Forensic genealogy is a new buzz-word these days. But what exactly is forensic genealogy? How is it applied? Who needs a forensic genealogist and why? This talk will address these questions and provide some real-world examples. Hold on to your hats because what you learn will open Pandora’s Box!
Speaker Christine Cochran is a professional genealogist and owner of Forensic & Family Genealogy, LLC. She has been conducting genealogical research for more than 20 years. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and a past registrar for the Mountain Rendezvous Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution. In the past, she has held offices as president of the Colorado Chapter of APG, Vice-President and Researcher for the Colorado Genealogy Society, and delegate on the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. She has served as the “On-the-Desk Genealogist” at the Denver Public Library—Western History and Genealogy Department, and as an indexer at the Colorado State Archives. She has conducted research for the popular PBS show “Finding Your Roots” starring Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Christine has been interviewed by Genealogy TV, KGNU radio, and PBN radio. She has been published internationally in Irish Roots Magazine. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Colorado School of Mines, a Master’s degree from Regis University, and is a graduate of Professional Genealogists Study Groups (ProGen.) Drawing on a wide range of skills, Christine focuses on forensic genealogy for heirship cases, NSDAR applications, residential genealogies, and coaching clients with their own research.
OPENING ACT:
The Baton and the Little “Black” Box
Although Speaker Bonnie Bell has been researching her family history in earnest since the 1980s, it came as a shock to find family treasures that she hadn’t known existed. This is the tale of a small silver box and a policeman’s baton found amongst her late brother’s effects. We’ll learn the history of the silver box and how the baton connected to a dramatic front-page story in a prairie newspaper. This cautionary tale is for anyone thinking you’ve found it all. Family history and genealogy are never done.
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