Lectures & Webinars
Selected Past Presentations
Board for Certification of Genealogists’ Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series, “When Wrong is Actually Right: Constructing Proof Arguments for Counterintuitive Conflicts,” webinar, October 2022
Pratt Institute, New York City, 2019–present, “Professional Genealogy/Beginning DNA,” guest lecture
Association of Professional Genealogists’ Professional Management Conference, Customer Service Workshop for Professional Genealogists, 22 September 2022
New York Public Library, Doc Chat Episode 48: Exploring the Irish American Experience Through the Emigrant Savings Bank Records, 17 March 2022
New England Regional Genealogy Conference, 2021, Professional Genealogy Track
Public libraries (various), New York City metropolitan area, 2019-2020, “DNA and Genealogy: Where to Begin”
New York State Family History Conference, Tarrytown, New York, September 2018, "Using the Law for African-American Genealogy in Pre-Emancipation New York"
Tenement Museum, New York City, May 2018, "Behind the Scenes: Uncovering Family Histories"
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B), January 2018, "Getting Started with Jewish Genealogy"
Lecture topics
Most lecture topics are available as virtual presentations:
Genealogy 101
Professional Genealogy - interactive/discussion-based
Customer Service for Professional Genealogists - interactive/discussion-based
DNA and Genealogy: Where to Begin
Jewish Genealogy: The Basics (Beginner Level)
Strategies for Urban Research
Banking on Your Ancestors: Using Financial Records for Genealogical Gain
The Bengali and English Ancestry of Thomas Chapman: A Case Study with DNA
Using the Law for African American Genealogy in Pre-Emancipation New York
How to Work Effectively from Home (Or Elsewhere) - interactive/discussion-based
Published Work
Recent Articles
Note: Linked articles are behind the publisher or member organization’s paywall.
“The Bengali and English Ancestry of New York City Immigrant Thomas Chapman (1777-1862),” The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 150 (July 2019): 165-182 and concluded in 150 (October 2019): 297-301. (Link to July installment.)
Included in the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society’s list, “What’s your favorite Record article of all time?”
Review of Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies, ed. Debbie Parker Wayne, in Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (December 2019): 44.
“What DNA Can (and Can’t) Do For Your Research,” NGS Monthly, March 2019.
“City Folk: Strategies for Urban Research,” NGS Magazine 44 (October-December 2018): 24-29.
“Self-Publishing: Books, E-Books, and PDFs,” NGS Monthly, February 2019.
Essay in, “Young Professional Genealogists: Essays from the APG Young Professional Scholarship Winners,” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 33 (March 2018): 28.
"Slavery Records in the Common Council Papers at the New York City Municipal Archives," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 149 (January 2018): 21-38.
"New York County Insolvency Assignments at the New York City Municipal Archives," The New York Researcher, Summer 2017: 8-11.
Research for Books and Media
My research has appeared in biographies, television, and media projects, including:
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Assume Nothing (BBC Radio Ulster) “The Hunt for Typhoid Mary,” 2023
Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Riesman, published by Atria/Simon & Schuster, 2023
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman, published by Penguin Random House, 2021
Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC), Season 4 Episode 2, “Nick Offerman”
The Crossword Show, written and produced by Zach Sherwin
Pestilence, Insanity, and Trees: How Stephen Smith Changed New York by John M. Harris Jr., published by Routledge, 2023
Peer reviewer for genealogical journals, including the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record