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 […]
It’s been a few weeks of planning, meetings, reworking of some sessions, and now it can be announced that GRIP is going virtual in 2020. To keep students, instructors, coordinators and the directors, Debbie and Elissa safe, we are going to teach and attend online. More info will be forthcoming. For the time being, check […]
February 5, 2020. My calendar is marked. See my earlier blog post about registration for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh three weeks of education for genealogists. Choose 1 course or choose a course for each of the three weeks. I will be there the third week teaching and consulting in Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, […]
Yes, it’s January and many of us are seeing snow and cold temperatures. Let’s plan for summer. Join your fellow genealogy enthusiasts for two weeks of quality and extensive education this summer. The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh is fun, too. There is a course that will fit your level of interest and experience. I […]
January. In the U.S. this means the middle of winter. Snow some places, shorter daylight time, and no green tree leaves or wildly blooming flowers. What should you be doing then? Why learning more about family history of course. The annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) takes place 21-26 January 2018. The winter in […]
I suppose that a lot of people in the Northeastern part of the U. S. are already wishing it was summer as they are battening down the hatches for a major snowfall. Now it’s time to think about more genealogy learning this coming summer. In air-conditioned comfort with dorm rooms just steps away from the […]