Category Archives: NGS Conference

The National Genealogical Society 2017 Family History Conference will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 10-13, 2017. There are so many sessions available, covering a wide array of topics.  Following is a list of the writing-related sessions. The entire schedule can be found on the NGS Conference website. Wednesday, May 10 StoryMaps: Using Web Maps to Tell Family Stories (4:00 p.m.)Charlie L. WellsThe use of StoryMaps, a simple and effective approach for publishing web maps to tell family stories, is described with several examples.

Since 2014, the National Genealogical Society has been offering live streaming of ten sessions (broken down into two tracks) during their annual conference. Although they are streamed live, those who register for one or both of the tracks can watch them live or on-demand at any time during the three months following the conference. I have registered for one track every year (even in 2015 when I attended the conference) and have been pleased with both the live stream and the on-demand options. Although the price went up a bit […]

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 […]

The National Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Conference will be held in St. Charles, Missouri, from May 13-16, 2015.  There are so many sessions available, covering a wide array of topics.  Following is a list of sessions geared toward German and immigration, two of my favorite genealogy subjects!  I’ve also included sessions related to other ethnic groups.  I did not include any luncheons (even though a good deal of the fit into this category) simply because they are a paid event and many of them are sold out. There are […]

The National Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Conference will be held in St. Charles, Missouri, from May 13-16, 2015.  There are so many sessions available, covering a wide array of topics.  Following is a list of the writing-related sessions.  There aren’t as many as there have been in years past.  The entire schedule can be found on the NGS Conference website. Wednesday, May 13 Principles of Good Writing and Good Storytelling (John Philip Colletta, 11 AM) Thursday, May 14 Genealogical Research & Writing: Are You a Saint, Sinner, or Bumfuzzled […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

The National Genealogical Society 2014 Family History Conference will be held in Richmond, Virginia, from May 7-10, 2014.  There are so many sessions available, covering a wide array of topics.  Following is a list of the writing-related sessions.  The entire schedule can be found on the NGS Conference website.  Also, there will be some sessions that will be streamed live, for a fee (see my post Watch Up to 10 Sessions From the 2014 NGS Conference At Home – The 411 and My Thoughts).  Registration for the live streaming ends […]

Earlier today, I received an email announcing that the National Genealogical Society (NGS) will have two tracks of sessions streaming live during their conference in May.  There is a cost involved and registration by April 30, 2014 is required.  Below are the details.