Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Writing /Publishing

Pam Vestal specializes in conducting extensive family history research and then turning the genealogical facts into illustrated stories than anyone can enjoy.  After a 20-year career as a professional writer, Pam turned her full attention to her longtime love of genealogy.  Since then, her articles have appeared in the National Genealogy Society Magazine, the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and the Federation of Genealogical Society's Forum magazine.  As a national speaker, her lectures have taken her all over the United States.
 

Lectures
Topics include: 

• What the Heck Does That Say? Overcoming the Challenge of Difficult Handwriting
• Pinning Down Your Ancestors' Locations
• How to Write Ancestral Stories Your Relatives Will Want to Read
• Voting Records: Genealogy's Best Kept Secret
• Beyond Names and Dates: Filling in the Stories of Our Female Ancestors
• Why They Left, Where They Went, and What Their Journeys Can Reveal
• Finding What You Need and Making the Most of What You Find
• Teasing Out the Hidden Story Behind the Genealogical Facts
• Was Your Ancestor Truly Gone or Just Hidden Within the Records?
• Tracking Down Your Eastern European Ancestors
• Genealogical Pits I Have Fallen Into and How to Avoid Them!
• Discovering the Richness of Your Ancestor’s Life in End-of-Life Records