Registration to close for GRIP Virtual
Dozens and dozens of genealogists are getting ready to be happy campers.
In this year’s first virtual summer-camp-for-genealogists, that is.
The virtual week of the GRIP Genealogy Institute opens in just 10 days — it runs June 23-28 — and as always it’s going to be a great opportunity to build on what we know to become better researchers.
The bad news is, that’s only if we’ve signed up.
The good news is, there are still some slots open — there’s even one still open in The Legal Genealogist‘s great-fun course, “Women and Children First! Research Methods for the Hidden Half of the Family.”
The uh-oh news is, today’s the last day to register. You snooze, you lose.
Not every June course has open seats any more, and some — like my own — have only a single seat left, two at the most.
But if you’re awake and alert and hit that register button (the course information and registration links are here for the June courses), you might just snag one of the last spots and join the genealogical version of singing around the campfire.
All of the courses with even a single open slot are great courses. Ones I’d put at the top of my own personal list include:
• “Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills,” coordinated by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. This course doesn’t just help us get a better handle on methodology, but it even offers a opportunity to work through and get help with a personal brick wall.
• “Ireland and Northern Ireland Genealogical Research, PT II,” coordinated by David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS. First off, anything Irish by David Rencher is a must-do. Period. Beyond that, it’s a wonderful opportunity to solve the problems posed by your Irish immigrant ancestors by digging deeper into Irish church, land, property, census, and occupation records. And nope, you don’t have to take Part I first.
• “Genealogical Organization: Increase Your Productivity,” coordinated by Kelli Jo Bergheimer. I don’t know about you, but the most common phrase in my genealogical workflow is “now where did I put that?” If I wasn’t teaching a course, I’d be taking this one…
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“Mastering the Art of Genealogical Documentation,” coordinated by Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG. Yep, source citation is a bear. But not so much after you get Tom Jones’ in-depth tutorials not just on how to do it, but why. (I speak from experience here — I’ve taken this course!)
If those sound like what you want, and you’re starting to regret not already having signed up, remember: today’s the day. Registration closes today, Friday, June 14th.
Now I know there are folks who are virtualed-out — who just can’t face one more week of Zoom courses. The good news for these folks is that there are still a few seats even in the in-person July courses, to be held at LaRoche University in Pittsburgh July 14-19. Again, not every course has open seats, and those that do don’t have many open seats (my own “Putting Those Records to Work” class may have a seat or two left but not more than that). Registration closes on those courses in two weeks, on Friday, June 28th.
But there are some that do have a few seats open that I’d sign up for in a heartbeat. They include:
• “Introduction to Ashkenazic Jewish Genealogy,” coordinated by Emily H. Garber. This course squarely faces the reality that Jewish genealogy is different — and harder, And it offers a firm foundation in how to do this type of research, following Jewish people through time despite variations in names, places, and occupations associated with life-changing migrations.
• “Using US Church Records for Family History,” coordinated by Sunny J. Morton. Church records are among the most valuable and underutilized records genealogists have — and this course will really help in finding and understanding them. There’s even a field trip to a church archive!
• “Records Loss: Overcoming Destroyed, Missing, or Non-Extant Records,” coordinated by Kelvin L. Meyers. We’ve all seen the issues when records have been lost, to fire, flood, natural disaster or even neglect. Now what? This course helps us figure out what to do to work around those issues.
Yep, summer camp for genealogists — virtually or in-person. But only if we’re signed up.
And for those June classes remember: today’s the day.
Registration and course info can be found here.
Cite/link to this post: Judy G. Russell, “Today’s the day!,” The Legal Genealogist (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : posted 14 June 2024).
