One of the pleasures I experience is to be invited to be a presenter at genealogy conferences and meetings. These virtual and in-person vents are a fantastic way as a speaker or attendee to meet other people obsessive and passionate about genealogy. Many of these meetings and conferences leave you hungry for more – the nature of these is to have sessions that range from 20 minutes to 2 hours. They are wonderful opportunities, and I love traveling around the U.S. and the rest of the world to attend them. They do leave you hungry though for something in depth, something more than a 2 hours session. To satisfy that craving, many conferences are organized by track – an attendee can attend many sessions in a day or over several days on the same subject. Wonderful, right?

Of course it is, but the speakers are not coordinated in their presentations or the scope of what’s covered. I want to mention something more in-depth – not as in-depth as a college or graduate school program but still very satisfying. If you’ve ever attended one of the week-long genealogy institutes you know exactly what I mean.

July 14-July 19 I am privileged to be part of a 3-person team at GRIP Genealogy Institute – it’s onsite in Pittsburgh. I’m especially excited because the last time I was at GRIP presenting, it was virtual. This year there’s a week of virtual seminars, and a week of in-person seminars, and I’ll be there for the in-person week. The course we’re presenting is Introduction to Ashkenazic Jewish Genealogy and it consists of 18 classes! What fun.

Want to join me? Go to the website to read all about it and enroll! I look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh in July!

https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/introduction-to-ashkenazic-jewish-genealogy/