Category Archives: Education

It’s that time of year! All of the organizations that offer genealogy webinar series have either announced their 2024 schedule or are in the process of posting it.

It’s that time of year! Nearly all of the organizations that offer genealogy webinars have announced their 2023 schedule. Here’s the rundown:

Last week was my final institute for 2022. Yes, I did four of them, only because I wanted to take advantage of the virtual offerings and everything aligned with my 2022 educational goals.

This time around I took Land Records: Using Maps in Genealogical Research, with Melinda Kashuba through the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR).

Just a quick announcement that the Genealogy Scavenger Hunt is on sale for just $39 for an annual subscription. With the scavenger hunt, you get a hands-on activity each month where you’ll learn about all sorts of records, online repositories, and resources. You’ll be able to test your skills, all while having fun with this unique learning experience. Here’s what some of my scavenger hunters are saying:

Another crazy week for me last week, as I attended yet another institute (and I have one next week too!). Anyway, I attended the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) for the entire week (virtually) and my brain is swimming in ideas. I felt like I needed to beef up my skills around this subject, so I took Judy Russell’s course Women and Children First! As with all of Judy’s courses, I was not disappointed.

Last week was a busy week. I attended the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) for the entire week (virtually) and learned lots. One of the items on my education plan is to learn more about how to study and incorporate social history into my research and family stories. So when I saw that GRIP was going to be virtual again this year, and that Gena Phillibert-Ortega would be teaching Beyond a Name & Date: Advanced Practices in Social History, I jumped at the opportunity to dive deep into this […]

I have some exciting news to share! Under my Genealogy In Acrion brand, I just released a new self-study mini-course all about planning your genealogy research! Research Planning for Genealogists is designed to help you build an actionable research plan for your next genealogy project (and, of course, you can use it again and again for other projects). I truly believe that a research plan is an essential tool if you really want to make true progress on your genealogy projects. With a plan, you’ll: Gain clarity and focus Get […]

It’s been a busy week of learning! Just wrapped up five days of genealogy education at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). To continue my educational journey into the world of military research, I took Michael Strauss’s Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military Research. In 2021, I took Michael’s Military Records I: The Colonial Era To the Vietnam War course at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), which was excellent, so I followed it up with this SLIG course. (You can read my debrief of the […]