Articles & Webinars

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Jan Joyce, “Merging Identities Across State Lines Identifies the Father of Maryland-Born David Lynn Dewitt."

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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?”

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, V65, no 2, 2025.

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, V65, no 2, 2025.

Jan Joyce Ahrens, “Using Indirect Evidence and Sibling Relationships to Prove Mary Duey as the Mother of Samuel Joyce,” Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly, 57 (May 2017): 161-166.

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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).

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“The Art of the Abstract: A Skill That Still Matters."

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.