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Speaking Highlights
Memberships
Publications
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Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG

Sandy is certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists as a Certified Genealogist. She is President of the National Capital Area Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists 2005-2008, and won the 1996 National Genealogical Society Family History Writing Contest.

Topics Available

Finding Forgotten Females Strategies for identifying “the lost ladies” in your lineage
Jump the Pond Tracing Immigrant families
Online Books & Primary Documents Find the ever-widening world of original text records and books
Evaluating Web 
Resources
Become a savvy surfer
Keeping Track of Your Research Cut through the clutter, turn piles into files.
A Family Affair: How To Plan and Direct the Best Family Reunion Ever Plan, produce, and publish for a memorable occasion
Writing the Family History Creative concepts for a lasting legacy.
Yankees, Come Home! Guide to New England research.
There be Many Devils: The Salem Witchcraft Trials Myths vs. historical facts.
Research in Washington, DC, from Home Access familiar and lesser-known repositories through phone, fax, and Internet.
Mining the Census Dig deeper into the federal population schedules to find the gold.
The Forgotten Censuses Non-Population census schedules 1810-1935.
Lighthouse Families Original records in National Archives reveal fascinating facts about these federal employees.
  Separate colorful lectures for:
  New England, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest, Gulf Coast, etc.
Getting Serious About Genealogy? Get Ready, Get Set & Go!  Lecture or a 30-45 minute format suitable for luncheons or dinners.
Women Light keepers in the Civil War  
Chesapeake Bay Lighthouses  

New topics can be developed as requested.

Speaking Highlights
National Genealogical Society Conferences:
Richmond, Virginia 2007
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2002
Portland, Oregon, 2001
Providence, Rhode Island, 2000

NGS-GENTECH 2004

Federation Of Genealogical Societies Conferences:
Fort Wayne, Indiana 2007

Ohio Genealogical Society, 2003

New England Regional Genealogical Conference:
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009

Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
 Samford University
,
adjunct faculty 2005, 2007

Memberships
Association of Professional Genealogists
President, National Capital Area Chapter 2005-2008
Vice President, National Capital Area Chapter 1996-2000

Board for Certification of Genealogists
Associate

Genealogical Speakers Guild
Director 2001-2003

National Genealogical Society
Life Member
Member, NGS/FGS Records Preservation and Access Committee

National Institute on Genealogical Research Alumni Association
President 2000-2004
Treasurer 1998-2000

New England Historic Genealogical Society
Life Member

GenTech
Vice President 2001-2002
Director 1999-2001

Publications
Sandy's research has been published in:
National Genealogical Society Quarterly
Vermont Genealogy
The Maine Genealogist

 

Her work has also appeared in:
Ancestry
APG Quarterly
The Computer Genealogist
Genealogical Computing

New Book:
A Family Affair : How to Plan and Direct the Best Family Reunion Ever

The Bottom Line

For bookings outside the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, e-mail with details. Have own LCD projector, and can tailor presentations to run 30 or 45 or 60 minutes.

For more information:

Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG
6 Briardale Court
Derwood, MD 20855-2027

 
 

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This page last updated 01 April 2009.

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