Many educational opportunities coming up! Plan now!

Many opportunities coming up.  In no particular order.  Listen up!  Free live streaming from Rootstech, nineteen sessions starting this Wed through Saturday.  March 10 in Burlington, professional genealogist speaks on Irish roadblocks and brick walls.   Seattle March 12, Intro to DNA. Says programs are free and everyone welcome with registration.  At 2 hours it will be more comprehensive than I will give on March 19.  March 15 is the early bird deadline for the best closest 3 ½ day conference in Arlington.  Mar 19 is next Genies meeting on DNA.  Details and links below and in Events tab on ferndalegenies.blogspot.com.

RootsTech:  Carol S. and I are headed to Salt Lake City for the largest family history conference of them all.  But you don’t have to get plane tickets and hotel rooms to share in some of the events.  Live streaming is the answer.  Nineteen sessions from Feb 28-March 3.  The schedule is here: https://www.rootstech.org/live-stream-schedule  No registration.  You just tune into rootstech.org. 

And the mother of Northwest conferences is sponsored by the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society in Arlington, WA.  August 15 is a half-day free beginning genealogy class.  A different instructor every year so I keep going and am never bored.  August 16-18 is three full days packed with different nationally-known headline speakers and your choice of smaller classes.  Before the Early Bird deadline of March 15 non-members pay $155 and after the Early Bird deadline $175.  Non-members are people who don’t belong to the Stillaguamish group.  Ask Elizabeth, Sandy, Peggy or me about the conference.  And don’t think you aren’t far enough along to benefit.  Info at http://www.NWGC.org.

A one overnight conference that you drive to is in Tacoma on April 27 and 28.  Details here: http://www.tpcgs.org/seminar.html 

Skagit Valley Genealogical Society, Burlington

http://skagitvalleygenealogy.org/calendars/ 

When:  2^nd Sat, 1pm – 3pm

Where:  Burlington Senior Citizen Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave, Burlington, WA 98233, USA (map)

Sat., Mar. 10 Detours Abound: Irish Roadblocks and Brick Walls - Steven Morrison Steven Morrison is a professional genealogist specializing in research in Ireland. Learn how to avoid the many pitfalls of Irish research. This is an introductory level program to prepare you for overcoming the many challenges unique to Irish research.

TIP OF THE WEEK –  INTRODUCTION TO DNA AT SPL

On Monday, March 12, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM, John LaMont, Genealogy Librarian at Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, will present an “Introduction to DNA”.  The description says, “You will learn about DNA testing for genealogy including types of tests, major DNA testing companies, and tools and techniques for analyzing the results.”  This event is free and everyone is welcome, but registration is required and space is limited, so register early. Registration closes on March 9.  For all the particulars and to sign up for this event, go to the Seattle Public Library Website and find it on the Calendar of Events for the month of March. Start here:
http://www.spl.org/calendar-of-events