C. Ann Staley

Ann Staley, CG, CGL, is an instructor, consultant, trip leader and a lecturer at local, state and national conferences. Raised in Mobile, AL, Ann has been researching her family since 1980 from Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia to France, England, and Germany.
C. Ann Staley
Ann Staley, CG, CGL, is an instructor, consultant, trip leader and a lecturer at local, state and national conferences. Raised in Mobile, AL, Ann has been researching her family since 1980 from Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia to France, England, and Germany.
Address
P.O. Box 441364
Jacksonville, FL 32222-0014
Biography
Ann Staley, CG, CGL, is an instructor, consultant, trip leader and a lecturer at local, state and national conferences. Raised in Mobile, AL, Ann has been researching her family since 1980 from Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia to France, England, and Germany.

She is the Education Chairman and Webmaster for the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc.; the Vice-President of the Genealogical Speakers Guild; on the faculty of The National Institute for Genealogical Studies; and an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists since 2000. Ann is also the compiler of the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc. Quarterly Full Name Index, Volumes 1 through 4, 1973 through 1976.

She has studied at the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR) in Washington, D.C.; the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama; and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has also been a faculty member of the IGHR.

Ann is a member of the National Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, Florida State Genealogical Society, and the Jacksonville [FL] Genealogical Society, Inc.
Lecture Topics
Area of Expertise:
Methodology
Research Sources
Vital Records and their Sources
Conference Planning
Assisted Research Trips (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT)

Record Sources
City Directories - A Line-by-line Account of Our Ancestors
Compiled Resources for the 21st Century
Death Record Research Sources: Beyond Death Certificates
Florida Research: Online Resources
Hatched, Matched and Dispatched: Vital Record Research
Overlooked Research Sources: A Gold Mine to be Discovered
"Read all about it!" Newspaper Research: Reading Past the Headlines
"Shore to Shore" - 20th Century Immigration Research
"Will" They be There? Using Probate Records

Skills & Methodology
Claws or Clues - Scratching for the Elusive Ancestor!
So You Can't Read a Foreign Language: Deciphering Vital Records - Tips and Techniques

Technology
Genealogical Research and the Internet
Genealogical Research: Online Resources – for Free!
Googling Your Family: Using the Whole Google Website
HeritageQuest Online – The Ins and Outs
The FamilySearch Website - Demystified
The Twilight Zone...Strange Web Sites for Family History Research
Using Search Engines Effectively

Organization
Organization: Computer Assisted
What Do I Do With All This STUFF? Mission: Organization

Society Topics
Organizing a Society Seminar or Conference
Organizing and Carrying Out a Society Project
Starting and Maintaining a Pioneer Descendants Program
Previous Speaking Engagements
Amelia Island Genealogical Society, Amelia Island
Bartram Trail Library, Fruit Cove, FL
Federation of Genealogical Societies Conferences
Florida State Genealogical Society State Conferences
Genealogical Society of Flagler County - Palm Coast
Genealogical Society of SE Volusia County - New Smyrna Beach
Halifax Genealogical Society - Ormond Beach
Indian River Genealogical Society - Vero Beach
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research Faculty
Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc. - Jacksonville
Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc. - Kansas
Orange Park Library, Lecture Series - Orange Par
Marion County Genealogical Society - Ocala, FL
Mobile Genealogical Society - Mobile, AL
North Florida Regional Genealogy Conference - Jacksonville
Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc. - Jacksonville
Sweetwater Dell Web Community Genealogy Club - Jacksonville
The Villages Genealogical Society - The Villages
Volusia Computer Genealogy Group - Daytona Beach
Volusia County Genealogical Society - Daytona Beach
Basic & Intermediate Genealogy Courses Instructor, Jacksonville, FL
Travel
Willing to travel up to 150 miles.