Here is the list of scheduled Virtual Meetings for the month of April. Mark your calendars for sessions applicable to your area of studies or research! Times given are Eastern Daylight Time. To check the current time and date, Log In to your Student Briefcase and click on “Time at Home Office” near the top right of the page.
Saturday, April 11th with Kathryn Lake Hogan
4:00 PM EDT All Canadian Record courses
(9:00 PM in London, England; the next day at 6:00 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/canadian/
Monday April 13th with Brenda Wheeler
8:00 PM EDT All Irish Record courses
(the next day at 1:00 AM in London, England; 10:00 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/irish/
Monday, April 20th with Kerry Farmer
7:00 PM EDT All Australian Record courses
(the next day at midnight in London, England; 9:00 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/australian/
Thursday, April 23rd with Gena Philibert-Ortega
1:30 PM EDT All American Records courses
(6:30 PM in London, England; the next day at 3:30 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/american/
Thursday, April 23rd with Gena Philibert-Ortega
3:00 PM EDT Internet Tools (i.e. Connecting Family: Online & Virtually, Google for the Wise Genealogist, and Social Media Tools for the Wise Genealogist)
(8:00 PM in London, England; the next day at 5:00 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/internettools/
Thursday, April 23rd with Gena Philibert-Ortega
8:30 PM EDT All Professional Development courses
(the next day at 1:30 AM in London, England; 10:30 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/professional/
Note: This Virtual Meeting is more appropriate for students registered in the Professional Development courses, although serious-minded genealogist and those considering starting their own genealogy business are welcome. Discussions at this virtual meeting will be at the advanced level.
Monday, April 27th with Brenda Wheeler
8:30 PM EDT Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program-Part 2 – ARTICLE REVIEW
(the next day at 1:30 AM in London, England; 10:30 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/asarticle2/
Note: This Virtual Meeting is more appropriate for students registered in this course. Please follow the directions found in your course material and read the article “Organizing Meager Evidence to Reveal Lineages: An Irish Example-Geddes of Tyrone” by Thomas W. Jones (NGSQ Vol. 89, No.2, June, 2001).
Tuesday, April 28th with Brenda Wheeler
8:00 PM EDT All Methodology courses
(the next day at 1:00 AM in London, England; 10:00 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/methodology/
Note: This Virtual Meeting is available for the convenience of our Australasia students; however, everyone is welcome to participate! It is applicable to all students no matter what country you are researching in.
Tuesday, April 28th with Brenda Wheeler
9:30 PM EDT All English Record courses
(the next day at 2:30 AM in London, England; 11:30 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/english/
Wednesday, April 29th with Gena Philibert-Ortega
11:30 AM EDT All Methodology courses
(4:30 PM in London, England; the next day at 1:30 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/methodology/
Thursday, April 30th with Gena Philibert-Ortega
10:00 AM EDT Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program-Part 1 – ARTICLE REVIEW
(3:00 PM in London, England; the next day at midnight in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/asarticle1/
Note: This Virtual Meeting is more appropriate for students registered in this course. Please follow the directions found in your course material and read the article “Heritage Books and Family Lore: A Jackson Test in Missouri and Idaho” by Connie Lenzen (NGSQ Vol. 86, No. 1, March, 1998).
Thursday, April 30th with Gena Philibert-Ortega
Noon EDT All Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program – GENERAL
(5:00 PM in London, England; the next day at 2:00 AM in Sydney, Australia)
MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/asgeneral/
Note: This Virtual Meeting is more appropriate for students registered in these courses, as well as the Skills: Transcribing, Abstracting & Extracting course. The instructor will be available to provide guidance and answer questions regarding any aspect of these courses.
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See the calendar of future Virtual Meetings sessions at www.genealogicalstudies.com; in the top menu choose INFORMATION and then VIRTUAL LEARNING ROOM in the dropdown menu.
If you have not attended a Virtual Meeting before, read the Instructions available at www.genealogicalstudies.com/instructions.pdf. If this URL does not open, please go to www.genealogicalstudies.com, click on Information in the top menu bar, and then Virtual Learning Room in the drop down menu. The link to the Instructions (in PDF format) will be at the top right of the page (you may need to scroll over to the right side of the page).