A Great Holiday Gift

The holiday season is here. Christmas and Hanukkah are around the corner,  only two weeks away. Don't know what gift to get the genealogist in the family? How does this sound for a gift? Register your genealogist for an upcoming genealogy conference on 30 May 2020 at a discounted price. The Capital District Genealogical Society is hosting this event, Improving Your Skills: What Do You Need?, at the Desmond Hotel, Albany.

Register before 15 January and save:
CDGS members: $100
Conference & join CDGS: $115
Non-Members: $125

Register after 15 January:
CDGS members: $125
Conference & join CDGS: $140
Non-Members: $150

Lunch, morning, and afternoon breaks with refreshments are included.

The program consists of three nationally known genealogists. Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, JD, CG, CGL, Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, and Meryl Schumacker, CG

Each presenter will give two talks.
Judy Russell

• After the Courthouse Burns: Rekindling Family History through DNA
• Don't Forget the Ladies: A Genealogist's Guide to Women and the Law

Thomas W. Jones

• The Jones Jinx: Tracing Common Surnames
• Out-of-State Workarounds for In-State Record Shortages

Meryl Schumacker

• Make Trying New Things in Genealogy Less Scary
• Strategies for Urban Research

To register for this event click here.

For the conference schedule click here.

Hope to see you in May!