Starting Planning a Research Trip
By Shannon Combs-Bennett, Student When I started out on this genealogy path I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what it took to visit a research facility. Boy,…
Did You Know??
In the genealogy world we need to communicate with each other to keep abreast of the constantly evolving research methods and resources. The same is true within The National Institute…
The Importance of Analysis and Skills Mentoring
By Shannon Combs-Bennett, Student If you are working towards a certificate at The National Institute for Genealogical Studies, the Analysis and Skills Mentoring 1, 2, and 3 courses are required subjects.…
Do you use Panoramio?
If you’ve taken the Google for the Wise Genealogist course you are probably familiar with the mapping/image website Panoramio. Panoramio was a great mapping website for finding images of places…
New Course: Australian Health Records
What’s new at The National Institute? The course Australian: Health Records! Written by Australian genealogist and author Shauna Hicks, this course looks at how health records can help with family…