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Availability
Our Chairman & President, Brian W. Hutchison,
is available for single lectures, multi-day conferences or all-day seminars
which usually consist of four one-hour sessions. Each session includes a question
and answer period. He travels extensively several months a year for client research
and business, and thus is sometimes available for one-hour lectures at local
or regional societies depending upon the date and location. Masters for detailed
handouts are provided; notes for syllabus material is included with the engagement
and tape recording, if for personal use only, is allowed. All lectures are illustrated
with clear overheads and/or slides.
As a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, organizations wishing to have
Mr. Hutchison speak may choose from the lectures offered or choose a subject
matter to be developed that is more applicable to their specific conference
or seminar. For details on lecture fees and contractual arrangements please
refer to Fee Options.
Background & Bio...
Mr. Hutchison is a Certified Genealogist and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
of Scotland. He is a full-time professional with over thirty years of research
experience. He remains active as a lecturer, teacher, and author of numerous
publications. Brian travels extensively for clients and has worked in numerous
provincial/state and regional repositories throughout Canada, the United States,
England, Scotland and Ireland. He also works frequently at the National Archives
in Ontario and the Salt Lake City Mormon Family History Library. He shares with
his listeners many tips on underused records; how to access them, where to find
them, evaluating evidence, research methodologies for successful 20th century
investigations; and much more.
He was awarded Armorial Bearings in 1994 by the Chief Herald of Canada and
elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland that same year. He
has lectured at extensively for many paralegal organizations, and international,
national, regional & local genealogical societies. Brian enjoys sharing
his zest for genealogy with his listeners; his hope is that each will leave
with new sources and ideas, and an enthusiasm to renew their search. Since Mr.
Hutchison is on-the-road with client work, lecturing, and as Chairman and President
of GEN-FIND Research, inquiries should be made well in advance
when possible.
Lectures Available...
Problem-Solving Techniques
- Genealogical Problem Solving: Professional Techniques for Everyday Success
- Documenting Your Roots: Avoiding Perennial Problems of Poor Source Referencing
- Preponderance of Evidence Principle: How to Establish a Case When No Documents
Seem to Solve the Problem
- Genealogical Correspondence: Who, What When, Where, and Why
- Tracing
Your Ancestor Through Migration Patterns
- Who Said I Had to Know Latin! A Summary of Latin for Family Historians &
Genealogists
- Getting Started With Your Genealogical Research and Staying Organized
- Beginner's Genealogy Workshop
- Advanced Genealogical Research Techniques and Getting the Most Out of Your
Investigations
- Armchair Genealogy: Practising Effective
Long-Distance Genealogical Research
- Evaluating Your Evidence Along the Road and Avoid Taking the Wrong Path
- They Had to Call Us Something-Clues to Family Names
- Citing Your Sources and the Standards for Acceptable Genealogical Documentation
- "Proof"
vs. "Evidence" - Evaluation of Historical Information
Source Topics
- Newspaper Research for the Genealogist: Beyond the Usual
- So Uncle Joe was Buried at Sam Hill: Uncovering the Clues Hidden in the
Cemetery
- The Elusive Ancestor: Using Unused Sources to Locate Your Relative
- Using Professionals to Help Bridge the Ancestral Gap
- What a Wealth of Information in That Old Will!
- A General Overview of Graveyards & Their Full Potential as Sources for
Genealogists
Research Methodologies
- Genealogical Research Reports: Tips, Techniques & Standards for Documentation
- Twenty-Five Tips in Sixty Minutes
- Strategies for Aggressive Genealogical Research & Staying Focussed
- The Ancestral Trail: Genealogical Problem-Solving Through Case Analysis
- Grandma's Gone Hi-Tech: Following Her Paper Trail via Electronic Sources
- 20th
Century Research - Effective Research Strategies for the Advanced Genealogist:
The Forensic Case Study on the Estate of 'Cyril Frank Keel'
Regional Research Issues
- Genealogical Research in Ontario
- Genealogical Research in Manitoba
- Genealogical Research in Saskatchewan
- Genealogical Research in Alberta
- Genealogical Research in British Columbia
- Genealogical Research in Quebec
- Genealogical Research in New Brunswick
- Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia
- Genealogical Research in Newfoundland & Labrador
- Genealogical Research in Prince Edward Island
- Genealogical Research in the Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
- An Overview of Advanced Genealogical Research in Scotland
- Dear Sheumais: Mother and I Miss You! Scottish Migrations Abroad - Precipitants
and Patterns (1500-1900 AD.)
- Genealogical Research in Ireland
- Civil Registration in Canada & Its Impact on Genealogical Research
- Locating and Using Canadian Census Records to Propel Your Research
- Lack of Sources in Canada: Using Homestead Records to Extend Your Search
Results
- The Scottish Clan System - Were My Family Scottish Clansmen?
- Adventure,
Free Land, Gold! Northwest Migration of Immigrants
- Migration Routes of the Fur Traders and
Voyageurs
- Digging Up the Past: A Review of the Repositories
& Available Records in Western Canada
Luncheon-Dinner Addresses
- Digging-Up the Past: Serious Study or Unearthing Grandma's Skeletons?
- Dear Editor: Excerpts from the Genealogical Mailbag
- Gee, Isn't This Going Well: One More Find & I'll Be Back to Noah!
- Tales from the Travelling Genealogist - Ah, Salt Lake, It Must Be Thursday!
Some Comments from Attendees...
We enjoyed your exceptionally organized and interesting talk... It was
very informative and truly useful... [Scottish Genealogy Society - Edinburgh,
Scotland]
Wow, what a wealth of information, sources and ideas. Clear, concise,
informative. [Alberta Family Histories Society - Calgary, Canada]
Excellent material with great presentations and notes! Hutchison has incredible
techniques and suggestions for making a success out of your 20th Century Research.
[Saskatchewan Genealogical Society - Weyburn, Canada]
