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The Mobile Conference App for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2017 Family History Conference is now available. This conference will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 10‒13 May 2017. The NGS Conference App is available for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, and web-enabled dev...

Books & Things (www.mygenealogybooks.com) carries a wide assortment of books used by family historians, including genealogy research guides, county histories, vital records, and social histories. Books & Things’ website has less than a third of the company’s 3,000-plus books available o...

You Can Ask Me! Do you want to help at the NGS conference in Raleigh in May? You’ve been hearing about the conference for a while and we have a simple job that anyone can do. You don’t need to be registered for the conference to do this and you don’t need to know about genealogy. If you’re f...

Lynn Moore McCreery is genealogist for the First Illinois Company and Kentucky Trace Company of The Jamestowne Society, registrar for the Colonial Dames of America, and genetic genealogist for the Western United Cherokee. Using modern DNA testing, she finds the place where oral history and science m...

Time is running out for speakers—as well as organizations interested in sponsoring lectures—to submit lecture proposals for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2018 Family History Conference, Paths to Your Past, to be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2–5 May 2018. All proposals must be sub...

Sachs Photography W131, NIGR to Gen-Fed: The Tradition Continues with Malissa Ruffner, CG Gen-Fed Alumni Luncheon, 12:15 pm, Wednesday, 10 May 2017 (Registration Required – $32.00) The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) is the oldest genealogical institute in the country. But ...

Only one week remains to take advantage of an Early Bird discount on registration for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Family History Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, 10-13 May. Registration must be received online or postmarked by 27 March 2017.  After that date, the NGS member price...

Native American, F319, “The Moravians and the Cherokees: From Piedmont to Tahlequah” 9:30 am, Friday, 12 May 2017 Native American, F359, “Researching Native American Tribal Genealogy” 4 pm, Friday, 12 May 2017 Speaker BIO: Rick Fogarty is a professional genealogical researcher and lecturer ...

NGS Press Release, Arlington, Va, 7 MARCH 2017 Registration is now open to the press, social media writers, bloggers, radio show hosts, and other media to register for official media credentials for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2017 Family History Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1...

Methodology, W160, “Divorce Records in Genealogical Research,” 4 pm, Wednesday, 10 May 2017 Historical Context, F327, “Grandma’s Treasure Chest Revisited,” 11 am, Friday, 12 May 2017 BCG Skillbuilding, S441, “Expanding Your Views: Knowing Your Research Locales,” 2:30 pm, Saturday...