Did you hear? The GRIP 2025 courses have been announced, and we have some great courses and faculty to brag about.
GRIP Virtual has nine courses planned for June 23-27, 2025. They include:
2025-01 AI & Genealogy: Innovations in Family History with Stephen J. Little and Mark D. Thompson
2025-02 Chinese American Genealogy: Silver Linings with Grant Din, MA
0225-03 From Results to Revelations: Making DNA Fun Again with Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD
2025-04 Inclusive Genealogy: Navigating Complex Family Trees with Carly Lane Morgan, JD
2025-05 Irish Research III: Ireland Law & Government with David E. Rencher, AG®, CG®, FUGA, FIGRS
2025-06 Beyond Digging Deeper: Sources, Methods, and Practices with Paula Stuart-Warren, CG®, FMGS, FUGA
2025-07 The Spirit of the Inland Seas: Research in the Great Lakes Region with Cari A. Taplin, CG®
2025-08 Marching Off to War: Advanced Military Research and Methodology with Michael L. Strauss, AG®
2025-09 Merging & Separating Identities: Strategies and Tactics to Identify and Solve with Jan Joyce, DBA, CG®, CGL, AG®
GRIP In-Person (Pittsburgh, PA) is scheduled for July 13-18, 2025, with eight courses. They include:
2025-10 Advanced DNA Evidence with Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD
2025-11 Advanced German Research with Warren Bittner, MS
2025-12 Legal Landscapes: Mapping Family History Through Law Library Records with Judy G. Russell JD, CG®, CGL and Rick Sayre, CG®, CGL, FUGA
2025-13 Mining and Extraction – Building Skills with the Coal Industry with Cecelia McFadden
2025-14 Navigating the Genealogical Research Process: Advanced Strategies for Success with Julie Cahill Tarr, AG®
2025-15 Navigating the Past: Migrations on North American Waterways, 1825-1925 with Pamela J. Vittorio
2025-16 Pennsylvania Land Proprietor and Commonwealth Land Records with Gerald H. (Jerry) Smith, CG®
2025-17 Practical Family History Writing: Preserve and Share Your Stories with Kelli Jo Bergheimer
The GRIP website will be updated with full course descriptions in September.
Save the date for registration: February 4, 2025. More information will be released as the date approaches.
There are so many classes to choose from; what classes will you choose?
