Here’s an announcement from the National Genealogical Society:
It’s time to mark your calendars! On 12 May 2020, falls church, VA will be hosting the NGS Virtual Family History Conference. Make sure to register by 15 May 2020 to ensure your participation in NGS 2020 Live!
Scheduled for 20 May from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EDT), NGS 2020 Live! signifies the inauguration of the NGS Virtual Conference. It highlights talks by five distinguished speakers including:
Thomas Wright Jones will be discussing how to validate unsourced online information. Steffani Raff commemorates women’s suffrage. Judy G. Russell tackles child labor laws and their records. Hear Elizabeth Shown Mills on turning witnesses into evidence. Finally, Blaine Bettinger explores DNA from case studies.
NGS 2020 Live! also features product sessions from our Platinum Sponsors, Ancestry, FamilySearch, and FamilyTreeDNA. In addition to this, there’s the NGS Awards program, live chat, Q&A sessions, and over 15 prize giveaways for genealogy-related items, what more could you want? Just make sure to register by 15 May and receive your invitation to the streaming event.
The NGS Virtual Family History Conference is an incredible opportunity. It comes with two features: NGS 2020 Live! and NGS 2020 On-Demand! Choose from three different packages and access over 85 unique lecture sessions. After 1 July, any package you’ve chosen gives you repeated access to all five-featured lectures until 15 May 2021.
NGS 2020 On-Demand! starts from 1 July and provides more than 85 lecture topics to design your package of audio-visual presentation recordings. You’ll get unlimited viewing until 15 May 2021, ten additional sponsored bonus lectures, along with the crucial five-featured NGS 2020 Live! lectures.
Sign up by Friday, 15 May, and opt for one of the following packages:
- Full Package: Participate in the Live! event and access twenty sessions of your choice from the On-Demand! series, from 1 July 2020 to 15 May 2021. This package also includes an electronic copy of the conference syllabus and bonus lectures.
- Works Package: Everything in the Full Package along with an extra 25 sessions from the On-Demand! series. You’ll also get a USB drive packed with audio recordings of over 100 hours of content, including bonus lectures.
- Light Package: Attend the Live! event and choose ten sessions from the On-Demand! series. You’ll also receive bonus lectures and a digital copy of the conference syllabus.
So, join your fellow genealogy enthusiasts in NGS 2020 Live! Secure your spot now and tune in to the first part of the NGS Virtual Conference on 20 May.
Head on over to our conference website for more details about NGS 2020 Live! and NGS 2020 On-Demand! or to sign up.
If you have any queries, don’t hesitate to contact Courtney Holmes, our Conference Registrar, at cholmes@ngsgenealogy.org.
A bit about us: Established in 1903, the National Genealogical Society is committed to genealogical education, model research standards, and the safeguarding of genealogical records. Based in Falls Church, Virginia, we are the top society for everyone – from beginners to seasoned family historians. The NGS offers excellent publications, educational opportunities, research guidance, and interaction with other genealogists.