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Dawn Carlile is a native Oregonian, having grown up in Eugene and Springfield, OR, and has been involved in genealogy for 30 years, starting when her dad asked if she had ever thought about researching their family history. His mother was orphaned at age 12, and he knew very little about her family. Once she started looking into the family she was hooked. She is a professional genealogist, educator, and lecturer who began teaching classes for the Oregon Genealogical Society in 2008 and then began lecturing at libraries, genealogical societies, and cultural events. She enjoys teaching others how to research as much as she does doing research herself.
 
Dawn is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, National Genealogical Society, and several local, state, and regional historical and genealogical societies. She is the current president of the Oregon Genealogical Society. and has attended many courses at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (now the GRIP Genealogy Institute,) and the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. She graduated from Bushnell University with a B.A. degree in management.
 

Geographic Specialities
United States:
    Illinois 
    Indiana 
    Iowa 
    Kansas 
    Missouri 
    Ohio 
    Oregon 
    Pennsylvania 
    Virginia

Additional specialities or search keywords
Irish American, Land Platting

Publications/Media
Dawn M. Carlile, "Genealogical Society Libraries: A Treasure Trove of Family Histories," OLAQ, Vol. 24. No. 1. pp32-34. 

Lectures

• Genealogy 101: Getting Started
• Genealogy 102: Next Steps
• Analyzing and Evaluating Vital Record Information
• Fact or Fiction? Analyzing Online Family Trees
• Did Your Ancestors Belong to a Fraternal Organization?
• Abstracting, Extracting, and Transcribing Records
• Analyzing Information and Creating a Research Plan
• Cemetery Research (can also be a 3-hour workshop)
• Census Records, the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
• There Were State Censuses, Too
• Federal Census Non-Population Schedules
• Researching in Church Records
• City Directories
• Why You Should Research the Collateral Lines
• Courthouse Records Beyond Probate and Land Records
• Create a Presentation to Share Your Family History
• Death Records: Medical Terminology and Epidemic
• Deciphering Old Handwriting
• Tips for Getting the Most Out of FamilySearch.org
• Homestead Records
• Immigration
• Early Immigration Records 1600s – 1855
• Using Land Records to Fill in the Blanks
• Platting Your Ancestor's Land
• Maps for Genealogists
• Military Research – Civil War Records
• Military Research – Civil War Pensions
• Military Research - Indian Wars
• Military Research - Revolutionary War
• Military Research - Spanish-American War
• Military Research - War of 1812
• Naturalization Records
• Newspaper Research
• Resources for Free Online Newspapers
• Finding Newspapers from Other Countries
• Researching Oregon Trail Ancestors
• Genealogy Resources at the Oregon State Archives
• Researching the Oregon Territory
• Passenger Lists
• Passports
• Periodical Research
• Researching in Railroad Records
• Tax Lists Help Solve Genealogy Problems
• Using Timelines to Break Through Brick Walls
• Will and Probate Records
• WPA - Works Projects Administration

Repositories

• Oregon State Archives
• University of Oregon
• Lane County History Museum
• County Courthouses in Benton, Coos, Crook, Douglas, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion counties

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Certificates

• Genealogical Institute on Federal Records
• Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh now the GRIP Genealogy Institute
  • AI Genealogy Seminar: From Basics to Breakthroughs
  • Answering the Call of Uncle Sam: Research in Military Records
  • Irish Research II
  • Irish Research III - Irish Law & Government Documents
  • Land and Property Records
• Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
  • Writing and Publishing for Genealogists
  • Genealogy as a Profession
• National Genealogical Society American Genealogical Studies
  • The Basics
  • Guide to Documentation and Source Citation
• Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
  • Advanced Genealogical Methods
  • Intermediate Foundations
  • Norwegian, Danish & Icelandic Research
  • Pennsylvania Germans & Research in the Keystone State
  • Researching Like a Professional
  • Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War

Affiliations

• Genealogical Speakers Guild
• Association of Professional Genealogists - Oregon Chapter
• National Genealogical Society
• Oregon Genealogical Society
• Genealogical Forum of Oregon
• Ohio Genealogical Society
• Seattle Genealogical Society
• Tennessee Genealogical Society
• Utah Genealogical Association
• Virginia Genealogical Society

Degrees
Bachelor of Arts in Management (Bushnell University)

Documents
Dawn Carlile's 2024 Lecture List