The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is sponsoring its Family History Conference from May 23 - 26, 2025. The theme is "Tales and Trails." For more information, visit the NGS website. 

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "The Nuts and Bolts of Accreditation" with Jenny Hansen. Have you ever wondered about earning a professional genealogy credential? Learn more about the nuts and bolts of the process during this hour. You will learn some of the details about what is required and how to best prepare for earning the Accredited Genealogist credential.

Daniel Horowitz will help you discover the advanced technology behind the scenes to take advantage of the search engine's robust features. Register in the HQRL store.For more information, visit the Heritage Quest Research Library website.

The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society's German Interest Group will be "Using Ortsfamilienbucher to Research German Ancestors" with Robin McDonough. Ortsfamilienbücher contain genealogical information about families within a specific town, village, or parish, sometimes going back to the beginning of written records. Learn about the Emerson History & Genealogy Center’s large collection of these books and how to use them.

 

Visitors are welcome, but registration is required. For more information, visit: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/.

The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society meeting will be "How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case" with Lisa Louise Cooke. Become a genealogical detective in this vital session. You’ll learn to track ancestors like a criminal cold case detective, sniffing out holes in your research and getting missing information on the record with cutting edge technology.

Everyone is welcome---we hope you will join us.
For more information about EGS, visit our website at eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org