by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Jun 23, 2014 | Genealogical Education, professional genealogy, Uncategorized
Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Now Accepting Applications for APG Young Professional Scholarship APG to Honor Student and/or Young Professional with Strong Interest in Developing a Career in Genealogy WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 23 June 2014-The Association of...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Jun 12, 2014 | CAFG, Forensic Genealogy, Genealogical Education, Genealogical Institutes, Genetic Genealogy, professional genealogy
The 2015 FGI Offers Two Brand-New, Cutting-Edge Courses for Forensic Genealogists Dallas, Texas – June 12, 2014 – The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) announced today that the fourth annual Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) will be held March...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Feb 13, 2014 | Forensic Genealogy, Genealogical Education, Genealogical Institutes, Genetic Genealogy, Military Repatriation
Will you be attending the Forensic Genealogy Institute March 24-29 in Dallas, Texas? If you haven’t signed up yet, these two new lectures announced today are even more reason to attend. I’ve heard these lectures when I attended a Family Update Meeting last...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Aug 1, 2012 | Genealogical Education, Genealogical Institutes, Indirect evidence
I’ve had a few days now to recover from GRIP. Attendees of genealogical institutes will know what I mean when I say that it takes a while to come down from the high of spending an intense week isolated with fellow genealogists, immersed in learning new...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Jul 25, 2012 | Genealogical Education, Genealogical Institutes
Another fantastic day in GRIP-land: Federal Land Records by Claire Bettag, Rural and Urban Map Strategies by Rick Sayre, and several lectures by Tom Jones covering Documentation, Census and Census-Substitute Strategies, Tax Roll Strategies, and the beginning of Local...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Jul 24, 2012 | Genealogical Education, Genealogical Institutes
Wow, my head is spinning. This is intense, but I love it. I love being challenged this way. It’s 9 pm and I have been in class or doing homework since 8:15 am. The morning began with a lecture from Dr. Tom Jones on “Transcribing, Abstracting, Extracting,...
