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Morag Peers, MSc, Director of Scottish Records, at Rootstech 2025 with two Webinars!

On Friday, March 7 at 3:30 PM Eastern Time, she is partnering with Claire Bradley, MA (our Director of Irish Studies) and genealogist Ciara Chivers. Join them for a lively discussion titled “Scottish and Irish Genealogical Connections”.

Morag is online the next day, Saturday, March 8 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, with a presentation called “Top 10 Resources for Getting Started With Your Scottish Research - And How to

Claire Bradley, MA, is our Director of Irish Studies

She has three in person presentations and is partnering with our Director of Scottish Studies, Morag Peers, MSc, and Genealogist Ciara Chivers for an online event.

Join Claire as she shares her passion for genealogy!

Our YouTube channel has over 70 videos!

IIGS is all about teaching you how to tell your family stories.

Meet our Professional Genealogists as they share their tips and tricks for researching, fun historical stories, and explore the many career opportunities in the field.

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Dive Ancestry’s ThruLines with Claire Bradley, MA

When Claire found a mystery match on her profile, she delved into her family tree to find out who this person was.

Was he an ancestor that she was unaware of?

Follow Claire’s method of proving or disproving this mystery man using her in depth knowledge of her family tree, the 1911 Census of Ireland, and DNA Painter.

Video Bonus! Claire introduces Yechezkel Bund, PLCGS, our new co-director of DNA and Genetic Genealogy. Yechezkel has completed our DNA

Discover the records of your ancestors who served in the British Military! Learn where to find their service records, what the records contain, and the pensions they received. The course includes detailed timelines, regimental organization, and the roles women played in the service of their countries.

This fully updated course replaces the following three courses: English/Scottish: Occupations – Military & Services, Scottish/English: Military & Services, and Irish: Military, Naval and Pension Rec

Join Cheryl Levy, PLCGS, as she shows you how to use MS Word for Genealogy!

Cheryl explains what all those buttons mean at the top of your Word document, how to jazz up your formatting using different font functions, write top-notch transcriptions using superscript, and insert photos, shapes, and tables.

Added Bonus: Cheryl shares one of her favourite sites for free webinars!

There is so much useful information in this video, you’ll want to bookmark it for future reference!

Course Update!

Research: Irish Ancestors

This intermediate level course gives you a solid foundation for researching your Irish Ancestry. Looking at the first two centuries of Irish family history, the course covers both Northern Ireland, which remains part of Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, which has been independent since 1922.

Course information and a registration link is on our blog

Research: Irish Ancestors

Last month our Executive Director, Angela Breidenbach, was invited to take part in the WikiTree challenge.

The reveal was posted on YouTube on 18 December.

Check it out to see what Angie learned about her family!

We are pleased to introduce our new team member, Morag Peers MSc,

Director of Scottish Studies.

Morag is a Professional Genealogist living in Glasgow, Scotland. She has been passionate about family history and genealogy since her teens. Morag has been known to take some of her clients on walking tours where their ancestors lived and worked.

Meet Morag in our latest blog post

Are you curious about Genetic Genealogy but unsure of where to start?

DNA: Introduction to Genetic Genealogy will give you a firm understanding of the basics of DNA testing and how it can be applied to your genealogical research.

The updated course is Available Now on our website!

Information on the course and a registration link is on our Blog

We are excited and honoured that Angie has been invited to be a guest star for the challenge!

WikiTree is a free website that allows users to work on their family trees while collaborating on a single worldwide family tree.

Angie’s challenge will take place during the week of December 5 – 12 with the reveal being live-streamed on YouTube on December 18^th at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

Course Update!

English: Census Records Including Wales

Historic census records hold a wealth of material for genealogists. These important records not only help you find your ancestors, but they can also give you a snapshot of their lives.

English: Census Records including Wales will take you from early census records beginning in 1801 through to the 1939 National Register of England and Wales.

Course Information and a registration link is on our Blog

What is the Log of Logs?

What information does it contain?

Join Brenda Wheeler, PLCGS, as she explores the pages for information on her ancestors.

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Have you lost the trail of your English ancestors?

Join Brenda Wheeler, PLCGS, as she goes on a search for information on English ancestry.  

From hand-drawn maps to specialty spots, she guides you to some unusual ways to find those elusive ancestral stories.

Rick Voight shares insights about Photo Reminiscence in Genealogy to help you preserve and later present those memories for your family, clients, and genealogy societies.

Rick will also share about the Memory Station as a tool for expanding your genealogical practice. This special speaker will be excellent for all genealogists in Methodology courses, Personal Historian courses, Professional Development courses, and family reunion planning. All who interview relatives or clientele will want to tu

Every family has a story that has been passed down through generations.

But how do you separate fact from fiction?

Join Brenda Wheeler, PLCGS, as she unravels an age-old family story using several record sources and explains the methodology behind her research.

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Learn more about our New Personal Historian Certificate

Join Cheryl Levy, PLCGS, as she talks about the certificate program and shares information about the different courses you will be taking!

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Baffled by the Latin used in Historical Documents?

Our new course, Latin For Genealogists will have you reading, translating, and transcribing those documents with confidence.

Latin For Genealogists was written, for you, by the staff of IIGS, experts in the field of genealogy. We understand the frustration of not understanding historical documents and hitting brick walls in our research.

Course information and a registration link are on our blog

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Tell the stories of your family and clients with our Personal Historian Certificate.

Family traditions, heirlooms, precious photos, and documents are a part of ancestral history that can be preserved for future generations.

The Personal Historian Certificate will give you the skills to research and record the meaningful stories of past generations.

If you love the storytelling side of genealogy, the Personal Historian Certificate is the one for you!

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