Do You Have Eastern European Ancestors?

If so, this conference is for you. I attended last year and what I learned has propelled me forward this year in my research. Each area of the world has it's quirks and Eastern Europe is no exception. The #1 thing that I learned is that you have to know your HISTORY or you get nowhere in finding your ancestors. If you want to jump start your Eastern European research but don't know where to start...START HERE! Register for this conference and come pick the brains of the experts!

BYU's Conference on Family History and Genealogy

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Do you ever wonder what BYU's Conference on Family History and Geneaolgy is all about? Steven Kapp Perry of the Cricket and Seagull Fireside Chats sat down and talked to John Best about this conference. Listen to the interview here! Click on the line below the picture that says, "listen to this weeks podcast."

RootsTech Keynote Speakers!

Online videos of the three keynote speakers for the RootsTech Conference plus a few other presentations have been posted on the RootsTech website. Come enjoy the enthusiasm of these speakers and SEE the future of genealogy! It's exciting!

Search and Ye Shall Find!

I know that I am mixing up all of my latest conference info, but I have to tell you that today I found a link to Curtis Witcher's keynote speech (The Changing Face of Genealogy) from the Roots Tech Conference 2011 in Salt Lake City.  Time for a happy dance! He was my favorite speaker and I wished all during his presentation that I could have recorded it! Well, thanks to a post by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers, I can now watch the presentation in full again! Curtis Witcher of the Allen County Public Library, has such a way to motivate and inspire. Special thanks to the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) for posting this on their website. Look under Videos. There are other videos from the conference too! Watch this presentation and see if you don't get excited about the future of genealogy!