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Online presentations may only be recorded on a case-by-case basis.
Any in-person presentations will require a minimum of one night at a local hotel or possibly home housing. Due to hand tremors, I cannot use a hand-held microphone.
Custom presentations require a minimum of 30 days' notice.
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Larry, a retired US Army Captain with 23 years in Aviation, Transportation & Logistics, a Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Maintenance Management, an FAA airplane mechanic license, an MBA in Management Information Systems, and a Project Management Professional Certification.
Larry began his Genealogy Research 30 years ago with his Thomas Family, Georgia residents since the 1750s, then expanding into his and his late wife’s families. He began researching for clients in 2008 and presenting regularly in 2015, operating www.AtlantaGenealogy.com.
A graduate of ProGen 38 Larry has assisted the TV Show Finding Your Roots. Two of the episodes he assisted were the Julia Roberts and the Terry Crews episodes. He is a member of numerous Genealogical and Historical Societies, serves on the Board of the Georgia Genealogical Society, is the current president of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and is past president of the Cobb County Genealogy Society. He is becoming a popular genealogy presenter, bringing some fun to learning how to research.
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ProGen 38 graduate
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Researching and Understanding Legal Documents (Will, Land Deeds, Court Minutes, Court Records, Probate, etc,).
Methods of Genealogical Research
Running a successful non-profit board -
1. Using Legal Records
2. The Tax Man Cometh
3. Dead People Might Talk - How Estates Can Solve Brick Walls
4. The Scoundrel in the Family - How Pension Files Can Reveal Family Secrets
5. Unlocking Family History - Researching Courthouse Records for Genealogical Discoveries
6. Probing Probate Records for more than just a will
7. Reaping a Harvest with Land Records
8. Dissecting a U. S. Military Pension Packet
9. Tying History to Your Research - Understanding Ancestors Through Historical Context
10. Telling their stories
11. How not to do genealogy - A look at common mistakes beginners (and some experienced) make in conducting their research
12. Two Colonial Georgias - Understanding History Helps Find Records
13. Tips and Tricks using FamilySearch.org
14. Solving a Brick Wall with DNA – A Case Study
15. Not another Organization Presentation
16. This That and The Other: Researching beyond the standard documents
17. When things don’t make sense - Sorting through Mysterious and Misleading Information
18. Dissecting a Cemetery to See What’s Underneath
19. Beginning Genealogy
20. Tracing the Past: Overcoming Genealogical Roadblocks for African American and White Families
21. Finding the Ladies
22. Using Indirect Evidence to prove a relationship - Several short Case Studies
23. Running a Successful Genealogical Society Board - Tips from a Retired Army Officer
24. Tips and Tricks of Using FamilySearch Plus Their New AI Tool
25. Will the Real James Thomas Please Stand Up
26. Using Proof Arguments – Making the Case When Records Don’t Agree -
Apr 2025 Whatcom County, OR - Reaping a Harvest with Land Records
Mar 2025 WABE Radio - How Not to do Genealogy
Mar 2025 Muskogee County, OK - The Tax Man Cometh
Nov 2024 Sun City Hilton Head Computer Club Genealogy SIG - Tying History to Your Research
Nov 2024 Virginia Beach - How Not to Do Genealogy
Oct 2024 York County, SC Library - How Not to do Genealogy and The Tax Man Cometh
Oct 2024 Citrus County, FL - The Tax Man Cometh
Oct 2024 Insight Corp - Beginning Genealogy
Sep 2024 North Suburban, IL - Reaping a Harvest With Land Records
Aug 2024 Polk County, FL - Reaping a Harvest With Land Records
Aug 2024 Florida Gen Society - Tying History to Your Research
Jun 2024 Northern Waters, WI - Solving a Brick Wall with DNA- a case study
May 2024 Bay Area, TX - The Two Colonial Georgias
Mar 2024 Collins County, TX - When things don’t make sense: Sorting through Mysterious and Misleading Information
Mar 2024 West Florida - This That and The Other & Solving a Brick Wall with DNA- a case study
Feb 2024 Englewood, FL - Reaping a Harvest With Land Records
