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Call for Speaker Proposal for NGS 2021 The National Genealogical Society (NGS) Family History Conference is returning to Richmond, Virginia, May 19-21, 2021. The theme for the conference is Virginia: The Deep Roots of the Nation. Richmond, Virginia is a popular venue and will be sure to attract man...
When planning your daily schedule at the conference, make sure to take advantage of the excellent topics being offered at our luncheons. Some attendees may not realize the value of a sponsored luncheon where some of our most skilled genealogists give great advice while you comfortably sit back and ...
Hotel reservations opened today for the National Genealogical Society’s forty-second annual Family History Conference, Echoes of Our Ancestors, which will be held 20-23 May 2020 at the Salt Palace Convention Center (SPCC), 100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference will feature more...
Deconstructing the Neighborhood: Using the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps to Understand Communities Session: S445, Time & Date: Saturday, 11 May 2019, 2:30 p.m. Cheri Daniels Many of us have used the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps to locate our ancestors’ residences or to map out significant str...
New DNA Tools and Features on MyHeritage SESSION: S452, TIME & DATE: Saturday, 11 May 2019, 4:00 p.m. SPONSOR: MyHeritage Daniel Horowitz Today’s affordable, easy-to-use DNA home testing kit can reveal valuable family history information and tell you more about your origins. The DNA Matching ...
Mapping Irish Locations Online SESSION: T223, DATE & TIME: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, 9 May 2019 Pamela Guye Holland Finding Irish records can be confusing because of the many jurisdictions. Using maps to visualize the jurisdictions makes it easy to zero in on where to look for records. This lectur...
German for Genealogists (Track – Records) James M. Beidler SESSION: S455, TIME/DATE: 4 p.m., Saturday, 11 May 2019 When someone thinks they are ending a conversation on German genealogy with “But I don’t know the language,” they need to understand this is actually the starting point. An...
Beginning a Search for Pennsylvania Roots (Track – States) SESSION: F306 / TIME/DATE: 8 a.m. Friday, 10 May 2019 James M. Beidler Pennsylvania didn’t earn its nickname as the “Keystone State” for no reason. It’s estimated that about one in four Americans has ancestors who set foot in...
We hope you enjoyed reading about some of the interesting places and hard-working volunteer societies that make our Conferences worth attending. Beginning today, we will be highlighting some of the speakers, and later the exhibitors, that make NGS Conferences a great learning experience. No matter h...
Washington Historical Society & Four Rivers Genealogical Society Washington Historical Society and Four Rivers Genealogical Society are located in the same building in Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. They are open full time from March through December. Museum collections spotlight the his...
