Talk about a great opportunity to learn more about research in Rhode Island! I'll be giving two lectures on Saturday, 18 April 2015,"GPS for Genealogy: Another Kind of Navigation," about the genealogical proof standard, and "Which Autosomal DNA test is right for YOU?" about genetic genealogy and autosomal DNA testing.
See the press release below
The New England Regional Genealogical
Conference (NERGC) is just around the corner this April 2015. Judy
G. Russell, the Legal Genealogist and Lisa Louise Cooke, the host of
the Genealogy Gems podcast are the
featured national speakers. Did you know that Lisa has never been to New
England before?!! This is your chance to see two amazing nationally-recognized speakers.
And D. Joshua Taylor of Genealogy Roadshow is giving several talks and a banquet
talk too.
Why pay full price? Save 20% by registering
now! NERGC Early Bird registration
deadline is February 28th. To register online or download the Program Brochure,
go to www.nergc.org. See you in Providence!
Lisa
Louise Cooke is the owner of Genealogy Gems, a genealogy and family history
multi-media company. She is Producer and Host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast,
the popular online genealogy audio show as well as the Family History:
Genealogy Made Easy podcast, both available at www.GenealogyGems.com, in iTunes, and
through the free Genealogy Gems Toolbar. Her podcasts bring genealogy news,
research strategies, expert interviews and inspiration to genealogists in 75
countries around the world.
The
Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree. She
writes, teaches and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical topics, ranging
from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. A
Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and
entirely in Germany on her father’s side, she is a member of the Association of
Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society and numerous state
and regional genealogical societies. She has written for the National
Genealogical Society Quarterly and National Genealogical Society Magazine,
among other publications. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board
for Certification of Genealogists, from which she holds credentials as a
Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer.