Presentations & Downloads

Here is a list of previous & upcoming talks I have given at a variety of different conferences and family history societies.

2022

Aug/Sep/Oct ... Celtic Connections Conference (virtual)

Feb/Mar ... Family History Down Under

2021

Sep 19 ... British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa virtual conference - Targeting your Irish Ancestors with DNA

Jun 5 ... Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree: Using DNA to Solve "Unknown Parentage Cases" in Your Family Tree; Irish and British Ethnicity Estimates

Apr 24 ... Albuquerque Genealogical Society virtual conference: The Many Ways to Use Y-DNA Results Including Matching, Big-Y-700 and Y-Full; Autosomal DNA (atDNA): Improvements in Matching & Ethnicity Predictions Available in the USA from Five Companies; Using DNA Results & Documented Evidence for a Two-Pronged Approach to Breaking Down Brick Walls.

Mar 9 ... New York Genealogical & Biographical Society webinar series: Using your DNA to connect to your Irish roots

2020

Dec 31 ... Rootstech Salt lake City 2021: 2 prerecorded lectures - Finding the Irish cousins who stayed behind; & Using Y-DNA to research your surname.

Sep 12 ... CAGGNI GeneaQuest: Finding “unknown parents"; Beyond 1750 - what to expect from managing a surname project; Combining DNA & Genealogy for Irish family tree research

Sep 8-9 ... ISBGFH DNA virtual institute: 8 presentations over 2 days. Details here.

Aug 1 ... Celtic Connections Conference: 3 presentations - Handy Tools to Use With Your DNA; Reaching Back into the Irish Past with Y-DNA; DNA & Documentary Evidence - Using a Two-pronged Attack on Your Irish Brick Walls

Jul 20 ... Association of Professional Genealogists 2020 Webinar series: How DNA can help your work as a Professional Genealogist

Feb 14-15 ... Back to Our Past (Belfast): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2020 (chairperson)

2019

Nov 7 ... Ontario Genealogical Society: A Step-by-Step Approach to Working with Your DNA Matches

Oct 30 ... St Martin's Fair - a conference on Medieval Limerick: The Black Book, DNA & the O’Malleys of Limerick

Oct 24-26 ... RootsTech London 2019: 4 presentations - A Strategic Approach to Irish Genealogy; Combining DNA with Irish Research; Using Genetic Genealogy Techniques to identify an adoptee's birth family (and similar cases); Handy Tools for Your Autosomal DNA; & DNA Testing Panel Discussion (chairperson)

Oct 18-19 ... Back to Our Past (Dublin): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2019 (chairperson)

Oct 10 ... Ontario Genealogical Society: pre-recorded webinar (A step-by-step approach to working with your DNA matches)

Oct 3 ... webinar for the Swedish group "Finding Family" (Using Y-DNA as a Genealogical Tool)

June 29 ... DNA Workshop, Ely Library (for Cambridge FHS)
June 22 ... O'Malley Clan Rally, Limerick (update on DNA Project)
May 4 ... Genetic Genealogy Galway, Mountbellew, Co. Galway
Apr 26-27 ... Family Tree Live, London (presenter & chairperson)
Apr 11-12 ... Personal Genomes Conference, Cambridge (oral presentation & 2 posters)

Feb 15-16 ... Back to Our Past (Belfast): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2019 (chairperson)

2018

Oct 19-21 ... Back to Our Past (Dublin): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2018
July ... 6 week tour of the US (Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Alaska)
May ... 5 week tour of Australia & New Zealand
Feb 16-17 ... Back to Our Past (Belfast): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2018

2017

Nov 14 ... Hillingdon Family History Society (London): DNA for Beginners

Nov 11-12 ... FTDNA Annual Conference (Houston): Y-DNA workshop

Oct 20-22 ... Back to Our Past (Dublin): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2017

Sep 18-22 ... 2017 British institute (ISBGFH, Utah): week-long workshops

Aug 25 ... Molloy Gathering (Tullamore): update on Molloy DNA Project

Jun 25 ... O'Malley Clan Rally (Galway): update on O'Malley DNA Project

Jun 17 ... IFHC DNA Workshop (Dublin): interpreting your DNA Results

May 6 ... East of London FHS: introduction to DNA for genealogy

Apr 6-8 ... Who Do You Think You Are 2017: DNA Lectures (chairperson and speaker) ... videos here

Apr 3 ... LGC (London): Overview of Genetic Genealogy

Mar 31 ... GOONS Annual Conference: Where next with your Y-DNA Surname Project?

