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Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/dianelr
LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-richard-0170755/
Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/crabtreerocks/ - https://www.youtube.com/c/DianeRichard
- https://tarheeldiscoveries.com/
- http://nchistoricalrecords.org/
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Available for in-person, virtual/webinar, or hybrid programs.
All (except 1) talks come with a handout, typically 4-6 pages.
Talks and handouts are reviewed/updated/personalized for every presentation. For any out-of-state programs, relevant examples are included. For in-state programs, additional regional/county information is added.
Programs may be recorded and placed behind a member paywall or sometimes, for public institutions (archives, libraries, etc), made available publicly for a limited amount of time. Details can be ironed out.
Under NO circumstances may a program be replayed without the speaker's permission.
For in-person talks, the facility should provide a projector/screen and microphone (if needed). I can easily talk loud enough for a small or possibly medium-sized space.
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Diane L Richard, MEng & MBA, Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), www.mosaicrpm.com, has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and since 2004 professionally. She regularly contributes to Internet Genealogy and has authored over 500 articles on genealogy topics. Since 2016 Diane has been editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal. In 2019 she published, Tracing Your Ancestors -- African American Research: A Practical Guide, via Moorshead Publications.
As a speaker, she has delivered webinars and in-person talks about the availability and richness of under-utilized records [online and on-the-ground] documenting ancestors while providing genealogical research tips, techniques, tools, strategies, and much more. She appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? (Bryan Cranston episode).
She is co-leader of Tar Heel Discoveries, www.tarheeldiscoveries.com, started in 2018, offering guided North Carolina genealogical research programs providing participants targeted, focused research assistance leading to new family discoveries.
She is a board member of NC Historical Records Online (NCHRO), http://nchistoricalrecords.org/, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public access to high-quality images of original records and other related information applicable to researching North Carolina history and genealogy.
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Belong to these organizations:
Association of Professional Genealogists, https://www.apgen.org/users/diane-richard
Genealogical Speakers Guild, https://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/directory-of-members/user/138/ -
North Carolina Records (Online & Offline) & Research Strategies & Tactics
Under-Utilized Records
Resources Available Online
In-depth Look at Southern Records [usually leveraging NC research though not limited to NC]
African American Research (enslaved, FPOC, reconstruction, and later)
Researching Women
Non-Military Civil War Era Records
Genealogical Tips, Techniques, Tools, and Strategies (e.g, timeline/matrices)
Exploring Small Business Records (e.g., ledgers as a genealogical resource) -
For a full list of available lectures (currently 55+) please visit http://www.mosaicrpm.com/experience/titles__topics_of_talks_given. A few popular titles are:
(1) 50 Overlooked Genealogical Resources in 50 Minutes! aka Research in Your Jammies!
(2) Get Lost in Ledgers -- The Unique Looking Glass Into Our Ancestors' Lives
(3) Digital Library of American Slavery, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedman's Bank, 1867 Voter Registration, FPOC Registration and other African American research topics
(4) Researching Seafarers/Mariners
(5) Migrations #1 (Many Arrive -- Early Migration In, Across and Out of North Carolina) & #2 (North Carolinians on the Move -- Reconstruction and early 20th Century Migration)
(6) Death Records by a Different Name – Discuss over 30 different places where we might find documentation of a death; not the usual places!
(7) The Genealogical Gems Found in Small Business Ledgers aka Get Lost in Ledgers!
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(1) Rootstech 2021 & 2022, https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/speakers/diane-l-richard/en
(2) NCGS 2022 Virtual Conference & past NCGS programs (since 2006) & webinars, https://www.ncgenealogy.org/member-webinars/
(3) Legacy Webinars -- Finnish Research, Freedmen's Bureau, 50 Overlooked & coming in 2022 (50 "More" Overlooked), https://familytreewebinars.com/speaker/diane-richard/
(4) TxSGS programs (in-person & virtual) (2016 to present)
(5) AAHGS National Conference (2020 to present)
(6) AppGen Institute -- Course #5 -- Get Lost in Ledgers (Mar-Apr 2022)
(7) Craven Co (NC) Public Library -- 4 talk series in 2022 (Freedman's Bank, Colored News, Migrations #2 & #2), many talks for WCGS (since 2008) & D-OGS
(8) SCGS Jamboree and/or webinar series (many years)
(9) Ontario (Canada) Programs (2022)
(10) National Genealogical Society (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021)
In the past spoke at FGS, OGS, NEHGS, UGA, VGA, and for many other societies, libraries, and organizations in NC and across the country.
A full list of recent engagements can be provided upon request.
