Meet the Panelists

It takes a village, and here at DearMYRTLE we believe we learn best in conversation rather than lectures. No one person can know or do it all. It’s the panelists who contribute the most to Mondays with Myrt. They suggest topics. I calendar them on our docket. And as always – audience participation is welcome.

THANK you to our genealogy friends!

• Daniel Loftus – Irish genealogy, Mother and Baby homes. https://danielloftus.carrd.co Computer: Mac.
• Dave Robison – SAR (Sons of the American Revolution), Massachusetts, FindAGrave.
• Ellen Thompson-Jennings –  (aka The Family History Hound) Canada, professed DNA nerd, genealogy & photo organizing. https://blog.familyhistoryhound.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EllenThompsonJenningsFamilyHistHound Contact: info@familyhistoryhound.com Computer: Win 10.
• Frank Jatzek – German research, German script. Germany and Eastern Prussia in General and Brandenburg, Germany in particular. Recently getting more and more into Buildings, plots and land records as well due to work. Computer: Win 11.
  https://sidetrackedgen.wordpress.com/
• Hilary Gadsby – Mostly England some Wales but nothing early, and WikiTree. Contact: hilgad@gmail.com Computer: Win 10.
• Jill Morelli, CG² – Blog: Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journey
  YouTube: Applied Genealogy Institute Contact: jkmorelli@gmail.com Computer: Mac
• Liv Birgit Christensen – Norway. Blog: Exploring Norwegian Genealogy Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/679511717549953, Blog: Exploring Norwegian Genealogy, ExploringNorwegianGenealogy.com, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@exploringnorwegiangenealogy Contact: livbchr@online.no Computer: Win 11.
• Maria Capaldi – An opinionated panelist. Computer: Win 10.
• Melinda Culpon – Basic, Texas research. Contact: mculpon@gmail.com Computer: Win 11
• Contact: drr4545@gmail.com Computer: Win 11.
• Randy Seaver – RootsMagic, Blogger, Scandinavia, England, Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award from GeneaBloggers. Blog: Genea-Musings Contact: randy.seaver@gmail.com Computer: Win 11.
• Sheri Snodgrass – Expert with Ancestry, Family Tree Maker SIG with her local society. Teaches mindmapping, security, backing up, organization. Contact: ancestry@snodgrasses.com Computer: Win 10.
• Ursula Krause – Blog: My German Family , https://www.facebook.com/MyGermanFamilyUCKrause, https://www.instagram.com/mygermanfamily,
  YouTube: My German Family Contact: contact@mygermanfamily.com Computer: Mac

Alternate Panelists – when their schedules permit.

• Anne Teerlink, AG¹ CG² She developed the first RootsTech! Research expertise: Jewish, German, Polish, US, Canada, British Isles. Languages: German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish and Hebrew. https://www.youtube.com/@Technogenealogist
  Contact: TheTechnogenealogist@gmail.com Computer: Win 11.
• Diana Smith – U.S.A,. Denmark, methodology, RootsMagic, land, Quakers, (60 years). Contact: Talkgenealogy@gmail.com Computer: Win 11.
• Ed Thompson – Technology. Computer: Mac. Contact: ed4Becky@gmail.com
• Graham Walter – Chairman, Society of Genealogists (2024), genealogist from Australia living in England.
• Michelle Chubenko – Mid-Atlantic US; Eastern European @JerseyRootsGeni & @UkrainianGeni; Blog: jerseyrootsgenealogy: A Garden State Journey in Genealogy Contact: michelle@jerseyrootsgenealogy.com
• Pat Kuhn – Pennsylvania, Catholic Church Records. Contact: patkuhn05@gmail.com Computer: Mac.
• Shelley Murphy – Midwestern African American Genealogy Institute, documenting descendants of enslaved ancestors, Descendant Project Researcher at the University of Virginia, Blog: familytreegirl.com Contact: shelleyviola@gmail.com
• Steve Fulton – Technical, Canada, Ontario, Niagara Region. https://www.facebook.com/steve.fulton.750 Website: https://fu1tons.ca/ourfamily/ Contact: steve.fulton@ogs.on.ca Computer: Win 11.
• True A Lewis – DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), technology. StreamYard & Zoom expert.

Most Mondays, DearMYRTLE will begin LiVE streaming on YouTube at 12 Noon Eastern US (daylight when applicable). NOTE in 2025, we will meet every other week as follows:

Eastern (New York) Noon (daylight when applicable)
Central (Chicago) 11:00 am
Mountain (Denver) 10:00 am
Pacific (Seattle) 9:00 am
UTC (GMT) 16:00 am

🕰️if you need a time zone converter, Myrt recommends: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Tune in to the livestream on https://www.youtube.com/@dearmyrtlearchive. Be sure to subscribe and click the “bell” to change notifications to all. Then as soon as something is scheduled or goes live, you will be notified. You may participate via phone, tablet or computer. A larger viewing screen makes exploring genealogy websites and software easier to read.

Reruns Mondays with Myrt is ‘automatically’ recorded and available with voice-to-text transcript at the same place. https://www.youtube.com/@dearmyrtlearchive

End Notes

⁽¹⁾ AG Accredited by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists.
⁽²⁾ CG A Certified Genealogist is one who hold this credential have demonstrated competence in research, analysis, kinship determination, and reporting skills with the Board for Certification of Genealogists.