Feb 1 ... Gants Hill FHS (London): introduction to DNA for Genealogy

2016

Oct 21-23 ... Back to Our Past (Dublin): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2016 ... videos here
Sep 24 ... Suffolk FHS (Ipswich): Using DNA for Family History Research

Sep 9 ... BIFHSGO Annual Conference (Ottawa, Canada)

Sep 8 ... Irish Embassy (Ottawa, Canada): How DNA is Changing Irish Genealogy

Sep 2 ... The Genealogy Event (Adare, Ireland)

Aug 19 ... Gleeson Clan Gathering (Nenagh, Ireland): update on Gleeson DNA Project

Aug 13 ... GOONS DNA Seminar

Jul 16 ... Jamaica Roots (Birmingham, UK): Update on DNA for Researching Caribbean Roots

Jun 26 ... University College Cork Summer School (Cork, Ireland): tutor

Jun 3 ... Ontario Genealogical Society Annual Conference (Toronto)

Apr 28 ... Who Do You Think You Are 2017: DNA Lectures (chairperson and speaker) ... videos here

Mar 19 ... Essex Society for FH (Chelmsford): Follow-up on last visit's DNA test results

Mar 12 ... Surname Society Annual Conference (online): Overview of Irish Records

Mar 4 ... Bedfordshire FHS (Bedford): Introducing DNA for Genealogy

Feb 6 ... OGS Scottish Interest Group (online): What can DNA do for you?

2015

Nov 21 ... Essex Society for FH (Chelmsford): Introduction to DNA for Genealogy

Nov 19 ... Clare Roots Society (Ennis, Ireland): DNA as a genealogical tool

Nov 13-15 ... FTDNA Annual Conference (Houston): Building a Mutation History Tree ...

Oct 9-11 ... Back to Our Past (Dublin): Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2016 ... videos here
Aug 21-22 ... The Genealogy Event (Adare, Ireland)

Jul 2-6 ... University of Strathclyde Summer Institute (Glasgow): tutor

Jun 6 ... Ontario Genealogical Society Annual Conference (Toronto)

Jun 2 ... Ontario Genealogical Society (Oshawa)

May 24 ... Simcoe County Museum (Barrie): update on the Spearin DNA Project

May 10 ... Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain (Manchester): introduction to DNA

Apr 16-18 ... Who Do You Think You Are 2017: DNA Lectures (chairperson and speaker) ... videos here
Mar 27-29 ... GOONS Annual Conference:

Mar 9 ... Silvermines Historical Society (Tipperary): 

Who Do You Think You Are - Scotland
29th August 2014, Glasgow

How to solve adoption mysteries in your Family Tree
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/o6glzqr
Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in6eMV5xiX4

Click on the video to watch here




Institute for Genetic Genealogy
17th August 2014, Washington DC

Challenges facing Irish autosomal DNA genealogical research
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/okrqhqu
Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5CQsmu8HMA 

Click on the video to watch here




Southern California Genealogy Society Jamboree
5th-8th June 2014, Burbank, California

1. How DNA will change the face of Irish genealogy
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/obryo3o
Watch on YouTube - http://youtu.be/AHXpaMAPqeA
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2. Which DNA test is best for you?
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/puzblho

3. How to run a DNA Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/mgrqcbx
Watch on YouTube -
Click on the video to watch here

4. Researching your Irish ancestry online & at minimal cost
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/osbhhju
Watch on YouTube - http://youtu.be/PGqe4cvccNc
Click on the video to watch here

5. Ireland & the Slave Trade
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/mvkle6w
Watch on YouTube - http://youtu.be/RxCKKqZ2iKU
Click on the video to watch here

Irish Genealogical Research Society Open Day

10th May 2014, London
Exploring your deep & recent ancestry with DNA

North of Ireland Family History Society, Ballymena branch
30th April 2014, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
How DNA can help your Northern Irish Family Tree Research
Download the slides here - http://tinyurl.com/k6akgga



Who Do You Think You Are? 2014
20th Feb 2014, London
Autosomal DNA - a step-by-step approach to analysing your atDNA matches
Download slides here - http://tinyurl.com/k6plher




Jamaica Family Roots
2nd Nov 2013, Birmingham, UK
How DNA can help your Caribbean Family Tree Research
Download slides here - http://tinyurl.com/la8u6k3



Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2013 (at Back to Our Past)
19th Oct 2013, Dublin
Autosomal DNA, Adoptees, & finding long lost Irish relatives (Part 1)



BioConnect Ireland
1st Oct 2013, Dublin
The Genetic Genealogy Business - current & future
Download slides here - http://tinyurl.com/nbcj7z8


Guild of One Name Studies regional meeting
6th Sep 2013, London
How to set up and run a DNA project
Download slides here - http://tinyurl.com/pqwqv4z





How to do a DNA test
Sep 2013




Irish Genealogical Research Society Spring Lecture
20th March 2013, National Library of Ireland, Dublin
DNA - Brick Wall buster?
Download slides here - http://tinyurl.com/nno6c37



Guild of One Name Studies regional meeting
15th March 2013, Wonersh, Surrey
How DNA can help your One-Name Study

Back to Our Past 2012
13th Oct 2012, Dublin
How DNA can help your family tree research