Everyone is welcome! Our members meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm. Each month members enjoy a presentation on topics such as Scottish culture and history or performances by dancers and/or musicians. The Society at times is onvolved with events sponsored by the Celtic community, such as the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Please join us! We’d love to meet you! 
www.arizonascots.com/

Elevate Your Genealogical Education to New Heights. A week long in-depth learning experience; includes 15 courses on topics such as advanced methodology, African American and Native American research, immigration, overcoming record loss, establishing genealogical proof with DNA, and more. Registration opens July 7, 2018 @ 9:00AM (MDT). More information is avaiable at  slig.ugagenealogy.org

Have you already done a DNA test, or are you thinking about one?
Sunday, January 13, at 1:00 PM at the Tucson Jewish Community Center (3800 E River Rd, corner River Rd. and North Alvernon Way), the Southern Arizona Jewish Genealogy Society (SAIGS) will host guest speaker, Richard Hallick, a retired University of Arizona and Professor of Biochemistry. Hallick will offer a comprehensive look at DNA testing and how it applies to genealogy today.
He’ll tell you will how to understand and interpret your own DNA test results., including those with Jewish ancestors. What can we learn about your ethnicity and your DNA relatives?

Questions: Andy Rosen, arosen2@cox.net, 

Two programs are available for SLIG students to take advantage of during the week following SLIG: Guided Research and Consultation with Craig R. Scott, and DNA Consultations with Karen Stanbary. 

 

More information is avaiable at  slig.ugagenealogy.org

For Professionals and Budding Professionals. This program will focus on professional development topics not offered at SLIG or elsewhere in a week-long, in-depth format. It will open with a special event to commemorate the life and legacy of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and end by Friday noon. Two meals are included with registration: Monday brunch and Thursday evening dinner.  More information is avaiable at  slig.ugagenealogy.org

Program Topics:

• Advanced Googling for Your Grandma
• Coordinating the Cloud:  Ancestry, Dropbox, Evernote, FamilySearch, GoogleDrive
• Foreign Language Tools for English-speaking Genealogists
• Striking Out on Their Own:  Online Migration Tools and Resources​

Visit the GVGS website for details and registration.

Connect - Belong is again the theme for the 2019 RootsTech Conference. The 2019 conference will see many great changes to the way things work -- no badge scanning, later general sessions, more breakout sessions and popular sessions repeated. Lots of changes to make your conference experience better! 
Registration Now Available! Register before October 12 to take advantage of exclusive early bird pricing. Visit www.rootstech.org for more details.

The NGS Family History Conference, 8–11 May 2019 is your opportunity to choose from more than 150 lectures presented by many nationally recognized speakers, explore an exhibit hall filled with more than 80 exhibitors, and network with more than 2,000 genealogists. Every NGS conference has a different theme with a new program top to bottom—so there is always more to learn and discover. Register for the Family History Conference starting 1 December 2018.

Watch their website for details: https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

 

The Big 50 for The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. 50 continuous years of genealogy education, friendships, partnerships and offering the latest innovations in genealogy and technology. Come celebrate 2019 as we honor the past and embrace the future of Jamboree and genealogy. Save the dates! Be part of the fun! 
Watch for details http://genealogyjamboree.com/.

GRIP offers 17 courses in TWO week-long learning opportunities in Pittsburgh, PA, in 2019. Choose which week(s) to attend depending on your continuing education and research needs. 

Registraton opens 20 February 2019. For information: http://www.gripitt.org.

AGS holds an annual conference every June. Held in a different location each year, the conference features lectures, demonstrations, exhibits, conservation and documentation workshops, classroom sessions, slide presentations, and guided cemetery tours. Registration will open in Spring 2019. For more information, visit https://gravestonestudies.org.

GRIP offers 17 courses in TWO week-long learning opportunities in Pittsburgh, PA, in 2019. Choose which week(s) to attend depending on your continuing education and research needs. 

Registraton opens 20 February 2019. For information: http://www.gripitt.org.

The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) hosted by the Georgia Genealogy Society provides an educational forum for the discovery, critical evaluation, and use of genealogical sources and methodology through a week of intensive study led by nationally prominent genealogical educators. Students choose one course that lasts throughout the week. Topics range from a course for beginners to a variety of courses on specialized topics.

 

IGHR is hosted by the Georgia Genealogical Society with courses taking place at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel on the University of Georgia Campus in historic Athens, Georgia. This new venue allows courses and most accommodations to be under one roof. In addition to the advantages of the Georgia Center, attendees will also benefit from access to the world-class libraries of the University of Georgia including the law library and special collections libraries as well as the nearby Heritage Room at the Athens-Clarke County Library.

 

For more information: http://ighr.gagensociety.org/

The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) is a one week program offering in-depth study of material held by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and College Park, Maryland. Gen-Fed 2019 will be held the week of July 29 through August 2, with an optional session at the DAR Library on Saturday, August 3. 
 
Check the website for upcoming information: http://www.gen-fed.org/gen-fed-2019/

FGS makes its first visit to the nation’s capital with the National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR Library, and more a Metro ride away. Watch for details: https://fgs.org/conferences/

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Association of Professional Genealogists at teh one conference designed by professionals for professionals in Salt Lake City, the city where APG began. Attend advanced-level presentations you can't get anywhere else, network with genealogy pros from all over the United States and beyond, and research at the Family History Library befoe and after the conference. Watch the APG website for details as they become available.