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Join Professor, Alison Spring, Director of Scottish Records as she shares a fun exploration of how to pronounce Scottish place names. For example, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is not pronounced the way you might think it is!

Bring your own ancestral places and see if you can stump her. Short, sweet, and fun! Pop in to learn more about Scotland’s ancestry through the place names.

Wednesday, November 22 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89226487139?pwd=aVZ2eXVWVWRSYnRCSE1KRkV

Our Lecturing Skills course is an integral part of the Professional Development Certificate. Students learn the skills necessary for a successful lecture, including creating slides and handouts. Part of the course includes giving a Lecture on a Genealogical Topic. Please support our students and join us for their presentations.

Thursday, November 9 – 5:00 PM Eastern Time – Mona Advocaat presents “ABC Metis”

Interestingly, most Metis descendants do not know that they have Metis roots. This is Mona’

Alison Spring, our Director of Scottish Studies has shared some exciting news with us! Her article on Graveyard Research is being published in the November 2023 issue of Family Tree UK magazine.  She is also hosting a webinar in connection with her article on Thursday, October 26 at 1:00 PM UK time.

https://www.family-tree.co.uk

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/apps-and-software-for-gravestone-research/

Are you celebrating Oktoberfest with your family this year?

Have you started researching your German Ancestors?

Our elective course: Research: German Ancestors will get you on your way!

https://genealogicalstudies.com/enrol/index.php?id=81

What can you do with a certificate in DNA and Genetic Genealogy? Read our latest blog post to find out!  http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2023/09/iigs-student-helps-solve-john-doe/

Our website has had a major transformation! Come check it out at: https://genealogicalstudies.com

This afternoon, we have received reports of a spammer sending emails to GenealogyWise members. That person has been removed from the website.

GenealogyWise takes spamming very seriously. Member requests are monitored closely. When we receive a report of spamming, we remove that person from the website immediately. All content should also be removed,

If you received an email from the spammer (Stella Abud), please know that they do not have your email address. Their post on your member page automa

Our new website is going LIVE on 1 August 2023!

Read our latest blog post for all the details

http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2023/07/new-website-going-live/

Australian Genealogist Brian Mclachlan and his quest for genealogical truth is featured in our latest blog post.

http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2023/07/10-certificates

Reminder: today is the last day to take advantage of the amazing MyHeritage discount! Check our blog post for all the details!

http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2023/06/myheritage-amazing-discount

We’re excited to share an exclusive offer for The International Institute for Genealogical Studies Users: 50% off the ultimate subscription to MyHeritage, valid through 6/29/2023. Check our latest blog post for all the details!

http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2023/06/myheritage-amazing-discount

Our blog http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com is a great way to keep up with what's happening here at the International Institute of Genealogical Studies. Today's post includes links to ALL of our social media accounts.

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Use the code on check out for any package of courses to reach your genealogy certification goals.
Go to: https://GenealogicalStudies.com
If you need help, call 800.580.0165 x1 and Angie can help you choose the package, any course materials or books, or set up a payment plan, too.

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10% Discount off any one package of any size. 
May 22nd – June 2nd. Use Promo CODE: remember 

**Limit 1 per person.
Victoria Day & Memorial Day – a time to remember and reflect.
List of Packages: https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/eng/packages.asp

The next round of courses has begun at the Institute this week. Our students are exploring options for researching their family histories. Have you been working on your 2023 research goals? Make sure to get the most from your course work. Any questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We want you to succeed! Blog: http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2023/05/may-courses-2023/
List of courses: https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/eng/courses.asp

Holidays create the perfect opportunity to interview family members that you may not see at other times of the year. Take advantage of family visits to initiate conversations that yield family history information. Ask family memories about past holidays, traditional meals, funny stories, milestone events, etc! Don't forget about photos. Bring a family album and ask about stories and memories connected to treasured family photos. You will be surprised how family members, even siblings, can have d

April courses have started TODAY! Have you registered for any courses in April? How have your courses helped you work on your 2023 research goals? Make sure to get the most from your course work. Any questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We want you to succeed! NOTE: Our Blog is temporarily offline. We are working to restore it.

https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/eng/courses.asp