Many Americans can trace their indigenous, immigrant, indentured, and enslaved ancestors to Virginia. If you are researching ancestors who may have lived in Virginia, then be sure to register for the NGS 2023 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia, 31 May-3 June. Items of interest for resea...

Nicole Gilkison LaRue, CG, is a full-time professional genealogist for the federal government with articles in NGS Magazine, NGSQ, and OnBoard. Research interests include women, “brick-wall” obstacles, and paleography. Session Number: T115 Title: Did My Family Get Skipped? Mining ...

Judy Nimer Muhn is a professional genealogist, society leader, NGS board member and Awards Committee chair, blogger, international speaker, and owner of Lineage Journeys, specializing in French-Canadian, Indigenous, and Scottish research. Beginning as a family historian at the age of 12, Judy ha...

Jewish Genealogy in Eastern Europe–Miriam Weiner SESSION: F346  TRACK: Jewish      TITLE:  Jewish Roots in the Former USSR: What’s New and Where is it? Miriam Weiner is a Certified Genealogist Emeritus and was the first person to be certified in Jewish genealogy.  She s...

Klondike Diaries, Orphan Trains, and Widening Your View–Jill Morelli SESSION: W141  TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding           TITLE: More Questions than Answers?  Consider Conducting a Broad Contextual Study SESSION: F328   TRACK:  Western States               TITLE:�...

Homesteading Women, Resolving Evidence Conflicts, and Managing a Project–Rebecca Whitman Koford SESSION: W128  TRACK: Methodology           TITLE: Controlling Chaos:  Managing a Genealogical Project SESSION: T211    TRACK:  BCG Skillbuilding   TITLE:  Appreciating Confli...

Genealogical Thinking, Contacting DNA Matches & Recent Immigrant Ancestors–Michael Lacopo SESSION: W123  TRACK: Immigration      TITLE: Researching Recent Immigrant Ancestors in Regional Repositories SESSION: T254    TRACK:  DNA                   TITLE:  Hi! W...

Private Land Claims, GIS tools, and Virginia Revolutionary War Soldiers–Rick Sayre SESSION: W127  TRACK: Land and Maps      TITLE: Private Land Claims in California, New Mexico, and Other Western States SESSION: T213    TRACK:  Eastern States       TITLE:  Researching ...

When History and DNA Don’t Match–Judy Nimer Muhn SESSION: W126  TRACK: Native American      TITLE: When History and DNA Don’t Match:  Am I Native American? SESSION: S403  TRACK:  Native American     TITLE:  Indigenous California: History and Records of Native...

Tracing the Kingsleys from Connecticut to California–D. Joshua Taylor Boston, MA – Faneuil Hall SESSION: W142  TRACK: Eastern States       TITLE: My New England Research is Done–Or is it? SESSION: T232  TRACK:  NYG&B Luncheon      TITLE:  New Yorkers in C...