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Your ancestors left clues. Angie shows your audience how to follow them.
Angie Stewart’s love for family history began more than 25 years ago, when her grandma asked for help researching her father’s family line. That request became a lifelong passion and then a profession. It took her to the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, where she earned a master’s degree in Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies.
Her presentations are engaging and case-based. They combine real family stories with practical research strategies attendees can put to work in their own genealogy.
Presentations available to book
- Stories from the Slammer. Unlocking the Genealogical Secrets Hidden in Prison Records.
Prison records can reveal far more than a crime and a sentence. From intake registers and mug books to correspondence, court records, pardons, and parole files, these often-overlooked collections can contain remarkable genealogical detail. Learn how to locate prison records, understand what they contain, and use them to uncover the stories of ancestors whose lives took an unexpected turn. - Troop Train Daddy. Using DNA and Military Records to Solve a Family Mystery.
Who was my great-grandmother’s biological father? Follow a real-life genetic genealogy investigation combining DNA evidence, military records, newspapers, timelines, and a little historical detective work. Along the way, discover practical strategies for evaluating DNA matches, testing competing hypotheses, and using historical context to solve an unknown-parentage mystery more than a century later. - Living with a Brick Wall. What to Do When Your Genealogy Research Just Won’t Budge.
Some genealogy problems aren’t solved in a weekend—or even in a decade. Learn how to live productively with a stubborn brick wall while continuing to chip away at it. We’ll explore strategies for organizing evidence, revisiting old assumptions, expanding FAN networks, using DNA, finding overlooked sources, and recognizing when it’s time to set a problem aside and let new records, new matches, and new ideas catch up.
Length, dates and fees
Each presentation runs about 45 to 50 minutes, online or in person along the Wasatch Front. Angie is willing to consider traveling anywhere. Tell Angie about your group, your date and your format. She will write back with availability and a fee.