Check your calendars! This coming August right here in the Twin Cities area. Join us for this new course. Registration has opened for MIGRATION TO AND THROUGH THE MIDWEST — a first of its kind two-day institute-style course that will provide education for genealogists and family historians on 18-19 August at the Minnesota Genealogy Center, […]
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. […]
It’s just over 3 months till the 2023 virtual week of the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). The wide variety of courses provide education on almost everything genealogical. The course I have told you about does still have some openings after last week’s rush to register. Not everyone had free time to do that registration […]
Time sure flys! Tomorrow, February 22, 2023 is when online registration starts for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. June courses are virtual, July courses are in-person. Each is a week-long event. Smart genealogists view the courses and then the registration page details so they are ready on Wednesday. As coordinators and instructors, my colleagues […]
ONLY 3 more days until online registration opens for the 2023 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh! Week-long genealogical education. Won’t you consider joining us for this live virtual course? You won’t have to wear shoes, can make your own coffee or lemonade, and can start a load of laundry or feed your pets during the […]
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 […]
The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh is in its eleventh year in 2022. I am fortunate to have been involved from the discussion stage to today! I hope you have February 16th marked on your calendar for the opening of online registration. Courses: https://www.gripitt.org/courses/ Registration details: https://www.gripitt.org/registration/ Please read this page well before February 16th […]
The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) will conduct eighteen courses next year live via Zoom. The live courses via Zoom have worked well in 2020 and 2021. The two weeks in June and July have some new courses as well as returning favorites. For details of each course, please visit the GRIP registration page which […]
Details from a BCG Press Release on this unique opportunity for African American genealogists! Applications for scholarships for African Americans to participate in national genealogical institutes are due 15 March 2021, the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (BCG) announced today. This scholarship, established in 2020, is named after the first board-certified African American genealogist, Paul Edward […]
I have been teaching at genealogical institutes since the early 1990s. These have included in-person courses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah. I have presented in-person seminars in many states. In recent years, I have been presenting online webinars. This summer has included being part of 2 week-long online institute courses via Zoom. Would I […]