Public Speaking

I’m available for talks and presentations or lectures to students, family history societies, local history societies or locally-based general interest groups

In person or via Zoom.

Topics include a range of genealogy, social history, local- and house-history related topics, ranging from beginner and general-interest through to stories, specific issues or aspects of methodology.

My talks are underpinned by more than fifteen years experience as a qualified lecturer and trainer of adults, as well as a range of relevant qualifications. Find out more by reading my CV on the About Me page.

Following discussion with the organiser, presentations can be tailored to the needs, requirements and prior knowledge of each individual group.

Fee to be agreed, and may vary according to topic, location and type of group.

Please note: All talks are based around PowerPoint presentations
Depending on the technology at your disposal, I can provide a pen-drive, a lap-top, a projector.
What I need from you as an absolute minimum is a room that can be darkened and a blank wall or projector screen.

Feedback from satisfied groups and audience members:

“Janice is an enthusiastic and engaging speaker.”

“Very enthusiastic and well informed speaker.”

“Manages to be authoritative and conversational at the same time, and could also project right to the back of the room!”

About me

Presentations available
Click any image to find out more.
More presentations will be added.

Front cover of a presentation entitled Astonishing Tales our ancestors could tell by Janice Heppenstall. The image features fallen leaves on a cobbled street, with six monochrome photos from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, each in a gold frame, scattered on the leaves.

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Front cover of a PowerPoint presentation entitled A Genealogist's view of 17th century Woodhouse and the Manor of Leeds. The image features an engraving by William Lodge entitled Prospect of Leeds, made around1684-89

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Front cover of a PowerPoint presentation entitled Benjamin Lucas, transported: One Leeds man's experience of nineteenth century criminal justice. The cover features a painting of the ship Lady Penrhyn.
Featured image: Lady Penrhyn, painting by Frank Allen; public domain; Source: Wikipedia

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If you don’t see what you need, want to know more, or would like to discuss the needs of your group, please get in touch.

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Janice in front of rows of bookshelves at Leeds Central Library in May 2023.

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Before deciding if I’m right for your group you might like to watch my 15-minute talk about the Rotten and Pocket Boroughs of the Isle of Wight via YouTube.

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