About Carly

Carly Lane Morgan, J.D., is the owner of Family Tree Notebooks, a simple system that uses digital worksheets to create family history books, and Genealogy is Boring, a sister brand that sells family history Canva templates.

Carly has been writing, selling, and speaking on entrepreneurship and genealogy since leaving the legal profession in 2009. She is privileged to serve on the board for the California Genealogical Society, the National Genealogical Society D.E.I. committee, the Association of Professional Genealogists D.E.I. committee, and the media team for RootsTech. 

Contact: Carly@familytreenotebooks.com

Presentations Given

26 Feb 2024, Using Social Media to Build an Engaged Audience, Nor Cal APG Chapter

6 Jan 2024, Using Social Media for Genealogy Research, Orange County California Genealogical Society 

6 Jan 2024, Three Chinese Women in America, Orange County California Genealogical Society 

19 Oct 2023, Workshop: Planning a Year's Worth of Social Media Content in One Workshop, Association of Professional Genealogists

13 Oct 2023, Archiving Social Media, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

10 Jun 2023, Family Tree Notebooks, Grand Strand Genealogy Club of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

18 Oct 2022, Using Social Media to Grow Your Genealogy Society or Business, California Genealogical Society

11 Oct 2022, Using Social Media for Research, California Genealogical Society

4 Oct 2022, Saving Social Media for Family History, California Genealogical Society

28 May 2022, Organizing Non-traditional Parent Relationships on the Family Tree, National Genealogical Society Conference, Sacramento, California

26 May 2022, Three Chinese Women in America: Following the Paper Trail, National Genealogical Society Conference, Sacramento, California

26 Oct 2021, Family Tree Notebooks, Family History Society of Arizona

1 Mar 2020, Plan a Year's Worth of Social Media Content in One Workshop, Alt Summit, Palm Springs, California

28 Feb 2020, Archiving Social Media, RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Utah

26 Mar 2019, Planning a Year's Worth of Social Media Content in One Weekend, Alt Summit, Palm Springs, California

27 Mar 2018, Planning a Year's Worth of Social Media Content in One Weekend, Alt Summit, Palm Springs, California