Articles & Webinars

Jan Joyce, “Merging Identities Across State Lines Identifies the Father of Maryland-Born David Lynn Dewitt," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 114 (September 2026: 181-196.

Coming soon:

Stop Hiding Behind Sources: Writing with Confidence Beyond Records-Speak and Author Intrusion

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Creating and Using Locality Guides as Genealogical Tools,” National Genealogical Society Magazine, V 48, no 3 (July - September 2022): 31-35.

Jan M. Joyce, “Susan Gliddon of Bridgerule, Devon, England; and Summit County, Ohio: One Person or Two?” National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 105 (December 2017): 261-272.

Coming soon:

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL®, AG® "Left Behind Dead or Alive: Finding Answers from Those Who Remained" lecture, 2026 Legacy Family Tree Webinars (Online live webinar: 15 December 2026).

Jan Joyce, CG®, CGL(SM), "Consult via…Explore with…Discover through…Literature Reviews" lecture, 2022 Legacy Family Tree Webinars - a 2022 Reisinger lecture, (Online live webinar: 7 October 2022).

Jan M. Joyce, CG, CGL, “Creative Hypothesis Development for Complex Genealogy Problems,” lecture, 2020 Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Webinar Series, (Online live webinar: 21 January 2020).

Coming soon:

Nobody's FANs: Why Local Officials are Overlooked Members of Our FAN Clubs

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Diving Deep Into Analysis,” Crossroads Magazine, V 19, no 1 (Winter 2024): 28-37.

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “SLIG Wants You!...to Propose a New Course,” Crossroads Magazine, V 19, no 1 (Winter 2024): 14-16. 

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Literature Reviews are not just for Academicians! Advance Your Genealogy Research,” Crossroads Magazine, V 16, no 1 (Winter 2021): 28-32.

Jan Joyce, “Hypothesis Development to Solve Genealogical Challenges:  Conflicting Evidence for George Joyce and the 1800 Census,” Crossroads, 12 (Summer 2017).

Writing Contest 2nd Place Winner 2025:

“Chaos or Confusion...Which One Led to Conflicting Direct Evidence for Identifying the Father of John Spikerman of Akron, Summit County, Ohio?”  Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly, V 66, no 3: 299-311.

Writing Contest Overall Winner 2024:

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Using Indirect and Negative Evidence to Identify John Noggle as Sarah Noggle’s Father in Early Nineteenth Century Wayne County, Ohio,” Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly, V 65, no 2: 186-196.

Writing Contest Overall Winner 2023:

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Indirect Evidence Proves Sarah Headley as Mother of Ohio-Born Barney Dewitt,” Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly, V 65, no 2: 213-220.

Jan Joyce Ahrens, “Using Indirect Evidence and Sibling Relationships to Prove Mary Duey as the Mother of Samuel Joyce,” Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly, V 57, no 2: 161-166.

Coming soon:

Beyond the Certificate: Closing Our Experience Gaps in Genealogy

Jan M. Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM) “How’s My Writing? Guidelines for Constructive Yet Tactful Peer Reviewing,” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, XXXIV, no 4 (December 2019): 24-29.

Jan M. Joyce, DBA “Developing Creative Hypotheses to Solve Genealogical Challenges,” Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, XXXIII, no 4 (December 2018): 15-20.

Jan M. Joyce, “Marketing for Genealogists – Developing Products and Getting Referrals” lecture, 2020 Association of Professional Genealogists – Webinar Series, (Online live webinar: 20 April 2020).

Scholar Award Winner

Jan M. Joyce, “796 Acres Acquired in 36 Years: A Story of Land Acquisition and Its Cagey Distribution in Holmes County, Ohio,” (December 2018).

Jan Joyce, “The Art of the Abstract: A Skill That Still Matters,” OnBoard, V 32, no 3, (September 2026): 3-4. 

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Effective Research Questions,” OnBoard, V 31, no 1, (January 2025): 4-5. 

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Top Ten Questions about the BCG Pilot Program,” OnBoard, V 30, no 2, (May 2024): 12-13. 

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Defining, Understanding, and Seeking the Negatives,” OnBoard, V 30, no 1, (January 2024): 1-3. 

Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL(SM), AG®, “Yes, Online Memorials and Family Trees Can Provide Direct Evidence,” OnBoard, V 29, no 2, (May 2023): 4.