Lecture Topics

Does your society or genealogical group need a speaker? These are some of the lectures available that can help you uncover your ancestors’ stories.

Upcoming lecture dates and locations can be found on the “About Me” page!

Finding Treasures in the Hoosier Courthouse
“She Came from Nowhere...” A Case Study Approach to a Difficult Genealogical Problem
Mennonite Research: The “Forgotten” Swiss and Germans
Deconstructing Your Family Tree: Re-evaluating The Evidence
Finding Dead Ancestors is Easy; Finding Living Relatives Can Be a Challenge!
Incorporating Social History Into Your Research
Strategic Searching: Using Internet Indexes Wisely
More Than the Census - Our Families Did Exist Within Those Ten-Year Intervals!
Magnificent, Magical, Mesmerizing Manuscript Collections!
Using Tax Records for Genealogical Problem Solving
Methods for Identifying the German Origins of American Immigrants
Finding and Using German Church Records
The German Immigrant Experience in the 18th Century
“She Bore Her Suffering with Christian Fortitude”: Using Religious Newspapers and Periodicals
How to Overcome Brick Walls in German-American Research (two parts: 18th century immigrants, 19th-20th century immigrants)
German Genealogy on the Internet: Beyond the Basics
Beginning Swiss Research
Medical Genealogy: A Primer of Diseases that Killed Our Ancestors and the Epidemics They Lived Through
... and many, many more!

Contact Dr. Lacopo for more information regarding these and other lecture topics.