Offered in all day and half day formats. Drawn from Cole’s eight year English Origins Research Project, his comprehensive and […]
Presentations
CONFERENCE-CLOSING KEYNOTE webinar on August 27th
Southern California Jamboree 2022 About 80 participants enjoyed Bill Cole’s Breathe Life Into Your Genealogy with the Power of Story. […]
NGS 2022 Presentations
At the National Genealogical Society’s Our American Mosaic Conference in May , Bill Cole, The Passionate Genealogist, was honored to […]

BRAND NEW! Using the California State Archives and Library to Discover Genealogical Gems
Bill Cole debuted this BRAND NEW presentation at the National Genealogy Society’s 2022 Conference in Sacramento. Both resources are underutilized […]
Bullion Bend Presentation: A Riveting True Story So Amazing that it Needs to be a Movie!
Bill Cole dug deep into the California State Archives and other sources to uncover how his relative became involved in […]

Bill Cole Describes Census Presentations – Parts 1, 2, & 3
Bill Cole’s video gives a brief overview of three Census presentations focused on US Federal Census records. Your organization might […]
Move Beyond U.S. Census Records: Overcoming Obstacles and Brick Walls
In this presentation using case studies, Bill Cole takes participants through alternative record sources and creative approaches to overcome obstacles […]
Make Sense Out of the Census: Fact or Fiction? Part 1: 1900-1950
Twentieth century US Federal Census records contain a wealth of information available to family historians, researchers, and genealogists. With more […]
Make the Most Sense Out of the Census, Part 3: 1790-1840
This third Census presentation focuses on US Federal Census records from the mid-eighteenth century back to its very beginning in […]
Make More Sense Out of the Census, Part 2: 1850-1890
In Part 2, Make More Sense Out of the Census, participants have an opportunity to layer more skills upon the […]
Do’s and Don’ts of Collaborative Genealogy Projects
Bill Cole has conducted collaborative genealogy projects in the United States, Canada, and England. He has uncovered ancestors born at […]
Breathe More Life into Your Genealogy: Storytelling Tips & Writing Techniques
Storytelling and story writing are two different skills with some similarities and important distinctions. This engaging presentation provides specific tips […]
Breathe Life into Your Genealogy with the Power of Story
Have you shared your genealogical research findings’ excitement and observed glazed-over eyes? Unfortunately, that happens more than we care to […]