Speaker Opportunities
Need a speaker about history or an historical event? Want some motivation to study history or write? Check out the list of suggested talks below, then contact Donna. She would love to come talk to your history group, writing or book group, or even a group of your friends! ​ Don't see a topic you are interested in? Peruse Donna's blog or suggest an idea for her. She may well offer to create a topic just for you and yours!
Perfect for just about any group: history, lifestyle, family, education, etc.
Making History Come To Life for Your Children and Grandchildren
An engaging power point presentation based on Donna's book of the same name about the most important reasons why we should make history a part of our daily lives and how to do so in easy, step-by-step ways. ​ We live in an era when our connection with the past, which is so vital to our future, has been ruptured over and again. Young people and children see history as faded and boring, not flashy and exciting like video games and movies. Schools teach facts and avoid time-worn documents, diaries, and the words of the very people who lived before us. This presentation is good for just about any group or club interested in history and how to interest our young people in the same.
Perfect for the semi-sesquencentennial!
The 1778 Big Siege of Fort Boonesborough and the Winning of the American West During the American Revolution
In early September 1778, 400 Shawnee warriors surrounded the fledgling settlement fort of Boonesborough in today's Kentucky. That day, Daniel Boone gave the settlers' a choice - surrender or face death. ​A quick, concise historical account and power-point presentation of the 1778 Big Siege of Fort Boonesborough, its impact on the vastness and richness of the trans-Appalachian region, and the high stakes game that ultimately the siege won for young United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1783. ​Based on historical accounts, and Donna's book The Big Siege of Fort Boonesborough and the Winning of the American West, this is a perfect presentation for history clubs, genealogy clubs, and national societies such as The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Ideal for history, genealogy groups, and others . . .
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Oceans of Darkness, Oceans of Light: The Legacy of George Fox and the Quakers
The Society of Friends, or Quakers, as they were often called, were not the same as the Puritans, the Amish, the Mennonites, or the Shakers. The Quakers had a distinct history of their own. Their belief in peace and quietness, simple words, and their refusal to participate in military service not only clashed with the aforementioned groups, but put them on the receiving end of persecutions and scorn by public officials, friends, neighbors, and acquaintance. Records are rife with imprisonments, fines, and the costs they paid for their beliefs. ​ An intriguing power-point presentation of the beginning of Quakerism in England, its early movement into America, and its early beliefs, practices, and lifestyle, especially in regard to the Virginia Quakers, a long-forgotten and often misunderstood smaller sect. The presentation can be tailored to genealogy groups with references regarding resource and reserach material, or it can be about Quakers and their legacy in the colonies. The latter choice would be ideal for history, reading, and writing groups.
Perfect for just about any group: history, lifestyle, family, education, writing, etc.
Writing Your Story
How to use the 5 steps in the writing process to craft the story your were destined to share with the world!
An engaging power point presentation about the most important reasons why we should make history a part of our daily lives and how to do so in easy, step-by-step ways. ​We live in an era when our connection with the past, which is so vital to our future, has been ruptured over and again. Young people and children see history as faded and boring, not flashy and exciting like video games and movies. Schools teach facts and avoid time-worn documents, diaries, and the words of the very people who lived before us. ​ This presentation is good for just about any group or club interested in history and how to interest our young people in the same.
Perfect for a women's group or history group that wants to know more about the NSDAR.
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
A journey honoring community service, preservation of history and genealogy, and ongoing education.
Founded in 1890, after the Sons of the American Revolution refused to admit women into their group, the NSDAR has been going strong for over 130 years. From humble beginnings in the home of Mary Cabell, to the magnificent Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., the NSDAR currently boasts over 180,000 members worldwide and continue to honor their commitments to historical preservation, fostering patriotism, and education. Donna takes you on a quick look into the history of the society, its never-changing objectives, and its service projects of both the past and the present. This presentation is perfect for history or women's groups seeking more information on the group.
I loved hearing so many ideas for making our family history be part of our descendants' fiber. Donna drove home the point that when we see how our ancestors did hard things, we will know we can do hard things also.
Donna's "Bringing History to Life for Your Children and Grandchildren" is a must-see for everyone interested in history and making it more real for their families.
Attendee Testimonials
We really enjoyed finding out the important ways to make history come alive for our children. I can't wait to dive into a summer project with my daughter and put faces with names that we discuss. Our history is so important and these tips are another way to make learning about our ancestors fun. Thank you!
Ideas galore at Donna's presentations. Walk away and immediately start taking steps!
Terrific Program
Donna, is an outstanding speaker. Her research and knowledge of history is excellent and her presentation well thought out. She truly makes history fun!!
Praise for Donna's presentations!
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