Following are my upcoming and past genealogy-related presentations (see below for descriptions):
Upcoming Presentations
| Date | Event/Location | Presentation |
| Saturday, October 5, 2019 | BIFHSGO DNA Special Interest Group, 100 Tallwood, Ottawa, 9:30 – 12:00 | DNA: What do the Matches Mean? |
| Monday, November 25, 2019 | Arnprior Family History Group, Arnprior Public Library, 7-9 pm | The Wonders of WikiTree: Adventures in Collaborative Genealogy |
| Saturday, April 18, 2020 | Lakeshore Genealogy Society, Cobourg, Ontario, 2pm | The Wonders of WikiTree: Adventures in Collaborative Genealogy |
Past Presentations
| Date | Event | Presentation |
| August 8, 2019 | Ottawa Public Library, BIFHSGO & Ottawa Branch, OGS – DNA & Online Resources for Discovering Your Lost Family History | The Wonders of WikiTree: Collaborative Genealogy and DNA |
| May 18, 2019 | Quinte Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society – Monthly Meeting | The Wonders of WikiTree: Adventures in Collaborative Genealogy |
| April 27, 2019 | Ottawa Public Library – Discover Your Roots: Genealogy and Local History Fair | DNA: What do the Matches Mean? |
| April 6, 2019 | Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society – Gene-o-Rama 2019, | Building and Sharing Your Family Tree |
| January 5, 2019 | BIFHSGO DNA Special Interest Group | Using mtDNA for Genealogy: A Case Study |
| October 18, 2018 | Ottawa Public Library, Greenboro Branch | Building and Sharing Your Family Tree |
| September 30, 2018 | British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) Annual Conference | The Wonders of WikiTree: Adventures in Collaborative Genealogy |
| April 21, 2018 | Ottawa Public Library – Discover Your Roots: Genealogy and Local History Fair | Building and Sharing Your Family Tree |
| October 28, 2017 | WikiTree LiveCast | Introduction to WikiTree |
| February 11, 2017 | British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) Monthly Meeting – Before BIFHSGO Educational Talk | Introduction to WikiTree |
| September 10, 2016 | British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) Annual Conference – DNA Panel | Using mtDNA for Genealogy: A Case Study |
| June 11, 2016 | British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) Monthly Meeting – Great Moments in Genealogy | Preachers and Politicians |
If you are interested in a presentation, please contact me. Following are the presentations that I currently have prepared:
Building and Sharing your Family Tree – 30-60 min
There are many options for building and sharing your family tree: paper or electronic forms, family tree software, online family trees on sites like Ancestry or MyHeritage, and collaborative family tree websites such as WikiTree. This presentation explores the key features, pros and cons of each, along with things to consider when making the choice.
Introduction to WikiTree – 20-30 min
WikiTree (www.wikitree.com) is a free online collaborative family tree. This presentation provides an overview of WikiTree and its key features, discusses some pros and cons of using a collaborative tree, and gives some tips on using WikiTree.
The Wonders of WikiTree: Adventures in Collaborative Genealogy – 45-60 min
WikiTree (www.wikitree.com) is a free online collaborative family tree. This presentation provides an overview of WikiTree and its key features, and explores various ways that WikiTree supports finding and collaborating with distant cousins and other genealogists. By working together, we can build more complete and accurate life stories of our ancestors and ensure that this information is accessible to all. This is the presentation version of the “Welcome to WikiTree” video series.
The Wonders of WikiTree: Collaborative Genealogy and DNA – 45-60 min
WikiTree (www.wikitree.com) is a free online collaborative family tree. This presentation provides an overview of WikiTree and its key features, and explores various ways that WikiTree supports finding and collaborating with distant cousins and other genealogists, with a particular focus on DNA tools.
DNA: What do the Matches Mean – 45-60 min
DNA tests are becoming more and more popular. While the ads focus on discovering your ethnic origins, when you receive your DNA results, you also get a list of matches. Who are these people, and how can you determine how you are related? This presentation will help you understand DNA matches and will introduce some basic tools and techniques for working with them. Whether you are an adoptee with no knowledge of your biological family or an experienced genealogist with an extensive family tree, DNA matches can provide valuable clues, if you know how to use them.
Using Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) for Genealogy: A Case Study – 30-45 min
Using a case study, this presentation demonstrates how mtDNA can be successfully used to answer a genealogical question. This is the presentation version of this series of blog posts.
Preachers and Politicians (20 min)
Growing up in Prince Edward Island, Leanne Cooper knew about her Prowse ancestors, who had been prominent Island politicians. But when she started researching her great-grandparents, she discovered that her great-grandmother Minnie (Kirkland) Prowse had just as many interesting people and stories on her side of the family.
Other Presentation Topics
- DNA for Genealogy – an introduction
- Visual Phasing
- Genealogy Resources – Prince Edward Island
- Genealogy Resources – New Brunswick
Leanne Cooper Genealogy 