Videos of our recent conference question and answer Zoom sessions are now available on the NGS YouTube Channel. Sessions were held on 9 February and 14 March 2023. The videos provide overviews of the main conference and pre-conference activities including tours, the BCG Educational Fund workshop, FO...

  As an author and speaker, I often hear the question: how did I go from researching family history to writing a trilogy about my ancestor Cecily?Mine is a peculiar journey, but I’ve never met a family historian who didn’t have an odd story. We all know that sometimes we find our ancesto...

Motherlode Wine Experience/Gold Discovery Tour/Capitol Mall Genealogy Research/ Old Sacramento Walking Tour CGS, your local host society has organized four tour options for Tuesday, May 24th Motherlode Wine Experience: This could be your view if you sign-up for this once in a lifetime to...

A Taste of California Welcome Reception and Back to the Fifties Evening, NGS Banquet CGS, your local host society has organized two evening events outdoors and an easy walk from the Conference Center and hotels. A Taste of California Welcome Reception:             ...

Honoring 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage Woman’s suffrage parade, Wash., D.C. Mar., 1913 LCCN2002736824.jpg; photo courtesy of Wikimedia Common License The National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2020 Family History Conference to be held May 20-23 in Salt Lake City, is excited to offer a new t...

Sponsored Luncheons The National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2020 Family History Conference, being held this May 20-23 in Salt Lake City, has announced their luncheon presenters. The conference offers a variety of exciting social events, including sponsored luncheons with stellar guest speakers. When...

NOTE: This event is now SOLD OUT! Join Diahan Southard and the StLGS on Wednesday evening, 01 May, for a delicious dinner and fun DNA mystery case study — No Experience Required! Is it Clara? Or is it Clara? Use your DNA sleuthing skills and join Diahan Southard as she leads us through a fun e...

Diving for Details: Researching the Great Storms TIME & DATE: Ambassador Ballroom, Friday, 04 May 2018, 7:00 p.m. (Registration Required) PBS producers must dive into libraries and genealogies nearly as much as they dive into the Great Lakes for details on shipwrecks. Finding survivor stories o...

TITLE: Paths to Your Past: Story Telling to Bring Us Together SESSION: S433 TIME & DATE: Saturday, 05 May 2018, 12:15 p.m. (Luncheon – Registration Required) SPONSOR: Genealogical Speakers Guild and International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (GSG / ISFHWE) Genealogists te...

Title: Manerva Barbee: A Most Determined Woman Session Number: T233 Time & Date: Thursday, 03 May 2018, 12:15 p.m. (Luncheon – Paid registration required) Sponsor: Gen-Fed Alumni Association The Civil War lasted for four years, but Manerva’s pension battle through multiple applications...