Date: November 18, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa, and via Zoom

Sharing Your Research with the Non-genealogists in Your Family

Presenter Sue Schlichting  You are so excited to share the latest discovery with family, only to get a less than enthusiastic response. Learn how to creatively share and pass on your genealogical research and heirlooms to your family, including the reluctant ones!

Sue Schlichting of Pursuing Your Past, grew up on the family farm in Eastern Nebraska. She has over 30 years of research experience. Her expertise is in Midwestern research with an emphasis in German and Swedish records.

Sue enjoys sharing her passion for family history and seeks out creative ways to preserve and share family artifacts and stories with the non-genies in her family.

Sue Schlichting has been a professional genealogist since 2018. She is a graduate of the ProGen Study course, a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society and Daughters of the American Revolution. She volunteers her time as the local church historian, editor of her family’s annual newsletter and serves on the Outreach committee for the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society.

Sue is a genealogist, speaker, teacher and coach.