Monday Meet The Speakers - Jamboree 2021

Cheri Mello, MA 

Cheri Mello began dabbling in genealogy as a 5th grader with a U.S. History assignment. She began her active adult research over 25 years ago, after the death of her grandparents. Her expertise ranges from various areas of America and Portugal, as well as DNA, genealogy software, Find A Grave, and more! 

Presentations: 

• X-Match: Hopscotch Through the Lily Pads 

Anne Gillespie Mitchell, MS 

Ancestry 

Anne Gillespie Mitchell is an Ancestry product manager for Civil War Stories, Ancestry Library Edition, AncestryK12 and RootsWeb. Anne has taught genealogy courses at conferences including NGS, FGS, RootsTech, SLIG, TIGR, and Ancestry Academy. Her passion for technology and history have merged into a lifelong fascination for genealogy and developing methodologies to carve out clues about your ancestors. 

Presentations: 

• Civil War Stories, Part 1: Gathering All the Required Information 
• Civil War Stories, Part 2: Creating and Sharing Your Ancestors' Stories 

Jill Morelli, CG® 

An enthusiastic genealogist, Jill Morelli, CG®, lectures, writes and researches her family and those of others. Her lively presentations on intermediate and advanced methodologies, unique record sets, and Scandinavian research convey information that is readily usable by attendees whatever their skill level. She blogs and teaches an online course on demystifying the BCG certification process. 

Presentations: 

• A Danish Case Study: Finding the Parents of Ole Christian Christensen 
• The Wood Family of Quebec, Upstate New York, and Wisconsin 

Esmee Mortimer-Taylor 

Living DNA 

Esmee Mortimer-Taylor has a passion for helping customers understand their results and has a wealth of knowledge having worked alongside the Living DNA science team for 5 years. 

Presentations: 

• Living DNA: A Deep Dive into ancestry DNA testing

Southern California Genealogical Society 

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Mondays' Meet The Speakers - Jamboree 2019

Anne Gillespie Mitchell 
Ancestry 

Anne is a Product Manager at Ancestry working on Ancestry Library, K12, and RootsWeb. She has taught at SLIG and TIGR. She has lectured for more than a decade on genealogy topics and has developed multiple courses for Ancestry Academy and written and produced many of the short videos on the site. Anne’s passion for history and computers have merged into a lifelong fascination for genealogy and developing methodologies to discover important clues and stories found in historical documents.

Presentations: 

• Fold3 Search Update: Do You Know What You Are Missing? 
• Putting Your Ancestors in Historical Perspective with Newspapers.com 

Donna M Moughty 

Donna Moughty has been conducting family research for over 25 years. She teaches and lectures on the Internet, Irish research, methodology and computer topics locally and at national and regional conferences and institutes. In addition, she provides consultations, research assistance and training. Donna takes groups to Ireland each year to research and is the author of the "Quick Reference Guides for Irish Research." Her blog can be found at www.moughty.com.

Presentations: 

• The Journey Continues: DNA and Irish Research 
• Strategies for Finding the Locality of Your Irish Ancestors 
• Map it Out: Using Maps to Locate Your Irish Ancestors 

David Nicholson
Living DNA 

David Nicholson is a successful biotechnology entrepreneur who founded DNA Worldwide Group in 2004 with the aim to transform the level of service provided and ensure true quality and care in the industry. With Living DNA, he appreciates the purpose of the business is to use DNA to help unite the world, in a way we can all see how closely we are connected.

Presentations: 

• Making the Most of your DNA Matches with Living DNA 
• Advances in DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy 
• The Power of DNA, Records, and Family Trees Combined Together 

Dave Obee 

Dave Obee has written a dozen books on genealogy and history and has given more than 600 presentations in Canada, the United States and Australia since 1997. He is publisher of the daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia and is a member of the services consultation committee at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. Dave is a columnist for two genealogy magazines and is a member of the board of Canada’s History Society, which promotes the teaching of history in Canada.

Presentations: 

Canadiana's Genealogical Treasures 
Destination Canada 
Mining the Canadian Census

Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

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