Lecturer at the semi-annual Family History Center seminars since the early 1990s. In 1999 jim started teaching as an adult education instructor in computerized genealogy topics for the Folsom-Cordova Adult education center with teaching credentials in Computer applications and Programming. His genealogy pursuits include the “Guild of One name studies” for surname Rader. He is also the coordinator for the Rader surname study at Family Tree DNA. He has researched all Rader families, with many books in print and two websites www.rader.org and www.jimrader.com where you can see his books and many pages of information.