My work this week? Final Preparation for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Northern Plains Course.

The 29th annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) takes place January 22-26, 2024, virtually. With the increase in various viruses spreading, that virtual part is smart news. I am working on the final touches in my presentations for Course 8: “Researching Along the Northern Plains” that is coordinated by Gary Ball-Kilbourne. The syllabus material […]

Free Board for Certification of Genealogists Sponsored 2024 Webinars

Registration for the Board for Certification of Genealogists’ (BCG) twelve monthly webinars in 2024 is now live at its partner website Legacy Family Tree Webinars. (https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/?category=visit-www-bcgcertification-org).   BCG Upcoming Webinars Dates, topics, and speakers are shown below: 16 Jan 2024 Shannon Green, CG “The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS): A Review” 20 Feb 2024 Jerry Smith, […]

Native American recognition in a movie and at the Golden Globes, Lily Gladstone!

Have you had the opportunity to watch the movie, Killers of the Flower Moon? It is based on a true story about the discovery of oil on Osage Nation Land in Oklahoma. Members of the Osage Nation were being murdered, many involved in supposedly trying to solve the murders were not honest, and finally the […]

It’s time! 2024 Legacy Family Tree Webinars registration is now open!

Registration is now open for an amazing year of genealogical presentations with topics for the U.S., Canada, and other countries. 112 speakers for 2024 from 14 countries! Education from the comfort of your own desk or easy chair. Do you know a lot about genealogy research and records? I bet you don’t know everything and […]

News update on GRIP (GRIP Genealogy Institute) for 2024

More genealogical education planning for your 2024 calendar! The coming year’s edition of GRIP will feature one week of courses online in June and in July an in-person lineup of courses in Pittsburgh. View the course titles for each week at https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/. In case you haven’t heard yet, the founding directors of GRIP, Debbie Lichtner […]

2024 peek at Legacy Family Tree Webinar presenters: genealogy galore!

I hope you have your Legacy Family Tree Webinar membership ready to go for 2024. Today they released the photos of the big lineup of 2024 speakers. The speakers are in alphabetical order by first name. I follow Paul and Paul and am followed by Paula. As always, that makes me sing a few bits […]