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C. Ann Staley
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C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGLSM, is an educator and consultant. She is kept busy as the Membership Chair for the Genealogical Speakers Guild; on the faculty of The International Institute for Genealogical Studies; a volunteer on a number of committees of the National Genealogical Society; and as a volunteer of the Florida State Genealogical Society. She served previously on the board of the Association of Professional Genealogists and as the Education Chairman for the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc.
Ann is the compiler of the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc. Quarterly Full Name Index, Volumes 1 through 4, 1973 through 1976, the author of articles for the NGS Magazine, and the co-author of the NGS Research in the States Series: Florida.
She has studied at the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR) in Washington, D.C.; the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama; and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has also been a faculty member of IGHR.
Ann has been researching her family from Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana, and Virginia to France, England, and Germany. Her specialties are methodology, vital records and their sources, computer research resources, conference planning, and assisted genealogy research trips.
Ann is a member of the National Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, and the Florida State Genealogical Society.
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Certified Genealogist®
Certified Genealogical LecturerSM -
Methodology
Research Sources
Computer Resources
Vital Records and their Sources
Conference Planning -
- America's New Deal: The WPA's Federal Project Number One
- Blacksheep Ancestors and Their Records
- City Directories - A Line-by-line Account of Our Ancestors
- Climatic Clues - Our Ancestors Weathering Their Lives
- Complete Census Research – Evaluating the Whole Schedule
- Death Record Research Sources: Beyond Death Certificates
- Family Research Introduction
- FamilySearch Website - Demystified
- Florida – A State of Diversity
- From Despair to Cargoes of Hope: WWII's Displaced Persons
- Genealogy Research: Online Resources - for Free!
- Googling Your Family: Using the Whole Google Website
- Hatched, Matched and Dispatched: Vital Record Research
- Land, Licenses, Love Gone Wrong, and Other Assorted Courthouse Records
- Lineage Society Papers: Guidelines for a Successful Application
- Organizing a Society Seminar or Conference
- Organizing and Carrying Out a Society Project
- Overlooked Research Sources: A Gold Mine to be Discovered
- Read All About It! Newspaper Research: Reading Past the Headlines
- Slave Narratives: Telling the Story of Slavery and Families
- Starting and Maintaining a Pioneer Descendants Program
- Stitching Together Family History: Finding Women in the Textile Arts
- The Everyday Life of Our Ancestors
- The Policy and Procedure Manual: Preventing “I Didn’t Know That”
- Will They be There? Using Probate Records
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Will develop new lectures if requested
Requires audio-visual equipment
Masters are furnished for handouts
Professional audio taping permitted with royalty
Video taping is negotiable
Will travel for engagements
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American-Canadian Genealogical Society Conference, 2022
National Genealogical Society Conference, 2020-2023
Institute of Genealogical & Historical Research, 2023
New England Reg Genealogical Conference, Springfield MA, 2023
3M Genealogy Club
Amelia Island Genealogical Society
Bartram Trail Genealogy Club
Citrus County Genealogical Society Seminar, Florida
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society
Denton Co TX Genealogical Society
Flagler Genealogical Society
Florida Genealogical Society (Tampa)
Florida State Genealogical Society
Fort Myers Regional Library
Genealogical Society of Central Florida
Genealogical Society of Sarasota
Hillsborough Co Public Library Cooperative
Imperial Polk Genealogical Society
Indian River Genealogical Society
Jacksonville Genealogical Society
Lee County Genealogical Society
Marion Co Genealogical Society
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
Minnesota Genealogical Society
North San Diego Co Genealogical Society
Northern Waters (Wisconsin) Genealogical Society
Roots & Branches Genealogical Society
Santa Barbara CA Genealogical Society
St. Augustine Genealogical Society
St. Tammy (LA) Genealogical Society
The Villages Genealogical Society
West Nassau Genealogical Society
Basic & Intermediate Genealogy Courses Instructor, Jacksonville, FL; 1995 to 2018.