This could be your week to attend a genealogy workshop, course, conference, webinar, or other event. Before you can check out one of these interesting genealogy opportunities, you have to find out about them. Here is a quick list of genealogy events that will be happening in the upcoming week. On July 26, 2012, the Oak Park Public Library, which is located in Oak Park, Illinois, will hold a free “Genealogy on the Internet” class. Review some of the top genealogical sites, and get instruction on searching for census and vital records. The class will begin at 9:30 in the … Continue reading →

This could be your week to take a genealogy class, or to check out a genealogy workshop or event! There are a bunch of them happening, all across the United States, each and every week. Maybe one of the genealogy events in this blog will be taking place near where you live! Today, June 10, 2012, there will be a Greater Chicago Jewish Festival. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will be there to answer questions and share tips on researching Jewish family history. The festival starts at 11:00 in the morning and will end at 6:00 in the evening. … Continue reading →

Have you been thinking about attending a genealogy class, conference, workshop, or event? This could be the week that you go out and do it! There are plenty of genealogy related events happening all across the United States. Here are just a few. On April 29, 2012, Temple Beth Israel, which is located in Skokie, Illinois, will host a meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, (JGSI) It will include a special program called “The 1940 Census and Online Finding Aids”. It will be presented by Dr. Joel Weintraub, an emeritus biology professor at California State University. It is … Continue reading →

Learning more about your favorite hobby, genealogy, is always interesting! A fun way to do that is to attend a genealogy workshop, class, or event that is located near where you live. Here are a few upcoming genealogy events, from all around the United States, that will be happening this week. On February 13, 2012, the Jefferson County Genealogical Society, which is located in Port Townsend, Washington, will present the third part of a five-week genealogy course. The course is called “Introduction to Family Research History”. It provides an overview of the basic steps for successful genealogy research. On February … Continue reading →

Every genealogy conference, workshop, or class holds within it an opportunity for you to learn more about your favorite hobby. It also can be a good way to meet other genealogists. Here are a few genealogy events that will be going on this week. If you don’t see one near where you live, then check your local paper to find out about more. Today, January 29, 2012, Temple Beth Israel, which is located in Skokie, Illinois, will hold a presentation called “Tips, Tricks, and Tools to organizing your genealogy records with Family Tree Maker”. It will be presented by Jewish … Continue reading →

RootsTech 2012 is coming up fast! If you are someone who is new to genealogy, or someone who considers herself to be a beginning genealogist, you might be of the impression that RootsTech is not for you. Not so! There are plenty of sessions that are designed for beginning genealogists, just like you! I’ve already gone over some of the sessions for beginning genealogists that will take place on the first day of RootsTech 2012. Day two will take place on Friday, February 3, 2012. Here are a few of the sessions that are designed specifically for beginning genealogists that … Continue reading →

All across the United States, there are opportunities for genealogists to attend a workshop, take a class, or participate in a genealogy event. You can start your quest to locate one by checking out this quick list. If you don’t see a genealogy event near to where you live, then you can try searching your local newspaper for one. On January 8, 2012, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado, which is located in Boulder, Colorado, will be holding a double session of genealogy programs. Kahlile Mehr will present a program that will help you understand the archival situation in Ukraine … Continue reading →

The weekly Genealogy Podcast Roundup is back! This is where to go to find podcasts that are dedicated to topics that are relevant to genealogists. It is also a good place to find out about new genealogy resources, conferences, and websites. Genealogy Guys Podcast released episode number 226 on October 22, 2011. In this episode, Drew and George talk about news from Ancestry.com, Find My Past, RootsMagic, Footnote.com, and more. They also go over a whole lot of listener email, and respond to it. GeneaBloggers has an episode that was released on October 28, 2011. This episode is called “Haunted … Continue reading →