Keeping Up with the Joneses
Kory L. Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA
Staying Current in the Field of Genealogy Research - A Synopsis
Continuing education is necessary for every successful genealogist. New sources are constantly appearing, any one of which may hold the answer to a previously unsolvable problem. While many lectures talk about new sources, the focus of this discussion is to teach how researchers can learn about such sources themselves. Thus it teaches "how to fish" rather than just supplying fish.
Conferences
- UGA - Utah Genealogical Association: Held annually in April, Salt Lake City, UT
- NGS - National Genealogical Society: Held annually in various venues
- FGS - Federation of Genealogical Societies: Held several times a year in various venues
- GenTech: Held annually in Boston
- State and local genealogy and historical societies: Held annually
- Cassettes of conferences: Repeat Performance, 2911 Crabapple Lane, Hobart, IN 46342 [ed. currently in dispute with members of the professional community]
Institutes
- Salt Lake Genealogical Institute, mid January (sponsored by UGA)
- Samford University, Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Birmingham AL, mid-June
- National Institute of Genealogical Research, Washington, D.C., mid-July
- Genealogical Institute of Mid-America, Springfield, IL, mid-July
- Institute of Genealogical Studies, Dallas, TX, end of July
- Brigham Young University Genealogy and Family History Seminar, Provo, UT, 1st week August
Organizations (all have journals and/or newsletters)
- Association of Professional Genealogists, 3421 M Street N.W. Suite 236, Washington, DC 20007
- Federation of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 3385, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-3385
- National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, VA 22207-2399
- Utah Genealogical Association, P.O. Box 1144, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1144 ($25/yr)
- State and local societies
- Some ethnic and regional (New England) societies
- Family/surname associations see Bentley's directories by GPC: Genealogist's Address Book and Family Associations
- (another list of journals on this site)
Book Reviews (addresses under "Organizations" if not given below)
- National Genealogical Society Quarterly
- Genealogical Journal (Utah Genealogical Association)
- APG Quarterly
- FGS Forum
- The American Genealogist, P.O. Box 398, Demorest, GA 30535
- New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 99-101 Newberry St., Boston, MA 02116
Periodical Indexes
- Index to Genealogical Periodicals Jacobus, D.L., ed. Carl Boyer, Newhall, Ca.: by author.
- Genealogical Periodical Annual Index. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books.
- PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, IN: Allen County Public Library.
Publications (bi-monthly magazines)
- Ancestry Magazine, The Generations Network, Inc., 360 W. 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604 ($25/yr)
- Family Chronicle, PO Box 1201, Lewiston, NY 14092-9934 ($25?/yr)
- Family Tree Magazine, F&W Publications, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207 ($27/yr)
- Genealogical Computing, The Generations Network, Inc., (see Ancestry, above) ($25/yr)
- Genealogical Helper, Everton Publishers, PO Box 368, Logan, UT, 84321 ($26/yr)
- newspaper columns (Milner, Anita Genealogical Column Directory, Bowie, MD: Heritage)
Catalogs Publishers
- Ancestry, 360 W. 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604
- Betterway Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207
- Genealogical Publishing Company, 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202 3897
- Heritage Books, 1540 E. Pointer Ridge Pl., Bowie, MD 20716
- Southern Historical Press, P.O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 1267
Booksellers
- Willow Bend Books, 65 E. Main St., Westminster, MD
- Genealogy House, 3148 Kentucky Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55426-3471
- Frontier Press, PO Box 126 Cooperstown, NY 13326
Repositories (most offer classes)
- Libraries
- Historical Societies
- Archives
- Family History Library and centers
Computers Web pages with instruction (http://www.):
Share
- Be social
- Ask others to review work
- Volunteer services
"To be indispensable somewhere, that is the purpose of life. That is the secret of happiness."
--J. Edgar Park
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