Experience

Schlow Centre Region Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Genealogy & Irish Genealogy Instructor, Gadgets for Grownups/Library Technician

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  PRESENTATIONS (Powerpoint): "Gadgets for Grownups" workshop series 1. IRISH GENEALOGY for BEGINNERS: September 2015. WHAT WE'LL COVER.... ~ What You Need to Know before Beginning Your Irish Research ~ What Answers You Might Have Found in American Records ~ Crossing the Atlantic: Finding an Irish Emigrant’s Unknown County (Case Study) ~ Irish Naming Patterns ~ MADE ONLY IN IRELAND:The FAB FIVE Websites of Irish Genealogy ~ Delving Deeper into the Family Story ~ FREE Resources Online & More Research Answers. ~ Northern Ireland. 2. AMERICAN GENEALOGY FOR BEGINNERS: December 2014. WHAT WE'LL COVER... ~ Where Do I Begin? ~ Little Goldmines of Information: Quick-Start Records You Should Look For: ~ FREE Resources Online ~ Time-Saver Tips & Tricks ~ Centre County Resources ~ Searching Ancestry: Tips & Techniques; Ancestry Pennsylvania (via State Archives) ~ NOT RECOMMENDED: Getting Sidetracked by Alleged Heroes, Criminals, Statesmen & Their True or Tall Tales. ~ Migration Patterns; Q & A, Recommended Resources & Tutorials Show less



Mise Éire Ancestral Research

• Irish Heritage Genealogist/Instructor/Writer

  • 2013 - Present

  Mise Éire ('I am of Ireland') Ancestral Research provides: ~ Irish Genealogy class instruction for libraries, groups and individuals. ~ Writer of informational articles on Irish heritage genealogy, emigration, travel & children's literature. ~ Heritage Travel & Research advice. ~ Research assistance in Irish records and those of the adopted country of US, Canada, UK, etc. with a particular specialty in Mayo, Sligo, Galway, Roscommon by a Mayo-Meath descendant. Show less



Genealogical Society of Northeast Pennsylvania (GRSNP)

• Virtual

• Irish Heritage Research Specialist

  • 1997 - 2017



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • 2008 - 2014



ClanHannon.com

• International

• Clan Genealogist

  • Jan 2004 - 2011

  * Author of eight-page Genealogical Resource Guide for international O hAnnain family online membership, recently updated in 2011. (Other content created by Clan President). * Author of genealogical news releases, online resource announcements in ClanHannon bi-monthly newsletters. * Author of eight-page Genealogical Resource Guide for international O hAnnain family online membership, recently updated in 2011. (Other content created by Clan President). * Author of genealogical news releases, online resource announcements in ClanHannon bi-monthly newsletters.



University of Oregon

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital/Library Technician: E-Asia Digital Project/Acquisitions

  • 2006 - 2008

  E-Asia Collection Digitization Project, University Oregon: Project included text/photograph scanning using Epson scanner and OCR text capture, creating pfds (Adobe) adding hyperlinks and footnotes, photo-editing in Adobe Photoshop, and editing /proofreading in MS FrontPage. E-Asia Collection Digitization Project, University Oregon: Project included text/photograph scanning using Epson scanner and OCR text capture, creating pfds (Adobe) adding hyperlinks and footnotes, photo-editing in Adobe Photoshop, and editing /proofreading in MS FrontPage.



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Coordinator/Archives/Reference Specialist, Special Collections Library

  • 1996 - 2006

  § Acted as Project Coordinator/Core Description and Archives Assistant in Historical Collections & Labor Archive, Special Collections Library, completing core description research and writing, HCLA staff and patron research guides, barcoding of collections. Also served as Description Project Coordinator for three units, Rare Books & Manuscripts, HCLA and University Archives of the Special Collections Library. Advocated and provided cost analysis for preservation of photographic archive. § Acted as Project Coordinator/Core Description and Archives Assistant in Historical Collections & Labor Archive, Special Collections Library, completing core description research and writing, HCLA staff and patron research guides, barcoding of collections. Also served as Description Project Coordinator for three units, Rare Books & Manuscripts, HCLA and University Archives of the Special Collections Library. Advocated and provided cost analysis for preservation of photographic archive.