Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Celtic Connection Conference: Pathways to our Past

Pathways to Our Past August 10 & 11 2018, at the Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Ave., Auburndale, MA. An impressive slate of speakers from Ireland, Scotland, England, Canada and the U.S. will present lectures about irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish and Welsh genealogy, DNA, and culture. Learn about exciting new ways to discover and interpret your ancestral roots. Check out their website for details. 

This is an absolutely amazing conference Co-Hosted by The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) & The Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI)and so tempting that I have already signed up to attend myself. If you have ancestors in Ireland, Scotland or Wales this will be a perfect fit for you. 

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

SCGS 2018 46th Annual Summer Workshop July 13-14

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
The Legal Genealogist is coming to South Carolina!

If you have already heard her, you know you want to hear her again, and if you haven’t heard her, you need to be at the South Carolina Genealogy Society, INC.
46th Annual Summer Workshop
South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History
8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, S.C.

July 13-14, 2018

A genealogist with a law degree, Judy G. Russell is a lecturer; educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a wide variety of genealogical issues, including the interplay between genealogy and the law. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, and holds Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer credentials from the Board for Certification of Genealogists where she serves as a member of the Board of Trustees. She is the coordinator of the Advanced Genealogical Methods and Evidence Analysis course at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at the University of Georgia. Judy is a Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and entirely in Germany on her father’s side. Visit her website at www.legalgenealogist.com.

Judy will do 2 sessions each day!

2 Day Event

Total of 22 Sessions – 18 Speakers

Topics include: DNA, Law and Genealogy, Methodology, Native American, African American, CSI-Dixie, SC Records, and More

For the full schedule click here.