Lectures & Workshops
Genealogy and military research education.
Lectures and workshops for genealogical societies, conferences, historical organizations and other groups.
Lecture Topics
- Beginning Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree
- Collecting, Researching & Documenting Civil War Relics
- Dissecting Civil War Records For All They’re Worth
- Determining Whether Or Not Your Ancestor Served In The Civil War
- Military Documents & Records: A Genealogical Treasure Trove
- Civil War Service Documents & Records
- Researching Your Military Ancestry: Internet Style
- Are You Sure This Is Your Ancestor? Researching The Correct Civil War Ancestor
- Problem Solving Using Military Records
- Tracing Your Military Ancestor Through The Census Records
- Documenting Military Memorabilia
- Heirloom Research
- Basic Documentary Editing: Doing Something With Your Family Papers and Heirlooms
- Conquering The Chaos: Organizing Your Genealogical Research
- Long Distance Genealogy: Researching Your Ancestry From Afar
- National Archives Research
- Timelines: Developing Ancestor’s Chronology
- Genealogical Research In Any Locality
- New lectures on request
Workshop Topics
- Researching Your Confederate Ancestry: Effective Research Strategies
- Researching Your Union Ancestry: Effective Research Strategies
- Research Your Military Ancestry: Effective Research Strategies
- Beginning Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree
- New workshops on request
Speaking experience
Sampling of previous conference & seminar presentations.
- Guest lecturer, LDS Church Genealogical Fair (2016)
- Guest lecturer, Missouri State Genealogical Society Conference — Workshop & Conference (2013)
- Guest lecturer, National Genealogical Society Conference (2012)
- Guest lecturer, Ozarks Genealogical Society Conference (2011)
- Guest instructor, St. Johns Chapel — Workshop (2011)
- Guest lecturer, Ozarks Genealogical Society Conference (2010)
- Guest lecturer, Daughters of Union Veterans (2010)
- Guest lecturer, Battle of Lexington State Historical Site, State of Missouri (2010)
- Guest lecturer, Ozarks Genealogical Society (2010)
- Guest lecturer, National Civil War Preservation Trust Annual Conference (2008)
- Guest lecturer, Road Scholar / Elderhostel Program (2008)
- Guest lecturer, Confederate Memorial State Historical Site, State of Missouri (2008)
- Guest lecturer, Daughters of Union Veterans (2007)
- Guest lecturer, Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks (2004)
- Guest instructor, Family History Center training series (2002)
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Buffat Genealogical & Historical Research provides lectures on these topics and others. Special topic requests are welcome.