Thursday, 2:30 p.m., T246–"California Historic Missions and Their Records
Friday, 9:30 a.m., F316–" What Happened in Missouri Didn’t Stay in Missouri: California Here They Come"
Sheila is a graduate of California State University, SB, with a BA in Political Science. She completed many post-graduate courses in history, social sciences, and also paralegal studies. Her genealogical studies include the completion of courses at the Forensic Genealogy Institute, several of the programs offered at the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (advance research methodology and Irish Research), National Institute on Genealogical Research, National Genealogical Society, and a recent workshop on Mastering Genealogical Proof. She taught beginning and intermediate genealogical research and oral history techniques at a local community college for four years.
Sheila resigned as administrator at Old Mission Santa Inés in 2012 but stayed on as the part-time archivist. She returned to professional genealogy and is now a self-employed forensic and family genealogist. She was the program chair for the FGS 2002 Conference in Ontario, California and received their award of merit; was awarded the Pearl Chase Historic Preservation and Conservation Award from the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.
Sheila is the author of Research in the States: California, which will be launched at the NGS 2015 Conference, St. Charles, Missouri. She recently wrote a forensic genealogy article that was published in the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy Newsletter.
She is a member/past board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists; vice-president of the APG Virtual Chapter; life member/past president California State Genealogical Alliance; Genealogical Speakers Guild; life member/past board member National Genealogical Society; life member Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society; San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society; Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy; Santa Barbara Paralegal Association; American Association for State and Local History; and the Society of California Archivists.
She lectured for many years at NGS and FGS Conference on a variety of topics such as California research, including the California Mission System, finding your Irish paper trail in the USA for Irish-Americans, and many methodology presentations including following paper trails, collaterals, land and tax records, probate and other court records – forensic discussions included, city directories, county histories, maps, public and private records, Catholic and other religious records. For more information and titles of her topics, you can visit her website Benedict Research Services at http://www.benedictprogenealogy.com.
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