The Genealogy Search

The Pre-NGS Conference fun begins in the morning!  I and fellow blogger J Paul Hawthorne, along with others,  will be busy learning at the Putting Skills To Work by the BCG Education Fund.  The event features Nancy A. Peters, CG, "Make Your Case: Correlating Evidence to Solve Genealogical Problems" followed by Sara Ann Scribner, CG teaching "Making Your Case: Constructing and Writing Proof Arguments". I am looking forward to learning some new skills and meeting new people.  While we are learning other attendees will be visiting plantations, researching at the archives, or enjoying some of the museums and historic sites Raleigh has to offer.  I hope everyone at the conference has a chance to explore outside the conference center and their hotels.   Remember to check at your hotel for a list of nearby restaurants and things to do.  I can highly recommend The Pit Authentic Barbecue at 328 W. Davie, check out the offerings here:   Men...

The Boston University certificate of Genealogical Research program has been completed.  At the end of our course the instructors made some suggestions for furthering our education.  Friends and other genealogy acquaintances have also made suggestions.  I decided to put all the suggestions together to form one master lists.  Please let me know if you have any suggestions.  Here is what I came up with:  SUGGESTED FOR ADVANCEMENT WEBSITE/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NGS Home Study Course http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/homestudy_course_cd Boston University Certificate Genealogical Research http://professional.bu.edu/programs/genealogy/ University of Toronto, National Institute Gen. Studies http://www.genealogicalstudies.com/eng/uoft.asp ProGen Study Group http://progenstudy.org/ Review BCG Application/Begin research prior to application http://...