Archive for the ‘Workshops’ category

Videos of our recent conference question and answer Zoom sessions are now available on the NGS YouTube Channel. Sessions were held on 9 February and 14 March 2023. The videos provide overviews of the main conference and pre-conference activities including tours, the BCG Educational Fund workshop, FO...

March 29, 2023 by Matt Menashes

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...

February 21, 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

Bienvenidos – Welcome to NGS Hispanic Research Methodology Workshop The 2020 National Genealogical Society (NGS), Family History Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah this May 20-23. NGS is offering several conference workshops that are sure to be a BIG hit and fill up fast. This Hi...

February 20, 2020 by Valerie Elkins

So You Have Native American Ancestry, Now What? Dream Catcher photo courtesy of UpSplash Do you dream of finding your Native American ancestors? It is not a just a family story, you actually have Native American ancestry –  now, you are not sure where to go to next. The National Genealogical ...

February 7, 2020 by Valerie Elkins

“Thought you knew a lot about Swedish research? Think again!” The National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2020 Family History Conference will be held this May 20-23, in Salt Lake City. Due to the close proximity of the world renown Family History Library, NGS is able to call upon the many excellent...

January 27, 2020 by Erin Shifflett

  What workshop should I take? One of the many extra benefits of attending the NGS Family History 2020 Conference that is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the close proximity of the conference center to the Family History Library and the access to their outstanding research specialists. C...

December 16, 2019 by Valerie Elkins

ProQuest will again sponsor Librarian’s Day, an annual pre-conference program open to librarians who work with family history patrons. Registration is required. The full day program will be held at the Convention Center. Attend and learn more about the resources, outreach, and services offere...

ProQuest will again sponsor Librarian’s Day, an annual pre-conference program open to librarians who work with family history patrons. Registration is required. The full day program will be held at the Grand Rapids Public Library and runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The program will focus his...