SLIG offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes courses on methodology, standards, regional or ethnic group research, and research tools like DNA. All courses assume a working knowledge at an intermediate level or above. Course descriptions, outlines, and prerequisites will help determine if the course is taught at the right level for you.

SLIG Academy for Professionals offers high-intermediate to advanced education and includes a wide range of courses covering professional-level topics such as business, speaking, writing, forencics, and project management. All courses are designed for professionals working in the genealogical industry, or those who are seeking to become professionals. Course descriptions, outlines, and prerequisites will help students select the best fit for their educational needs.

Presented by Rhoda McClure, Senior Genealogist

Cost: $125.00; access materials until April 30, 2020.

More info at: www.americanancestors.org

The Institute for Genetic Genealogy is an independent organization founded in 2014 with the express purposes of organizing educational conferences focused on the genetic genealogy field and funding genealogical and anthropological genetic testing and research.

Five lectures presented by well-known New Jersey genealogists Melissa Johnson, CG; Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL; and Michael Chubenko.

Registration includes access to the recorded lectures and lecture handouts for 60 days following the conference.

Tickets for the virtual conference are $45.00.

Register at njfhi.simpletix.com/

newjerseyfamilyhistory.com/course/virtual-2020

RootsTech is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the conference and all the incredible people who are part of the RootsTech family. Watch the video on their website for a sneak peek at the 2020 conference theme: The Story of You!

 

Registration for RootsTech Salt Lake City 2020 will open September 18, 2019

 

Visit www.rootstech.ogr for more details.

Featured speaker -- David E. Rencher, AG, CG, Director of the Family History Library and Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch.

northhillsgenealogists.org

 

Some of the conference speakers will be:

Blaine Bellinger -- Keynote speaker

Cyndi Ingle

Thomas Jones

Thomas MacEntee

Elissa Scalise Powell

Judy G. Russell

Michael Strauss

Maureen Taylor

and many many more outstanding speakers

 

 

The NGS Family History Conference, 20-23 May 2020 is your opportunity to choose from more than 150 lectures presented by many nationally recognized speakers, explore an exhibit hall filled with more than 80 exhibitors, and network with more than 2,000 genealogists. Every NGS conference has a different theme with a new program top to bottom -- so there is always more to learn and discover. Registration opens 2 December 2019.

https://conference2020.ogs.on.ca

Sign up for email notifications in the subscription box to learn more details as they become available! If you have never been to GRIP, you can enter your contact information ahead of time into the registration system. (Be careful about the spelling of your email as that is where confirmations are sent and how the system will recognize you when you register.)

 

GRIP 2020 will also be held July 6, 2020 through July 10, 2020 and July 19, 2020 through July 24, 2020.

GRIP 2020 will also be held June 21, 2020 through June 26, 2020 and July 19, 2020 through July 24, 2020.

MAAGI is the only African American focused event offering a total of 48 classes over 3 days with evening lectures, and guided personalized instruction. In 2018, attendees selected a track in which they immersed themselves in a core curriculum for three days taking 12 different classes, guided by nationally recognized instructors. 

The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) is a one week program offering in-depth study of material held by the National Archives in Washington, DC. 

GRIP 2020 will also be held June 21, 2020 through June 26, 2020 and July 6, 2020 through July 10, 2020.

Sponsored by the Georgia Genealogical Society

More than 100 classes will be offered.

familyhistory.ce.byu.edu/

Four acclaimed international genealogist have been confirmed as conference presenters. They will share their Irish, Scottish, and Welsh expertise. The presenters are:

 

John Grenham, author of Tracing Your Irish Ancestors; he wrote the "Irish Roots" column in the Irish Times from 2009-2016.

 

Fiona Fitzsimmons, founder of Eneclann and the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC, writes for History Ireland magazine and Irish Lives Remembered, as well as other Irish/British newspapers and radio.

 

Chris Paton works as a professional genealogist in Scotland. He is an author, tutor, and lecturer specializing in Irish and Scottish research.

 

Beryl Evans is the Research Services Manager at the National Library of Wales. Evans has over 35 years of Welsh family history experience. She is the author of Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors and has contributed many articles and presentations to global audiences.

The 40th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will take place in San Diego, California, from Sunday, August 9, 2020, to Friday, August 14, 2020, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.

 

The conference is hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Socities (IAJGS), an umbrella organization of more than 80 Jewish genealogical organizations worldwide. The IAJGS coordinates and organizes activities such as the annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy and provides a unified voice as the spokesperson on behalf of its members. The IAJGS's vision is of a worldwide network of Jewish genealogical research organizations and partners working together as one coherent, effective, and respected community -- enabling people to succeed in researching Jewish ancestry and heritage.

More than 30 years after the last FGS conference held in Kansas City, FGS returns to the home of the Mid-Continent Library.

Join us in Albany, the state capital, for the 2020 New York State Family History Conference. The conference hotel, the Albany Hilton, is a short walk away from the New York State Library, the New York State Archives, and historic downtown.

 

Hotel reservations will open in 2019.

As one of the most celebrated genealogy events of the year, MyHeritage LIVE brings together family history enthusiasts, top international experts, and MyHeritage staff for two days of fascinating lectures covering the latest topics in genealogy and DNA. Each year, hundreds of MyHeritage users from around the world attend.

 

The venue is situated right on the Tel Aviv coastline with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea. This year's conference presents you with a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow genealogy enthusiasts and tour a unique and beautiful country steeped in ancient history.

 

In addition to a plenary session from MyHeritage Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet, there will be multiple lectures, panels, and workshops covering genealogy and DNA, as well as sessions from local speakers covering Israeli resources and Jewish genealogy.

 

We've lined up an excellent array of international speakers including Roberta Estes, Thomas MacEntee, Dick Eastman, Diahan Southard and Lisa Louise Cooke. Joining them from Israel will be Garri Regev and Rony Golan along with others to be announced soon. From the MyHeritage team, you'll also hear from Maya Lerner, VP Product; Schelly Talalay Dardashti, U.S. Genealogy Advisor; Michael Mansfield, Director of Content Operations; Daniel Horowitz, Genealogy Expert, and more.