtual)

  • Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Directories to Rediscover Eastern European Towns