Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 31, 2015.  This annual contest is open to NGS members.  The winner receives a trip to the next NGS conference and their manuscript may be published in the NGS Quarterly.  This competition is a BIG DEAL so don’t delay! All the details can be found here. Need some convincing to write about your genealogy research?  See my post 4 Reasons to Convert Your Genealogy Research Into Writing.

Entries for the 2015 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2015 (a discounted entry fee is offered for entries submitted by March 15, 2015).  Both ISFHWE members and non-members are allowed to enter the competition. 

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.

As FGS Ambassadors, we get monthly blogging prompts to help us spread the word about upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies conferences.  This month, it’s all about what the 2015 conference theme “Connect.Explore.Refresh” means to us. Genealogy conferences in general allow us the opportunity to connect, explore, and refresh.  FGS conferences are certainly no exception, and I always look forward to their conferences to do those three things.

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.

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.

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.

I received the following press release from FGS this morning.  With the 2015 FGS Conference right around the corner, they are looking for people to help spread the word.  The FGS Ambassador program was started in 2013 for the conference in Ft. Wayne.  Bloggers, social media gurus, writers, and the like are invited to become ambassadors (benefits are listed below).  You do not have to have a blog or plan to attend the conference to participate.  I participated in 2013, but with my chaotic life over the last several months, […]