Archive for the ‘Methodology & Skillbuilding’ category
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, coedited the NGS Quarterly (2019–22) and served two terms as a trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. She lectures and teaches at national conferences and institutes on skill-building topics and research methodology. Her personal and client resear...
Kate Townsend is a professional genealogist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she owns Family History Investigations, LLC. Kate started her professional career as an investigator at a large financial institution and two consulting firms. She brings these investigative techniques to her genealo...
Jewish Genealogy in Eastern Europe–Miriam Weiner SESSION: F346 TRACK: Jewish TITLE: Jewish Roots in the Former USSR: What’s New and Where is it? Miriam Weiner is a Certified Genealogist Emeritus and was the first person to be certified in Jewish genealogy. She s...
Homesteading Women, Resolving Evidence Conflicts, and Managing a Project–Rebecca Whitman Koford SESSION: W128 TRACK: Methodology TITLE: Controlling Chaos: Managing a Genealogical Project SESSION: T211 TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding TITLE: Appreciating Confli...
