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The final countdown is on! Join The National Institute for Genealogical Studies on Saturday, June 27th from 10 am to 9 pm EDT for an All-Day Special Event as part of our 20th Anniversary Year Celebration. You don't want to miss this! There will be Draws and Prizes throughout the day during the three Presentations and a Bonus Fun & Games session. The grand finale will be our 2019-2020 Graduation Ceremony at 7 pm EDT. See you there!

See details on blog post here: http://blog.genealogicalstudies.co

Virtual Meetings are a way for you to learn more about genealogy from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies' instructors. Everyone is welcome and the meetings are FREE. Join us!  
Note: NO USER NAME or PASSWORD REQUIRED. After clicking on the meeting link, please type in your first and last name; then click “Enter as a Guest”.
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STUDENT LOUNGE
Pop into the Student Lounge for a genealogy coffee break with your fellow students.   
Saturday, June 6th – 10 AM Easter

Summary of The National Institute for Genealogical Studies’ 20th Anniversary Year Celebration on Saturday, June 27th from 10 am to 9 pm EDT. This will be an All-Day Special Event that you don't want to miss! BUT... you can start celebrating now by signing up for one of three FREE courses, or one of six courses at 50% off, or any one package of your choice for 15% off. Discount Codes will expire on 30 June 2020. See details on blog post here:

http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2020/05/all-day-sp

Our Monthly Virtual Meetings are a way for students and guests to communicate with the National Institute for Genealogical Studies’ instructors in a fun and interactive way and provides a place to ask questions about courses and/or research. These sessions are FREE and you do not have to be a current or past student to attend.

Attendees: NO USER NAME or PASSWORD REQUIRED. Please type in your first and last name, along with your geographic location; then click “Enter as a Guest”

May Virtual Meeti

REMINDER: There is a scheduled time for technical maintenance on May 4, 2020, at 1:30 - 2:30 am EDT. During this hour, you may experience occasional disruptions in the accessibility of our GenealogyWise network, so we advise you to plan your activities to avoid this time period. Normal operation will be restored immediately once the maintenance is complete.

NOTE: There is a scheduled time for technical maintenance on May 4, 2020, at 1:30 - 2:30 am EDT. During this hour, you may experience occasional disruptions in the accessibility of our GenealogyWise network, so we advise you to plan your activities to avoid this time period. Normal operation will be restored immediately once the maintenance is complete.

FREE Virtual Meetings. An open invitation from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. These sessions will be open for anyone to attend this week on April 14 - 16. Join the #genealogy discussion with our students for your #familyhistory and #genealogyresearch. For more information, see our blog at https://bit.ly/2RA83Fg

Our Monthly Virtual Meetings are a way for students and guests to communicate with the National Institute for Genealogical Studies’ instructors in a fun and interactive way and provides a place to ask questions about courses and/or research. These sessions are FREE and you do not have to be a current or past student to attend.
Attendees: NO USER NAME or PASSWORD REQUIRED. Please type in your first and last name, along with your geographic location; then click “Enter as a Guest”. 

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FREE Virtual Meetings. An open invitation from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. These sessions will be open for anyone to attend this week on April 7/8, April 8/9 and April 9/10. Join the #genealogy discussion with our students for your #familyhistory and #genealogyresearch. For more information, see our blog post here.

FREE Virtual Meetings. An open invitation from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. These sessions will be open for anyone to attend this week on March 31, April 1, and April 2. Join the #genealogy discussion with our students for your #familyhistory and #genealogyresearch. For more information, see our blog at https://bit.ly/3bHFZaR

Our world sure has changed in just a couple of weeks! We all hope you and your families are all staying healthy during this challenging time. 

We have been receiving a large number of emails and phone calls at The National Institute for Genealogical Studies regarding adding courses to the current student's briefcase. If you have packages with remaining courses, or you have courses in the future course area, and you would like a course added to your current briefcase, please send us an email at: 

Virtual Meetings are a way for you to learn more about genealogy from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies' instructors. Everyone is welcome and the meetings are FREE. Join us!

Note: NO USER NAME or PASSWORD is REQUIRED. After clicking on the meeting link, please type in your first and last name; then click “Enter as a Guest”.

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Thursday, March 5th – Lecturing Skills Course Student Presentation with Kathy Holland
Topic: Finding Records on FamilySearch by Tara Shymanski

RootsTech 2020 is in Salt Lake City on February 26 - 29.

Are you attending? Be sure to drop by and visit the National Institute for Genealogical Studies at BOOTH #1217.

Not attending this year? You can watch the FREE Live Stream sessions as they happen.

Here is the schedule: https://www.rootstech.org/salt-lake/live-stream-schedule
Time Zone convertor: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com

Visit the Video Archive for recorded sessions: https://www.rootstech.org/video-archive

These are excellent op

Virtual Meetings are a way for you to learn more about genealogy from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies' instructors. Everyone is welcome and the meetings are FREE. Join us!

Note: NO USER NAME or PASSWORD is REQUIRED. After clicking on the meeting link, please type in your first and last name; then click “Enter as a Guest”.

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Wednesday, February 12th – Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program – GENERAL with Gena Philibert-Ortega
Wednesday, February 12th – 3:00 PM Easter

Virtual Meetings are a way for you to learn more about genealogy from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies' instructors. Everyone is welcome and the meetings are FREE. Join us!

Note: NO USER NAME or PASSWORD is REQUIRED. After clicking on the meeting link, please type in your first and last name; then click “Enter as a Guest”.

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Friday, January 10th – Methodology with Brenda Wheeler
Time zones:
Friday, January10th – 5:00 PM Eastern; 4:00 PM Central; 2:00 PM Pacific; 10:

We understand the holidays are over but you’re still missing that one gift. 

What better way to end the year than with a gift for the genealogist in you. Starting today, December 26th thru December 28th we have that gift. You will receive 10% off EVERY package you purchase. Use coupon code: last10 at the time of your purchase to get your 10% discount.

Visit us at https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/

Contact Angela at 1-800-580-0165 ext. 3 or by email at media@genealogicalstudies.com with any quest

  Here at The National Institute for Genealogical Studies, we have an on-going tradition that whenever our director, Louise, is away we give a course away. So, with that being said, “While the cat is away the mice will play and give a course away”. This offer is for EVERYONE: current students, brand new students those of you who are wanting to learn more about genealogy research and our online education.

You have until the 8^th of December to register for your FREE course.

Click the image below to

Vital records are the most important documents needed as you begin to prove your family lineage. It is necessary to know when vital records started for the researcher’s place of interest because not every state began keeping records at the same time. The records created in the last century can provide detailed information about a person. Whether a birth, marriage or death record, all ask for the full name; date and place of birth; parents' names; and in some instances, even more, in-depth inform

In order to understand where vital records can be found and what they can tell you about your ancestor, it’s important to understand a little history of these records. 

Birth Records 

Birth records were slow to be brought into compliance within the states.  Some states were very slow to adopt the statewide recording for vital records.  Georgia and New Mexico were the last two states to adopt a statewide policy in  1919.  However, Texas took until 1933, to meet the 90% [of records being recorded] c

Join The National Institute for Genealogical Studies for online genealogy meetings on a range of topics designed to help you learn more about how to research your family history. These meetings are FREE and everyone is welcome to attend.

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Tuesday, July 10th at 10:00 AM EDT – Methodology with Gena Philibert-Ortega
This session is appropriate for everyone  no matter which country you are researching in.
Time zones:
Tuesday, July 10th – 10:00 AM Eastern; 9:00 AM