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Our Recent Canadian Records Graduates

What an impressive achievement! It took a lot of hard work, patience, and determination to reach your goal. It is time to celebrate the success of all our recent graduates. We are so very proud of all of you. Introducing the Graduates of the Canadian Records Certificate between June 2019 and October 2021. CANADIAN CERTIFICATE Thistle Anderson, PLCGS Patricia Blackstock, PLCGS Kathryn Blair Colbert, PLCGS Allison Bourne-Bowers, PLCGS Patricia Bramley, PLCGS Sharon Bristow, PLCGS Nancy Brown, PLCGS Charles L. Buckley, PLCGS Andre Celotto de Souza, PLCGS Anna Dalea, PLCGS David W Gray, PLCGS Beatrice Hale, PLCGS Karen Henkelman, PLCGS Joyce Johnson, PLCGS Michelle Jones, PLCGS Rosemary Kopittke, PLCGS Sherry Laderoute, PLCGS Suzanne Lorico, PLCGS Tammy Lough, PLCGS Cara MacDonald, PLCGS Peter MacDonald, PLCGS Carol Mackay, PLCGS Brian Maclachlan, PLCGS David McConnell, PLCGS Evelyn Page, PLCGS Dahlia Petgrave, PLCGS Kathryn Potter, PLCGS Kathleen Provan, PLCGS Ron Raymer, PLCGS Lynn Reesor, PLCGS Linda Ryall, PLCGS Marilyn Simleness, PLCGS Sandy Stockton, PLCGS Heidi Strohschein, PLCGS Carol Walsh, PLCGS Jeannie Waters, PLCGS Warmest congratulations to all our graduates… The International Institute of Genealogical Studies Team~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduates have completed all requirements for our 40-course Canadian Records Certificate, PLCGSFollow us on Social Media: Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. *Note: Please be aware our social media accounts are monitored regularly, but NOT 24/7. If you have any questions, please contact the office directly. Contact information:1 (800) 580-0165 x1Website: www.GenealogicalStudies.comBlog: blog.GenealogicalStudies.com

Our Recent Irish Records Graduates

Transcription Tuesday – Town Clerk

The National Institute for Genealogical Studies encourages researchers to explore various types of historical documents as they pursue their family’s stories. Our research must reach beyond birth, marriage and death records. There are many more to discover! As the scope of our research project widens, we must continue to develop our Transcription Skills, becoming more and more familiar with the handwriting used in the time frame of our research. We may eventually begin to recognize whose handwriting is used in an entry. To discover your ancestor’s signature on a document is exciting, but even more so when you discover more of their handwriting than just their name. Determining their occupation could lead to finding samples of their handwriting in other documents. A good example of this is to discover your ancestor was the Town Clerk. This could lead to revealing many records that he personally entered, including – his signature. There is a thrill to knowing that his hand wrote those words on that page. Township Records In Colonial New England, many towns kept Township Records. These are rich with genealogical information, with families often grouped together in the records. When the New England Planters came and settled in Nova Scotia in the 1760s, they established the same system of record keeping. The entries were recorded by the Town Clerk. The following death record was found as one of the “Selected Items” in the Township Records for New England Planters at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Archives – Truro…

Our Recent German Records Graduates

Continuing to post Congratulations to Our Recent Graduates **Please see previous blog post with a Message from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies to all recent graduates. What an impressive achievement! It took a lot of hard work, patience, and determination to reach your goal. It is time to celebrate the success of all our recent graduates. We are so very proud of all of you. Introducing the Graduates of the German Records Certificate be between June 2019 and October 2021. GERMAN CERTIFICATE Bette Bohman, PLCGS Elisabeth Gatlin, PLCGS Debra Hoffman, PLCGS Eric William Kopittke, PLCGS Eva Kujawa, PLCGS Christine Murphy, PLCGS Margaret Roxborough, PLCGS Stephen Van Bibber, PLCGS Justina Vickerman, PLCGS Heather Weaver, PLCGS Warmest congratulations to all our graduates… Louise St Denis and our team at The National Institute for Genealogical Studies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduates have completed all requirements for our 40-course German Records Certificate, which includes the following compulsory German Records courses: Basic Level German: Church Records German: Introduction to German Research German: Locating Places in Germany German: The Language Intermediate Level German: Chronological Considerations German: Civil Registration Records German: Emigration Records German: Reading the Records German: Record Repositories Advanced Level German: Compiled Sources German: Germans Outside of Germany German: Naming Practices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To recognize all of our graduates throughout the years, please go to our website at www.genealogicalstudies.com, click on the menu item INSTITUTE, and then GRADUATES. Be patient, the list is long and therefore takes time to display. For a full list of Certificates from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies, please visit our website. —————————————————-Visit our website for a complete list of online courses offered by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies.…

Our Recent English Records Graduates

Congratulations to All Our Recent English Records PLCGS Graduates What an impressive achievement! It took a lot of hard work, patience, and determination to reach your goal. It is time to celebrate the success of all our recent graduates. We are so very proud of all of you. Introducing the Graduates of the English Records Certificate between June 2019 and October 2021. ENGLISH CERTIFICATE John Boeren, PLCGS Allison Bourne-Bowers, PLCGS Angela Breidenbach, PLCGS (Angela is now our Executive Director, using her studies to oversee the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.)Sabrina Brenot, PLCGS Christel Call, PLCGS Judith Fayter, PLCGS Kendra Gaede, PLCGS James Hill, PLCGS Dianne Kayess, PLCGS Eric William Kopittke, PLCGS Mariann Littell, PLCGS Tammy Lough, PLCGS Maria Murphy, PLCGS Carol Murray, PLCGS Evelyn Page, PLCGS Lynn Reesor, PLCGS Carolyn Trickey-Bapty, PLCGS Justina Vickerman, PLCGS Warmest congratulations to all our graduates… The IIGS Team~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduates have completed all requirements for our 40-course English Records Certificate, for more information, please see https://GenealogicalStudies.comFollow us on Social Media: Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. *Note: Please be aware our social media accounts are monitored regularly, but NOT 24/7. If you have any questions, please contact the office directly. Contact information:1 (800) 580-0165 x1Website: www.GenealogicalStudies.comBlog: blog.GenealogicalStudies.com

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