Permissions Made Simple: Copyright for Family Historians | Andrea Lister
Are you worried that you have given your family story away when you sign up for online services? Do you want to share your family history in a book or on a website or in a YouTube video or social media? Do you want to use photos, maps, text, music, in your book but are not sure what you can use or how to get permission?
DISCLAIMER: Andrea is not a copyright lawyer. This talk is based on her extensive work as an editor, author, and teacher and is not meant as legal advice. Please consult a lawyer if you have copyright questions.
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Andrea Lister
Andrea is the principal of Absolutely Literate, focused on researching and sharing community history. Andrea is a historian whose ancestors came from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany and settled in North America as early as 1620 and as recently as 1923. She was born and raised in British Columbia. Andrea works as a freelance editor and researcher and regularly writes and speaks about researching your family history. She is the winner of the 2025 Susan A. Hill Writing Award from the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia.
