Archive for the ‘Methodology & Skillbuilding’ category

Using DNA to Solve Complex Genealogy Problems—Karen Stanbary SESSION: T221 TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding  TITLE:  Follow the Trail of Records and DNA from Ireland to Oregon (1810-1860) SESSION: F345 TRACK: Methodology  TITLE:  A Giant Logic Puzzle:  An Overview of Visual Phasing. Ka...

April 22, 2022 by Roger Prince

Focus on Assembling Research and Adhering to Standards—LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson SESSION: W111 TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding  TITLE:  Why Standards are for Everyone SESSION: T205 TRACK: Methodology           TITLE:  Assembling Research Results LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM,...

April 20, 2022 by Roger Prince

It Gets Even Better Offline–Tom Jones SESSION: W155 TRACK: Methodology  TITLE:  It Gets Even Better Offline Tom Jones is back with another fascinating talk.  This time he will present three case studies that demonstrate how leads developed using online research led to materials not availa...

April 18, 2022 by Roger Prince

Excitement Grows as Opening Day Approaches for the NGS 2022 Family History Conference in Sacramento A Message from Jane Knowles Lindsey, NGS Local Host Society Chair My excitement is mounting as the first, live, in-person national family history conference in three years draws near!  In just over...

April 17, 2022 by Roger Prince

African American and Mexican Cowboys—Janice Lovelace SESSION: W148  TRACK: Western States  TITLE:  Were all the Cowboys White:  Finding Mexican and African American Cowboys SESSION: T252  TRACK: African American  TITLE:  Telling Their Stories:  African American Women’s Stories...

April 15, 2022 by Roger Prince

How NGS Conferences Shaped Tom Jones as a Genealogist In early March, NGS sent out an email with excerpts from an interview with Tom Jones that nicely summarized the value of attending NGS Conferences.  For those who missed it, here is the text of that email again. Tom Jones has helped so many of...

April 13, 2022 by Roger Prince

The Legal Genealogist Will Give Four Talks at Sacramento—Judy Russell SESSION: W117  TRACK: Records and Repositories  TITLE:  Las Leyes de California: Spanish Colonial Laws and the Records They Produced SESSION: T251  TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding                 TITLE:  Marg...

April 13, 2022 by Roger Prince

Tools to Help with the 1950 Census….and More—Stephen P. Morse SESSION: S427  TRACK: Records and Repositories  TITLE:  Getting Ready for the 1950 Census: Searching With and Without a Name Index There is much excitement about the release of the 1950 census on April 1st this year.  So...

April 11, 2022 by Roger Prince

Asian American and Pacific Islander Genealogy There are 14 lectures in the Chinese American and Asian and Pacific Islander tracks.  Wed 25 May 11:30 AM Researching Recent Immigrant Ancestors in Regional Repositories Michael D. Lacopo, DVM Wed 25 May 2:30 PM USCIS Genealogy Program:  Certifi...

March 8, 2022 by Roger Prince

NGS to Live Stream Ten Lectures During its Family History Conference in May The National Genealogical Society will live stream ten lectures by nationally recognized speakers on some of the most popular topics in the field of genealogy during its 2019 Family History Conference. On Thursday, 09 May,...