The Maryland Genealogical Society is pleased to once again partner with Maryland Public Television (MPT) to offer a new beginner-to-intermediate genealogy webinar series. Finding Your Roots: Organize Your Genealogy includes four (4) two-hour sessions that are designed to help you organize the many aspects of your genealogical research. 

 

• What To Do With All That Data (March 13)
• Make It Easy to Write and Share Family Stories (March 27)
• Organize and Preserve Your Family Archive (April 10)
• All Those DNA Matches - What Do They Mean?  (April 24)

Registrants will also receive a one-year introductory membership to the Maryland Genealogical Society (not applicable to current MGS members) and a one-year MPT Passport membership or membership extension.  You can register on the MPT registration page.

 

The cost of the series is $100.00. Each session will feature a combination of lecture, small and large group discussion, question and answer time, and a homework assignment relating to your family search. Handouts will be provided for each session. Since the presentations will be recorded, you can register at any point during the series. 

 

Sessions will be led by two nationally known speakers. Annette Burke Lyttle has been the presenter for several previous MGS/MPT workshop series. She holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), a past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and editor of The Florida Genealogist. Kelli Bergheimer is a writer, teacher, editor, and international genealogical speaker. She is the Director of Curriculum and Assessments for Blue Kayak, a K-12 textbook company, and the Director of Education for Your DNA Guide, a genetic genealogy education company. Kelli runs a small business—Mess on the Desk, a genealogical organization company with a YouTube channel. Kelli is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

The Maryland Genealogical Society and Maryland Public Television are partnering to offer a special day-long, in-person workshop focusing on alternative ways to approach your research, including new ideas for breaking through brick walls and how indirect evidence can sometimes offer more compelling support to your research questions.

The event includes:

• Two presentations by Rebecca Whitman Koford: "How I Built My Own Brick Wall & The Sledgehammer of Experience" and "Indirect Evidence: Finding What Was Not Written," plus breakout discussion and Q&A.
• Light breakfast refreshments and a lunch.
• Screening of a PBS Finding Your Roots video presentation.
• A copy of the book, NGS Research in the States Series: Maryland, for each attendee.