Your Holiday Gift is Coming!!
The CountdownCountdown We have a surprise for you! Watch this space for the reveal on December 13th.
We Want YOU! For The National Institute Blog
What’s your favorite National Institute course? What must-have resource did you read about in a course? Did you have an “a-ha” moment that has made all the difference in your research? What’s the one course that everyone should take? We’re looking for students interested in writing a short article about a course for The National Institute’s Blog. Your article should: Be about 350-500 words Include an image that helps to illustrate your post (we can help with that) Provide information about the course and your thoughts Students have written great blog posts for The National Institute. Some examples include: Reading German Records by Michele Simmons Lewis What Do You Know About US Newspapers ? by Shannon Combs Bennett Irish Landed Estate Records: Piepowder, Anyone? by Debbie Dale If your blog post is used, you will receive 50% off your next course. That’s right, 50% off! Interested? Let us know at media@genealogicalstudies.com .
Lisa Alzo Honored by the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International
National Institute for Genealogical Studies course author Lisa Alzo,M.F.A. was honored by the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International at their conference on October 21st in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award CGSI’s conference chair, Paul Makousky introduced the award with the following: This 3rd ever recipient of the CGSI’s Distinguished Achievement Award has contributed in many ways to the education of people with Czech, Slovak and Rusyn ancestry. The recipient has authored over 20 articles for the CGSI’s quarterly publication Nase Rodina, has contributed as a speaker at CGSI Conferences and quarterly meetings, and served as a member of the CGSI Board of Directors. Our recipient has been a frequent lecturer, book author, writing coach, and great resource for many genealogical societies throughout the country. Our recipient’s history with the CGSI goes back to our 2001 Conference which was held in this same location at which time another fellow Slovak, Joseph Hornack of Cleveland, OH was named an awardee of our Distinguished Service Award. It was the recipient’s first time as a genealogical speaker. The recipient I can say is a personal friend and very worthy of receiving this walnut plaque adding to a fine line of previous recipients including the late Margie Sobotka of Omaha, Nebraska and current attendee Leo Baca of Richardson, Texas. I am very proud to award this plaque to none other than Lisa Alzo, of Ithaca, New York. Congratulations to Lisa on receiving this honor. Lisa’s work is well-known and her expertise has been key…
New German Certificate Course
Germans Outside of Germany is Latest Course Offering in the German Certificate Program from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies Explores German Immigration and Ancestry Worldwide For Immediate Release 29 August 2017 The National Institute for Genealogical Studies is proud to announce the release of the latest advanced course in the German Certificate program. German: Germans Outside of Germany explores researching German immigrants worldwide. GERMANS OUTSIDE OF GERMANY COURSE The latest offering from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies, authored by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA is an advanced level course in the German Certificate program. Since the 19th century (or earlier), Germans have migrated to other countries to make their home. Whether they were evacuating for the sake of safety, moving into countries where other family members resided, or simply emigrating to remove themselves from the homeland, researching these individuals means considering various types of records found in the country they called home. This course explores the German migration out of Germany as late as the mid-20th century and includes settlements in some locations as early as pre-15th century. The countries addressed are those where significant populations of Germans have been or are still found, include the UK and Ireland; Oceania (Australia and New Zealand); North America (US, Canada, and Mexico); European countries where German is not an official language; Latin American countries (Central and South America and the Dominican Republic); Africa, Asia, and India. The course explores why Germans left Germany and where they went. Germans…
Let’s Celebrate Canada 150!
It’s Canada’s 150th birthday and we are celebrating with a sale! Choose a 4 course package (limit one per student) and save $150.00. Choose ‘COURSE PACKAGE-4 COURSES‘ and use Code: 150pack4 at checkout. Choose any 4 courses from our list of over 200 courses. The per course cost: $37.50. Never have we offered such a low cost per course. OR Any one Canadian course (title of course starts with CANADIAN): 50% off with code: 50canadian at checkout. Courses include Canadian records in Census, Land, Vital Stats, Wills, Immigration, Migration, Military, Newspaper, Religious and Special Collections. Hurry! This sale ends soon. See our website.