I was happy to receive an email from the National Genealogical Society (NGS) announcing that registration was now open for the live streaming sessions that will run during the NGS 2016 Conference in May. NGS starting offering this option in 2014, and since I had not attended that conference, I was able to register for one track of the live stream. I watched two of the five sessions live, and the other three over the course of three months. When you register for one or both tracks, you can watch them live, or you can watch them on-demand for up to three months. I had a great experience with both the live and on-demand options. In fact, even though I attended the 2015 conference, I registered for a live streaming track because it contained a few sessions that overlapped with others I wanted to attend and some of them I knew would fill up quickly and this way, I wouldn’t have to fight for a seat in the in-person session. It worked out great since I had three months to watch them all on-demand! The pricing is reasonable, so I encourage you to think about “attending” the conference in this manner if you are unable to attend in person. The other bonus for attending the live streaming sessions is that you get a digital copy of the entire conference syllabus. See details below.

Track #1 – Land Records & Maps
  • Mapping Apps for Genealogists, Rick Sayre
    May 5, 2016 at 8:00 AM (Eastern)
  • Private Land Claims, Pamela Boyer Sayre
    May 5, 2016 at 9:30 AM (Eastern)
  • Are You Lost: Maps and Gazetteers for English and Welsh Research, Paul Milner
    May 5, 2016 at 11:00 AM (Eastern)
  • Deed Books: More Than Just Land Records, Vic Dunn
    May 5, 2016 at 2:30 PM (Eastern)
  • How to Follow and Envision Your Ancestor’s Footprints Through Time with Google Earth, Lisa Louise Cooke
    May 5, 2016 at 4:00 PM (Eastern)
Track #2 – Methods for Success
  • Reasonably Exhaustive Research: The First Criteria for Genealogical Proof, Elizabeth Shown Mills
    May 6, 2016 at 8:00 AM (Eastern)
  • Sharing With Others: How to Convey Evidence, Jeanne Larzalere Bloom
    May 6, 2016 at 9:30 AM (Eastern)
  • Systematically Using Autosomal DNA Test Results to Help Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls, Thomas W. Jones
    May 6, 2016 at 11:00 AM (Eastern)
  • Ethics in Genealogy—Professional and Personal, David E. Rencher
    May 6, 2016 at 2:30 PM (Eastern)
  • Doughnut Holes and Family Skeletons: Meeting the GPS through Negative and Indirect Evidence, Stefani Evans
    May 6, 2016 at 4:00 PM (Eastern)

You can register for one or both tracks, which entitles you to watch the sessions live AND access the recordings for three months. You must register by April 22, 2016.  Pricing is as follows:

  • For only one track – $65 for NGS members / $80 for non-members
  • For both tracks – $115 for NGS members / $145 for non-members

I’ll be registering for Track #2 and can’t wait to “attend” NGS 2016 from the comfort of my own home!

If you plan to attend the conference in person, don’t forget that “early bird” pricing ends March 31, 2016, so hurry!!