Decision time. Hints for a holiday gift. Expanding genealogical education. It’s time to check the 2025 course lineup and description of each course and session for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute. June 22-27 is virtual, and July 13-18 is in-person. https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/ I’m partial to a new course that I am coordinating, “Beyond Digging […]
Time to get those calendars out to mark some dates for great education in 2025. This is for those interested in genealogy/familyhistory/history/community history/DNA/AI. I think that covers most of the course contents. It’s time to add the National Genealogical Society’s GRIP Genealogy Institute to those calendars. • 22-27 June 2025, Virtual Courses• 13-18 July 2025, […]
It’s been a busy summer of work for me, and blogging has fallen behind. It’s been a week since the courses for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute (GRIP) were announced. Here’s a quick timeline for some GRIP details including dates you can place on your own calendar. Thank you to the National Genealogical Society for […]
I’m excited. I only know about two of the courses. What are the others? Join live on Facebook at Noon EDT, 11:00 CDT, 10:00 MDT, and 9:00 PDT for the announcement. No registration open yet but at least you will know the course titles and the dates when each will be offered. One week virtual […]
As I do each year, I have heard from prospective students for the GRIP Genealogy Institute course “Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills. No, it’s not a basic level course. Yes, even novice genealogists can learn a lot, but if you have a bit more experience, you will become a better researcher and have a boatload […]
Treat yourself or convince your love interest that attending GRIP virtually in June or in-person in July is the only Valentine’s gift you need this year. February 20th is the opening date for registration. That is only SIX days away. Six, 6, or 3+3 days away. The virtual week is June 23-28 and registration begins […]
The long-running and fabulous Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP or GRIP Genealogy Institute) is now part of the National Genealogical Society. Registration opens 20 February 2024 and NGS promises a full website soon. Among the many courses offered, I will once again be coordinating and teaching the intermediate level course “Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, […]
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 […]
Did you have time to register for a 2023 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) course when registration opened at the end of February? Some courses filled and some have a handful of open seats. Education is a basic part of family history research if you want to do it well. Education should never stop. […]
February 22: Online Registration opens for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. I am the coordinator and lead instructor in the virtual course, Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills offered June 18-23, 2023. This course includes an extensive syllabus, hands-on work, and a suggested homework project. I am also an instructor in that week’s Spirit […]