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The following Call for Papers was received from the Ontario Genealogical Society: The Ontario Genealogical Society is now accepting proposals for the OGS Monthly Webinar Series 2016. We are looking for interesting one-hour webinar presentations. *Topics of interest* We invite Continue reading Cal For Papers for the OGS Monthly Webinar Series 2016
The following is from FamilySearch: These classes and workshops are designed to help individuals and families find their ancestors and teach others family history techniques. July 2 – 7:00 P.M. Danish Church Records: Feast Days Webinar. July 9 – 6:00 Continue reading Family History Library Announces Free Webinar Classes for July 2015
SLIG Registration opens on June 20! The following is from UGA: SLIG 2016 offers an amazing line-up of courses and instructors. Feel free to peruse, consider, and compare, but if you want a seat in those classes that fill quickly, Continue reading SLIG 2016 Registration Opens June 20, 9:00 am MDT
The following information on the Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America Fall Seminar was just received: FOLLOW THE PIONEERS: LEAVING GERMANY TO ADJUSTING IN THE NEW WORLD Saturday, October 24, 2015, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Der Dutchman Restaurant, 445 Continue reading Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America 2015 Fall Seminar Announced
The following is from the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research: RALEIGH, North Carolina: Registration is currently open for six courses offered by the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research. “We are very excited about these new courses, covering genetic genealogy; English, Continue reading Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research Announces Courses Running Now Through November
The upcoming SCGS Genealogy Jamboree promises to be better than ever! Bill Dollarhide and I look forward to seeing many of you there. We will be working in exhibit booths 706-709 (the same area as last year). The following information Continue reading Free Live Streaming Sessions from The 46th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree
Bill Dollarhide and I are currently on the road heading back to Orting, Washington, having spent much of last week at the NGS Conference in St. Charles, Missouri. On Sunday we drove from St. Charles to Fort Collins, Colorado. This Continue reading On the Way Home from the NGS Conference
Bill Dollarhide and I drove about 2200 miles to arrive in St. Charles, Missouri just in time to set up as a booth in the exhibit hall at the NGS conference. Family Roots Publishing has only one booth this year, Continue reading The NGS Conference in St. Charles, Missouri
The following announcement is from the Texas State Genealogical Society: TSGS is excited to announce its 2015 Family History Conference will be Oct 30—Nov 1, 2015 in Austin, Texas, and everyone is invited! This three day event will include wonderful Continue reading Texas State Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Conference
EAST EUROPEAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 2015 SEMINAR – Ancestral Evidence – Names, Places and Documents! – August 1, 2015, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Speakers Presentation: WILLIAM “FRED” HOFFMAN – “Understanding Language Variations of East European First Names” and “The How and Why Continue reading East European Genealogical Society 2015 Seminar in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The following is from RootsTech: The RootsTech planning committee is calling for dynamic presentations for the RootsTech and Innovator Summit 2016 events, that will be held February 3–6, 2016. The purpose of these presentations is to inform, instruct, and inspire Continue reading RootsTech 2016 Call For Presentations
The following is from the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 26 MARCH 2015 — Time is running out to submit lecture proposals for the NGS 2016 Family History Conference. Speakers and sponsoring organizations must submit their proposals by 1 April Continue reading NGS 2016 Family History Conference Call for Papers Closes 1 April 2015
The following excerpt is from a fascinating article by Anne Joseph, posted in the March 19, 2015 edition of The Jewish Daily Forward: “No man in Whitechapel drives a busier or a more paying trade than does the shadchan,” observed Continue reading For Richer for Poorer – Historic Jewish Weddings in London’s East End
RootsTech 2015 was an amazing event. For the first time since 1984, I attended a major genealogy event and didn’t feel compelled to stand behind a table in the exhibit hall. I and nearly 24,000 other folks had a great Continue reading RootsTech 2015 Registered 23,918 Attendees over 3 Days of Events
The following is from Thomas McEntee, National Publicity Chair for the conference: February 10, 2015 – Austin, TX – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces that presentation proposals are now being received for its 2016 Conference, “Time Travel: Centuries Continue reading Call for Papers for FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois in 2016 – Deadline is April 10, 2015