Lianne Kruger

Genealogy Speaker Lianne Kruger will be a speaker for the 8th We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference this coming September 17-19, 2025. In this post you can read more about her and what she will be presenting.

About Lianne Kruger

Lianne loves to share her knowledge of technology and genealogy to help others find their family history with #NoTears. She does this through writing and speaking at conferences in Canada, England, and U.S.A including RootsTech. She is a CFO of mitoYDNA.org and President of Alberta Genealogical Society. An APG member.

Scheduled Presentations for 6th WAC Conference

Title:  FamilySearch Catalog: The Christmas Catalog for Genealogists

Summary:  Did you mark your wish list in the Sears Christmas catalog as a child? FamilySearch Catalog lists everything available in the FamilySearch Library including books, online, films. Learn how to search, use online film images, and make to do lists.

Title:  Marking Your Ancestors' Footsteps in Google Maps

Summary:  Find where your ancestors lived. Mark these locations on your own Google map, using your Google account, by using addresses, latitude and Longitude, name of the place, or placing a drop. Create a map of Earliest Known Ancestors to organize where to research. Share your map with others.

Past and Archived Presentations

NOTE: The following presentations can only be viewed for 60 days after each conference if you purchase the Gold Pass. Or all year if you purchase the Platinum Pass.

Title:  The Whys, Hows, and Wherefores of a Surname Study (Presented at the 7th WAC Conference)

Summary:  Ever want to know what a surname study is and how it can help? This session will answer those two questions along with resources available, is it already started, gathering data, how to find other family members and ask them to join, and why Y-DNA is helpful. Watch Presentation

Title:  Top Ten Reasons to Use FamilySearch (Presented at the 5th WAC Conference)

Summary:  The session will discuss ten different areas of FamilySearch to help with your genealogical research and recording family history. The parts of FamilySearch websites are Memories, Create a story, Viewing Trees, Printing trees, FamilySearch Catalog, FamilySearch Research Wiki, FamilySearch Library, Quick Helps, and adding sources to individuals in your tree. Watch Presentation

Title:  Google Drive to organize, backup and share your genealogy (Presented at the 4th WAC Conference)

Summary:  A beginning course which will teach how to create a Google account; create files in Google Drive, how to upload file and folders from your computer, create folders, move files to different folders, different ways to fin your files and share all of this with others. Watch Presentation

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