Listening to the Voices of our Ancestors – Going Beyond Coincidence and Synchronicity to Develop your Intuitive Genealogical Abilities

Speaker: Megan Reilly Koepsell

When it comes to genealogy and discovering details about the lives of our ancestors, we tend to chalk similar experiences up to coincidence and luck. But is that all it is? Or is it something more? Through a series of extraordinary experiences with ancestors visiting her in dreams, and through heightened senses and feelings of inexplicable knowing, author Megan Reilly Koepsell came to realize that her ancestors were reaching out to her. In her presentation for CGS on March 18, 2023, Megan will share experiences of synchronicity and serendipity featured in her best-selling book Listening to the Voices of Our Ancestors: A Practical Manual for Developing Your Intuitive Genealogical Abilities. She will also give practical advice for helping to develop your own intuitive genealogical abilities to become aware of how your own ancestors might be working in your own research and life.

Bio

Megan Reilly Koepsell is a retired registered nurse and lives in Highlands Ranch.  She has had a life-long interest in family history and has been spending nearly every available waking moment doing genealogy for over a decade and is working on accreditation with ICAPGEN. Her first book, “Listening to the Voices of Our Ancestors: A Practical Manual for Developing Your Intuitive Genealogical Abilities” was released in 2020 and quickly made the Top 10 on the list of genealogy books on Amazon. She is currently working on several sequels. Following the birth of her first grandchild, Megan was inspired to write a series of children’s genealogy books titled, “My Grammie is a Genealogist” and “My Grandpa is a Genealogist” which were released on Amazon in February 2022. Both titles are available in boy and girl grandchild versions. Megan is the president of the Colorado Genealogical Society and a regular presenter on genealogical programs in the Denver Metro area. She previously served as both past president and vice president/program chair for the Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society as well as the Members’ Interest Surnames chairperson for WISE (Wales Ireland Scotland England Family History Society). She has served on the genealogy committee of Clan Johnston/e of North America since 2017..