Family Lines & Stories

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Genealogy Research

  • Search & Examine Documents
  • Research to find a client’s ancestry
  • Wise County, Texas research
  • Unites States research
  • Online & Offline

Write and Document Family Histories

  • Integrate genealogy research (data/dates) into a readable format.
  • A personal family story

Interview and Transcribe

  • Personal interviews to create your life story
  • Incorporate stories, photographs, opinions and more.
  • Readable account of history; your own story

Teach Genealogy Skills

As a former teacher, I enjoy teaching others the tips and tricks to collecting your own genealogy research.

Professional Speaking Engagements

  • SpeakingCounty Histories: Lost and Found Information
  • Courthouse Records: One Stop Shopping for Family Secrets
  • Wise County, TX Records: Repositories, Sites, and Secrets
  • I’ve Got—Or I’m Getting—My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do?
  • 16 Death Records that Will Bring Your Research to Life!
  • Census Sense: Clues & Conundrums
  • New Research in Old Obits: A Strategy For Finding Further Research
  • Searching Newspapers: Tips, Tricks, Sites and Context
  • PLUS MORE. Choose from over 30 presentation topics
View a full list of speaking topics along with detailed descriptions of each.

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Welcome to Family Lines and Stories

Patti Todd Gillespie brings energy and humor to her classes. She is a believer in lifetime learning and inclusive presenting. An avid hobby genealogist for 30 years, Patti formed Family Lines & Stories, her own research company, 9 years ago. She stays busy researching for clients and speaking to groups, small and large, in and out of Texas. In 2023 she was invited to present at RootsTech in SLC, Utah Genealogical Association Virtual conference, virtually in Ohio, and over 20 times in Texas. In 2022 and she presented three sessions to Utah State Genealogy Society; she presented two sessions at RootsTech 2019 and RootsTech Connect 2021; in 2020 she presented several sessions for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS); she has spoken several times at Texas State Family History Conference. She continues as 5th term president of Wise County Genealogical Society while waiting for a willing soul to step up. A former teacher of French & English, Patti very much enjoys presenting. She watches genealogy webinars and South Korean and Chinese television shows when not attending to her husband, children, grandchildren, landscaping, and rescue dog. Eventually Patti plans to continue her blog for the 25 avid readers she treasures

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Patti Gillespie, MS

Genealogist
940-328-2104
FamLStories@gmail.com

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