Genealogy Education

Genealogy should be learned in bite-sized pieces. If I listen to a lecture for an hour, I’m only going to remember some of what was discussed. Two days later, I’m going to be able to apply even less. Traditionally, one of the best ways to learn about genealogy was to attend a conference. Over a [...]

The pandemic has changed so much in the world. In the end of 2018, I started working with the local host committee of the 2020 NGS Conference. For more than a year we worked to get ready for the conference. In the end, the conference was cancelled just a few weeks before it was scheduled. [...]

We learn best in small pieces. If I listen to a lecture for an hour, I'm only going to remember some of what was discussed. Two days later, I'm going to be able to apply even less. Traditionally, one of the best ways to learn about genealogy was to attend a conference. Over a few [...]