Archive for the ‘Program’ category

  C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGLSM, is an educator, consultant, and lecturer. She is the education chair for the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc.; the membership chair for the Genealogical Speakers Guild; on the faculty of The National Institute for Genealogical Studies; a volunteer on a nu...

March 21, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Highlight your organization and enter the 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase by 17 March. Societies, libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations are encouraged to submit videos and share creative or innovative projects and programs to inspire the genealogy and family history community. Winners and ...

March 10, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

  Diana Elder, AG®, is a professional genealogist accredited in the Gulf South region of the United States. Diana authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide and co-authored the companion volume, Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist’s Guide to Finding and Confirming Ance...

March 2, 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.â€...

February 13, 2023 by Teresa Kelley

Far East Deep South Documentary to Screen Friday Afternoon Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam will screen their film Far East Deep South Friday at 4 PM at the NGS conference.  The film is an award-winning documentary produced and directed by them. Chiu’s search for answers about h...

March 2, 2022 by Roger Prince

Don’t Forget Tuesday When You Register for the Conference! NGS continues to expand programs for its genealogy society, library, archive, and museum members following the merger in 2020 with the Federation of Genealogical Societies. In 2021, NGS introduced the Focus on Soci...

February 17, 2022 by Roger Prince

2022 SLAM! Submissions Due March 15th The SLAM! Idea Showcase is in its second year in 2022 and the call for posts and videos is out now.  Societies, libraries, archives and museums (SLAM) are encouraged to enter submissions through March 15th for this year’s event. This ye...

February 9, 2022 by Roger Prince

Sacramento 2022 Program is Now Available! The program for the National Genealogical Society’s 2022 Family History Conference is now available online as a downloadable brochure. This year’s conference, to be held 24-28 May 2022 in Sacramento, California, is our first to offer both an in-pe...

January 10, 2022 by Roger Prince

Why was Our American Mosaic chosen as the Conference Theme? The theme of the 2022 conference is Our American Mosaic, celebrating the rich diversity of the United States, as well as the country’s most populous state, California. Appropriately, the official logo of the conference represents th...

November 11, 2021 by Roger Prince

The 2020 NGS Family History Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Salt Palace Convention Center, one block from the Family History Library. The conference program is now available online and as a downloadable conference brochure. This year’s program, Echoes of Our Ancestors, fea...

November 27, 2019 by Valerie Elkins