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 […]
I have updated my listing of genealogy presentations for 2025. Most are virtual, but a few are in-person. https://genealogybypaula.com/speaking/ The first in-person one is in Sun City, Arizona on Saturday, 15 February. They wanted me back. It’s a great group of researchers. Many of the Webinars are for genealogical societies or libraries where I have […]
Still thinking about a membership in Legacy Family Tree Webinars? Here are at atsome reasons to do it now for NEW memberships only! I’ve heard there are some special things happening in 2025. Get 50% off a full year’s webinar membership (new memberships only). Membership provides 24/7 access to 2,300+ full-length genealogy classes. PLUS all […]
Catching up on some social media reading and saw this on the Facebook page for Cyndi’s List. I thought some of my readers would be interested. I’ve heard great things about these virtual educational groups and that some are getting close to being full. https://genealogypants.com/studygroups/ngsq-study-groups/
Not yet joining us? There aren’t many seats left! Join well-known main speakers Judy G. Russell and Blaine Bettinger along with more than a dozen other speakers for this extravaganza of learning. I’ll be presenting sessions on Friday and Saturday and participating in the Northland Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists “Ask a Genealogist” […]
A news release from Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s List. about this great online opportunity. These groups have been receiving praise all over social media (That statement is from me not Cyndi!). Registration is now open for the MGD Study Group – Mastering Genealogical Documentation, an eight-week beginning principles course, led by Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s […]
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 […]
Unlocking the Past, Shaping the Future. Two fantastic, featured speakers plus 12 additional speakers await you in October. A pre-conference DNA day, a Friday evening banquet, vendors, and a syllabus to boot. The Minnesota Genealogical Society conferences have education, discussions, and more for every level and of family historian. I will be presenting two sessions […]
Not your ancestry? Oh, it’s still worth an hour of your time. You never know what you might learn about oral history, what someone with Asia-Pacific ancestry might ask you about in six months, or simply expanding your history knowledge. When I was doing publicity for and co-chairing large genealogy conferences, I often suggested that […]
Friday, August 2, 2024 is just under a month away. That is the date for the release of the course titles for the 2025 edition of the GRIP Genealogy Institute. The announcement will be live on Facebook. I’ll share more details about 2025 once I receive them later in July. The virtual Zoom week of […]