This year, I am attending IGHR virtually. IGHR is the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, a week long genealogy institute with advanced genealogy training. It is always good to expand your research skills. On Saturday, 24 July they are offering a FREE FamilySearch Family History and Genealogy Expo virtually! […]
Genealogy Jamboree has brought back their JamboFree events, and I am teaching the Advanced Beginning Genealogy class on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. All Jamboree events are virtual and online only. I have some free prizes to give away during the class! You don’t need […]
I will be teaching an online “Advanced” Beginning Genealogy class on 9 June 2021 from 9 AM – 12 NOON with the Southern California Genealogy Society as part of their Special Events Week leading up to Genealogy Jamboree 2021. More information will be available as they finalize the schedule. Visit […]
The US Federal Government has a “72-Year Rule” keeping census records inaccessible to the public until 72 years after the census was enumerated. The 1950 US Census records will be released to the public in April 2022. The US Census Bureau has more information on their website. Be sure to […]
Genealogy Jamboree 2021 will be Closed-Captioned! I received an email from the Jamboree Blog, part of which is pasted below: Closed-captioning was developed to create a way to include the hearing-impaired. During Jamboree’s 51-year history, inclusion has always been and continues to be our core value. We strive to create […]
I am a speaker at Genealogy Jamboree 2021. There are many other speakers at Jamboree 2021, with so many opportunities to learn more about how to do your own Family History! Want to learn more? Register for Jamboree 2021 today! You don’t have to be a member of the Southern […]
March 13, 2021 9AM-12 NOON Pacific Time I will be teaching a virtual, online only, Beginning Genealogy Class with the Southern California Genealogical Society. Our last virtual class had over 200 attendees! We will have online handouts. You will learn how to begin genealogy research, how to stay organized, where […]
The Genealogy Jamboree is coming up this summer and will be all virtual! There will be TWO virtual conferences: Genetic Jamboree (June 4 & 5, 2021) and Genealogy Jamboree (June 11 & 12, 2021). Jamboree is hosted by the Southern California Genealogical Society. Every year people travel here from all […]
March 13, 2021 9AM-12NOON Pacific Time I will be teaching a virtual, online only, Beginning Genealogy Class with the Southern California Genealogical Society. Our last virtual class had over 200 attendees! We will have online handouts. You will learn how to begin genealogy research, how to stay organized, where to […]
by Mark A. Cross This article was published in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ) in September 2019. This article is currently linked to the APG website as an example of articles in the APGQ. If you have trouble with that link, the direct PDF can be found here […]