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It's December 2018!  Where did the year go? Make the most of this last month of 2018 by joining instructors from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies for a virtual genealogy meeting. Everyone is welcome!

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Thursday, December 13th at 10:00 AM EST – Canadian Records with Kathryn Lake Hogan
Time zones:
Thursday, December 13th – 10:00 AM Eastern; 9:00 AM Central; 7:00 AM Pacific; 3:00 PM in London, England;
Friday, December 14th – 2:00 AM in Sydney, Australia
MEETING LOCATI

  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.

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Have questions about your family history research? The National Institute for Genealogical Studies offers virtual meetings where you can ask questions about research and hear genealogy presentations. These online meetings are FREE and everyone is welcome. 

Below are our scheduled sessions for the month of November.

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Tuesday, November 20th at 4:00 PM EST – Student Presentation with host Kathy Holland
Presenter: Rebecca Novy; Topic: “Digitizing Your Genealogy Research”
Time zones:
Tuesda

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

Yesterday we received a report of a spammer sending emails to GenealogyWise members. That person has been removed from the website.

GenealogyWise takes spamming very seriously. When we receive such reports we remove that person from the website immediately.

If you received an email from the spammer please know that they do not have your email address. Their post on your member page automatically generated an email from the website. They never had access to your email address, unless you have publi

Have any questions about your family history research? Virtual Meetings are a way for you to communicate with an instructor from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Everyone is invited and the webinars are FREE.

Below are our scheduled sessions for the month of October. Join us!

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Friday, October 12th at 6:00 PM EDT – Australian Records with Kerry Farmer
Time zones:
Friday, October 12th – 6:00 PM Eastern; 5:00 PM Central; 3:00 PM Pacific; 11:00 PM in London, E

Have any questions about your family history research? Virtual Meetings hosted by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies  are one  way for you to communicate with a genealogy instructor. Below are the  scheduled sessions for the month of September. Join us for these free, informative meetings.

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Saturday, September 15th at 1:00 PM EDT – American Records with Gena Philibert-Ortega
Time zones:
Saturday, September 15th – 1:00 PM Eastern; Noon Central; 10:00 AM Pacific; 6:00 PM i

The National Institute for Genealogical Studies is offering discounts on courses to coincide with the FGS conference happening this week in Fort Wayne, Indiana. With over 200 courses covering a variety of genealogical topics, you are sure to find the course that will help you with your genealogy research. See The National Institute's  website to register for the course or courses that are right for you. 

Take advantage of these discounts until August 26, 2018:

• 10% off any ONE course package . Use 

Have any questions about your genealogy research? The National Institute for Genealogical Studies' Virtual Meetings are a way for you to listen in on educational presentations and ask research questions. These meetings are FREE and open to everyone, so join us!

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Monday, August 13th at 7:00 PM EDT – Methodology with Gena Philibert-Ortega
Time zones:
Monday, August 13th – 7:00 PM Eastern; 6:00 PM Central; 4:00 PM Pacific;
Tuesday, August 14th – Midnight in London, England; 9:00 AM in Sy

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

Have any questions about  your genealogy research? Attend a virtual meeting hosted by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies to get answers. These meetings are FREE. Below is the virtual meetings schedule for the month of June.

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Times given are Eastern Daylight Time. 

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Saturday, June 9th at 10:00 AM EDT – Methodology with Gena Philibert-Ortega

This Virtual Meeting is appropriate for everyone no matter which country you are researching in. Join this session to

Join The National Institute for Genealogical Studies for their instructor-led virtual meetings. These genealogy meetings are free and everyone is welcome to attend.

Times given are Eastern Daylight Time. 
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Tuesday, May 15th at 8:00 PM EDT – DNA  with Shannon Combs-Bennett
The focus of this Virtual Meeting is the DNA testing process and how DNA can be use in genealogy research. Join Shannon to ask questions about  your DNA research.

Time zones:
Tuesday, May 15th – 8:00 PM Eastern; 7:00

Want to talk genealogy? Join instructors from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies to learn more about family history research. These meetings are FREE. Below is the virtual meetings schedule for the month of April. Please note that times given are  Eastern Daylight Time. 

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Saturday, April 14th at 1:00 PM EDT – Canadian genealogy research  with Kathryn Lake Hogan
Join Kathryn to ask questions about your Canadian research.

Time zones:
Saturday, April 14th – 1:00 PM Eastern;

Here is the list of scheduled Genealogy Virtual Meetings for the month of March hosted by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Mark your calendars for sessions applicable to your area of  research! Sessions are FREE and led by a National Institute instructor.

Times given are Eastern Daylight Time. To check the current time and date, Log In to your Student Briefcase and click on “Time at Home Office” near the top right of the page.

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Saturday, March 17th at 9:30 AM EDT – M

The National Institute for Genealogical Studies Announces a New Eastern European Records Certificate

Features Courses Written by Lisa Alzo, MFA

For Immediate Release

27 February 2018

The National Institute for Genealogical Studies  is proud to announce a new addition to our Certificate Programs. The Eastern European Records Certificate features courses in researching various records and repositories in Eastern Europe.

Course author and

With all the snow we have been getting in parts of Canada, United States and Europe, it is a good time to hunker down and work on some  family history research!

Do you have questions about your research? Join instructors from The National Institute for Genealogical Studies for FREE educational virtual meetings applicable to your research. Even if you don’t have questions you are welcome to just listen, lurk and learn! We don’t mind in the least.

Below is the virtual meetings schedule for the month

The National Institute for Genealogical Studies has their final genealogy virtual meetings for January scheduled for Thursday and Friday. These are free, genealogy meetings led by an instructor for The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Please join us.

NOTE: Times given are Eastern Standard Time.

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On Thursday, January 25th at 1:00 PM EST Gena Philibert-Ortega will be hosting the Internet Tools virtual meeting. 

Time zones:
Thursday, January 25th - 1:00 PM Eastern; Noon