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The latest release from GS Books is our Adulting Planner!
This 15-month planner includes essential features to help organize your life.
You’ll find month and week at a glance pages, research tips, fun quotes, and space to keep track of your goals, work schedules, and research plans.
It is generously sized at 8 ½ x 11 and is available in paperback (wire bound), eBook, and PDF.
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I am a graduate of the International Institute of Genealogical Studies, and have earned my PLCGS in Canadian Records (2016) and DNA & Genetic Genealogy (2024). I am currently working on my Professional Development and Business Skills certificate (*2026). I am now part of the IIGS Team, helping to mentor family historians and genealogists working to earn their credentials or hone their research skills.
When you look at the impressive list of over 240 courses offered by IIGS, you may think to you
Irish Cemeteries Course Release!
Formerly Irish: Monumental Inscriptions, this course has been updated and rewritten by Claire Bradley, MA.
As part of our Irish Records Certificate, the course contains a wealth of information for researching Irish ancestors.
Read our blog for more information as well a registration link
Did you know
You can request our book from your local library
or ask your local bookstore to bring it in!
(a great way to save on shipping!)
Professional Genealogist, Eowyn Langholf, has joined our team!
Meet Eowyn in our latest blog post
The road to becoming a Professional Genealogist brings up an important question:
How much will it cost?
You don't need to go $100,000 into debt to pursue your passion for genealogy.
You need expert instruction, recognized credentials, and practical skills—and that's exactly what a genealogy trade school delivers.
Our latest blog post breaks down the cost and time factor for studying with IIGS.
What, exactly, is a genealogy trade school?
What will I learn?
How can I use the skills to start or further my career?
Our latest blog post gives you all the details on what IIGS has to offer.
We explain what you will learn and how your new skills will benefit both your personal research and your professional career.
Head to our blog for all the answers
Are you struggling with Latin in historical documents?
It’s difficult to figure out what the words mean.
Our new book will teach you how to understand and transcribe archival records
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Level up your research and break down those brick walls!
The Genealogist's Guide Latin to English Terminology and Abbreviations
MyHeritage has recently announced an amazing feat!
They have added 1.2 Billion Records to their database during the month of September!
The new records range across 24 new and updated collections from the U.S., Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, the U.K., Spain, and Poland.
What makes this update especially exciting is how many of the new records are newspaper-related. Newspapers are full of rich stories, elusive vital record substitutes, and names that might not show up anywhere else. The
Does Genealogy research feel too complicated?
Tame that overwhelm.
We turn confusing records into simple, supported steps.
InternationalInstitute of Genealogical Studies has a discount on courses
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Get confident and finally discover your family's stories.
Ancestor’s wills and estate records aren’t always easy to find. We’re here to help you stop the endless searching so you can find these important documents with confidence!
Canadian Wills plus Estate and Inheritance Part 1 has been completely updated and enriched with new up-to-date information. Our mentoring professor, Drew von Hasselbach, PLCGS, is a lawyer with years of experience working with wills and estates.
The course modules include the anatomy of a will, how and where to find a will,
