We are excited to have Dr. Thomas W. Jones returning to the NGS Family History Conference for three sessions in 2026. Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGG, FASG, FNGS, FUGA, is an award-winning genealogical researcher and educator who has taught at Boston University, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (S...

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The BCG Education Fund Spring 2026 Putting Skills to Work event will be held as part of the National Genealogical Society 2026 Family History Conference. Two independent workshops will be held in-person on Wednesday 27 May 2026. Registration is now open. Attendance is capped at 60 attendees. The fee...

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The NGS 2026 Family History Conference will offer a wide variety of pre-conference workshops that offer in-depth, hands-on learning. These workshops emphasize applied skills and active participation, providing superior learning experiences not found online. Our last post discussed three workshops be...

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The NGS 2026 Family History Conference will offer a wide variety of pre-conference workshops that offer in-depth, hands-on learning. These workshops emphasize applied skills and active participation, providing superior learning experiences not found online. Three workshops will be offered on the mor...

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The NGS 2026 Family History Conference will feature ten interactive sessions that emphasize practice, collaboration, or hands-on learning using worksheets, case packets, maps, visual tools, or guided discussion. These sessions will be limited to about seventy-five participants. No cost enrollment us...

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The NGS 2026 Family History Conference will feature ten interactive sessions that emphasize practice, collaboration, or hands-on learning using worksheets, case packets, maps, visual tools, or guided discussion. These sessions will be limited to about seventy-five participants. No cost enrollment us...

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This year’s NGS Family History Conference offers new in-person learning experiences that are not available anywhere online. Pre-conference workshops offer opportunities to dig deeper into specific topics. These workshops are from three to six hours long with small class sizes. Interactive Sessions...

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The NGS 2026 Family History Conference program will kick off on Thursday, 28 May 2026, 8:00 am ET, with Sunny Jane Morton’s plenary session address on How Learning about the Past Can Change the Future: Family Stories and Intergenerational Identity. As we commemorate America at 250, our gaze swings...

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Registration for the National Genealogical Society’s 2026 Family History Conference “America at 250” is now open. The conference is available as an in-person or virtual experience this year. Pre-conference activities, including some workshops, start as early as Tuesday, 26 May 2025...

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We’re thrilled to announce that the conference agenda is now live! Whether you’re eager to map out every session you’ll attend or you simply want a sneak peek at what’s in store, you can now explore all the presentations and workshops, with more networking events and special programs being a...

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