tOP tEN GENEALOGICAL GEMS FOR gERMAN rUSSIAN dESCENDANTS May
I'll join the Germans from Russia in Southern California for an insightful session sharing my top resources and strategies for discovering your German Russian roots. Based on my extensive Black Sea and Volga research, I'll guide the group through the best websites, archives, and tools to help trace family history with
From Solos to Symphonies: Weaving Stories into Anthologies
May 10, 2025 in Mesa
What a fabulous experienc "From Solos to Symphonies: Weaving Stories in to Anthologies," on Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m.
Expert panel lude Yvonne Corrigan-Carr, Suzanne Flaig, Margaret Morse, and Claire A. Murray (she/her). It was to be a dynamic discussion with these experts.
Tucson Festival of Books, March 15 and 16
JOin me at the largest annual book event in arizona!
I'll be at the TFOB on Saturday and Sunday this year.
Sat. March 15-Indie Pavilion Tent Number #256 between the large TMC test and the UA Mall Tent. 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Sun. March 16-Tucson Sisters in Crime booth #432. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Hope to see you there!
Chandler Library Local Author Fair was fantastic!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my booth yesterday. It was great to meet you and talk about books! Hope you found everything you were looking for.
Great Event at EVJCC Tuesday, February 18
Thanks to everyone who joined me and fellow authors Srianthi Perera, Hayley Rose, Ann Videan, and Howard Gerschkowitz to discuss our Journeys to Authorship. Engaged audience with great questions!
GEnealogy roundtable
Had a blast on Sunday, February 16 at the Glendale Library with AHSGR Arizona Sun Chapter as I facilitated an open forum for family historians to share answers to three key genealogical questions. From escapes out of Russia to women homesteaders and hostlery, we learned a lot from fellow members. More to come on this!
Great panel at Pyle Center
Howard Gershkowitz, me, and Charlotte Whitney shared our writing Journeys on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Great engaged gathering!
My welcome to the Argentina congreso
I had the pleasure to welcome my Argentina cousins to their Congress last fall. What a fantastic experience!
GERMANS FROM THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Immerse yourself in a captivating exploration
led by panelists Carolyn Schott, Merv Weiss, David Jahn, Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski, and Mike Meisinger as they delve into the intertwined heritage and vibrant culture of the Bessarabia, Black Sea, Mennonite, and Volga colonists in the Russian Empire.
oklahoma city, here i come August 7-9, 2024
Join us at the 54th International AHSGR Convention,
Intriguing speakers and great camaraderie plus you'll likely meet cousins you never knew existed.
I will be a panelist on the Germans from the Russian Empire: Our Shared Heritage along with Carolyn Schott, Merv Weiss, David Jahn. Mike Meisinger will facilitate.
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Storytellers
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Past Events
Rootstech 2023 was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about genealogy and meet world renowned actor Sean Astin.
I couldn't stop talking to him long enough to smile.
Left Coast Crime conference in Tucson, Arizona was a fabulous gathering of mystery writers and readers. Here are just a few of the souvenirs from a great weekend with like minded mystery lovers.
View from El Conquistador
J.A. Jance and Barbara Peters
Beautiful walkway on El Conquistador grounds
At the Immigrant Statue at the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska for the 2022 Annual convention.
Unleash Your Imagination with four contributors to Journey
Join four of the origin stories authors who share their writing tips at the Tempe Public Library on May 11 from 1:00 to 2:30.
We'll hear from Ann Videan, Howard Gershowitz, Laurie Fagen, and Charlotte Whitney.
While not on the panel, I will be there supporting my fellow writers. Register now at the library site.
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Join Me at friendship Village
Join me, Charlotte Whitney, Howard Russell, Laurie Fagen, and Ann Videan as we host a panel to discuss our Journeys to Authorship on June 11 .
Join me in Greeley, Colorado in August as I share "The Art of Storytelling, Inspiration and Guidance for Family Historians" at the Annual American Historical Society of Germans from Russia convention. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Register at https://ahsgr.org/event/ahsgr-2023-annual-convention/
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The Power of Now
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Atomic Habits
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Have You Read Dead REckoning?
If yes, thank you! If left a book review on Amazon or Goodreads, thank you again!
If not, now's the best time to read it because ;I'm working diligently to complete BOOK 2!