Wayne has given and/or has scheduled presentations related
to natural phenomena and family history in the following topics during the past
several years:
Drought and Family History focuses on times of dearth
due to major droughts that impacted people and communities, with an emphasis on
the last millennium.
Famine and Family History looks at the parameters of
famine, how to recognize whether famine conditions existed in areas where our
ancestors lived and what the direct impact of famine was on communities and
families.
Genealogy and the Little Ice Age presents information
about living conditions and natural events that affected people and communities
during the last cold climatic period.
Great Frost & Famine of 1739-41 presents
information about an episode of cold weather that impacted and resulted in
famine conditions across Europe.
Impact of the 1783-84 Laki Eruption focuses on
physical aspects of the 1783-84 Laki, Iceland eruptions and the deadly
consequences to communities across Europe.
Looking for Elizabeth summarizes
the steps taken to find records about the life of Elizabeth Cooper (Wayne's wife's great-grandmother) and other
members of the Cooper family and is a learning process about how and where to
search for relevant information in Scottish records.
Mother Nature’s Impact on Family Migration &
Relocation is a look at some of the affects Mother Nature has had on lives
and livelihoods, and the decisions taken to relocate and/or migrate – with
examples from historical situations and the speaker’s own family. (presentation
is online at Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
Natural Phenomena and Their Effects on Our Ancestors
offers perspective on how natural events and conditions of the physical
environment controlled the lives and livelihoods of people in the past.
Stormy Weather reviews the timing and location of
some major storms, and a few minor ones, that may have touched families in the
past and influenced decisions about employment and migration.
Surname Origins: Why? When? Why Then? Surname usage
dates back only to the late Middle Ages, around the 14th century. Why did it
start then? Was it in response to political or societal shifts, coincidentally
across almost all of Europe, or was it because of something else? In this
presentation, some of the history and reasons for the adoption and use of
surnames will be explored.
The Future is Still in the Past: The Online Parish Clerk
program in the United Kingdom presentation includes a number of examples of
some of the unique information encountered when searching the registers and
other data-sources of some parishes in Devon. Future research and the
construction of family trees is still primarily based on information from the
past and volunteers like OPCs can and will be sources for much of that data.
(presentation is online at Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
The Industrious
Revolution presentation will look at what defines the
Industrious Revolution, and its timing and impacts on families during the
period of the late Little Ice Age between 1650 and 1750.
Using Parish and Other Records to determine what and how
certain natural events affected people and communities in the past is a
discussion of what types of information are available to show how natural
phenomena impacted lives and livelihoods using specific examples of records and
areas.
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