Pam Stone Eagleson is a researcher, writer, and educator. Certified since 2005 by the Board for Certification of Genealogists, Pam has served on the boards of both the Association of Professional Genealogists and the National Genealogical Society. She lectures on genealogy sources and pro...

February 21, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

  Annette Burke Lyttle owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. She...

February 21, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

  Diane L. Richard has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and, since 2004, she has professionally focused on the records of North Carolina and southern states. She regularly contributes to Internet Genealogy and has authored over 500 articles on genealogy topics. Since 2016 she has b...

February 21, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Two presenters, Robbie Johnson, CG®, and Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG®, will be conducting their “Putting Skills to Work” sessions with the same goal in mind, but from two different perspectives and with two different case studies. Registrants will have access to both programs and...

February 21, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Nicole Gilkison LaRue, CG, is a full-time professional genealogist for the federal government with articles in NGS Magazine, NGSQ, and OnBoard. Research interests include women, “brick-wall” obstacles, and paleography. Session Number: T115 Title: Did My Family Get Skipped? Mining ...

February 13, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

As the local host society for the NGS 2023 Family History Conference in Richmond from 31 May to 3 June, the Virginia Genealogical Society (VGS) invites you to join us for an amazing variety of lectures and special events which emphasize the conference theme, “Virginia, Deep Roots of a Nation.�...

February 13, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Dedicated to genealogy since 1986, Daniel Horowitz was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for My Roots” in Venezuela for fifteen years. He was a board member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS...

February 13, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Margaret R. Fortier, CG, researcher, lecturer, and writer, has expertise in immigration and naturalization, particularly for Italian, Portuguese, and French-Canadian ancestors. Session: F245 Title: Andiamo! Finding Your Italian Family Knowing the history and context of Italian Americans help...

February 8, 2023 by Teresa Kelley
FOCUS 2023

Judy Nimer Muhn is a professional genealogist, society leader, NGS board member and Awards Committee chair, blogger, international speaker, and owner of Lineage Journeys, specializing in French-Canadian, Indigenous, and Scottish research.  Beginning as a family historian at the age of 12, Judy...

February 8, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Judy Nimer Muhn is a professional genealogist, society leader, NGS board member and Awards Committee chair, blogger, international speaker, and owner of Lineage Journeys, specializing in French-Canadian, Indigenous, and Scottish research. Beginning as a family historian at the age of 12, Judy ha...

February 8, 2023 by Teresa Kelley