Lecturing Skills Course
Our Lecturing Skills and Preparation course focuses on the skills needed to present genealogical-related lectures to a variety of audiences.…
Student Presentation: Family Legends
Sheila will be discussing family legends and how their stories impact the generations that come after. …
Student Presentation – 24 March 2022
Presenter: Allison Bourne-Bowers, PLCGS, a Canadian researcher with over 25 years, specializing in Canadian, English and US Midwest research. She is the owner of Relativ’ly Seeking, a genealogy research company.…
Our Recent Professional Development Graduate
Introducing our Graduate of the Professional Development Certificate between June 2019 and October 2021. 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 graduate. We are so very proud of you. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE Lynn Reesor, PLCGS Warmest congratulations to our graduate, Lynn… Our Team at the International Institute of Genealogical Studies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Graduate has completed all requirements for our Professional Development Certificate Follow 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
Please Join us for Student Presentations!
We have a couple of student presentations coming up. We hope you can join us to show your support! The National Institute for Genealogical Studies course, Lecturing Skills Including Preparation, teaches the skills needed to present genealogical-related lectures. It is a “hands on” course where the student presents a lecture via our Virtual Learning Room. We invite you to participate and hear your fellow student. This is a 30-minute lecture, followed by a 10-minute Question & Answer period and a short poll to provide the student with feedback on their skills. Please come and support your fellow students! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us on Thursday, February 28th at 7:00 PM EST when Victor Corrales presents “Hispanic Naming Conventions”. Presenter: Victor Corrales is a genealogist with more than 25 years of experience in South America and Spain. He is a member of OGS, Hispagen, and UGA. Presentation Description: An introduction to the naming conventions in Spain and Hispanic America. Learn about the origin of surnames, the double surname system and challenges in the immigration records to North America. Time zones: Wednesday, November 8th – 7:00 PM Eastern; 6:00 PM Central; 4:00 PM Pacific; Thursday, November 9th – midnight in London, England; 11:00 AM in Sydney, Australia MEETING LOCATION: http://genealogicalstudies.adobeconnect.com/lecturing/ (NOTE: No user name or password required. Please type in your first and last name; then click “Enter as a Guest”.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us Thursday, March 7th at 5:00 PM EST when Brian Maclachlan presents “My journey researching ancestors”. Presenter: Brian Maclachlan is a qualified genealogist, retired statistician,…