Directory of Members

Sylvia is a passionate genealogist and genealogical lecturer. She is an active volunteer in several societies, and is currently an officer in the Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society (WISE-FHS), and the Colorado chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (CAPG), as well as the Past President of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH).

Britain and Ireland, as well as Colonial and early America

• 18th Century America: Cultural Changes and Their Effect on Records (New in 2025 in response to my popular 19th Century America)

• 19th Century America: Cultural Changes and Their Effect on Records

• Beeline to the West: Migration pulls for immigrants

• British Research Methodology: How, what & Where to Search

• Centuries of Censuses: What Census Instructions Can Teach Us

• Certainties and Uncertainties in Spellings

• Faith of Our Forefathers

• Family Tree Squabbles: How To Build Consensus When Researchers Disagree

• Genealogy Basics, Including DNA: A methodology

• Getting Started with Irish Research.

• Gretna Greens: Where Our American Ancestors Went to Marry (and Perhaps Why)

• Homesteading in America: Men & Women, Immigrants & Native-Born

• Hook 'em & Reel 'em In: Getting Your DNA Matches to Respond.

• Irish Research Methodology Uncovered: Who, When and Where to Search

• Johnson, Jones, or James, English Ancestry is All Around Us

• Language Tools: Methodologies for Language-Based Resources

• Language Tools for Genealogists: Google Translate and Other Google Tools

• Language Tools for Genealogists: One-Name Studies

• Leveraging Language Tools for Your Genealogical Brick Wall

• Lutheran Research Methodology: How, What, & Where to Search

• New Leaf Workshop: The Right Tool for the Job (one or more hours based on your group's needs)

• Saying Goodbye: Our Ancestor's Traditions of Death and Dying

• Territorial Records in the U.S.: You Might Be Surprised!

• Trekking Across America: A Case Study in Westward Migration

• U.S. Immigration History: The Tangled Web of Land, Lives, and Legislation

• Tracking Ancestral Beliefs: What Group Our Ancestors Chose to Belong to (New in 2025)

• Vitally Important: Vital Records and Their Substitutes

• Westward Migration: Basic Tools for Charting Their Course

• Who Said What in America: The Effects on Spelling of Language Variations

• Women of Letters: Frontier Women Wrote, and We Benefit from What They Shared

• Women on the Move: Changing Migration in 19th Century America

• Women’s Records: Researching the World of Our Female Ancestors

Sylvia can customize or develop a lecture if requested.

I am webinar-ready through Zoom or your platform!

Colorado Genealogical Society, Boulder Genealogical Society, Longmont Genealogical Society, WISE Family History Society, Foothills Genealogical Society, Heartland Conference, Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society, Estes Park Genealogical Society, Parker Genealogical Society, Castle Rock Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society, Allen County Library, Anthem Ranch Genealogy Club, Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, Heritage Eagle Bend Genealogy Club, Aurora Genealogical Society, High Plains Library District.