Annual Meeting & Program, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm: Demystifying Dual Citizenship with Rich Venezia  (Yearly Conference) Virtual Meeting registration at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6524080200296665870. You will use the same meeting link to access all three sessions. This program will not be recorded. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.Schedule of events:

• 10:00 am-10:30 am -- WPGS Annual Business Meeting
• 10:30 am-12:00 pm -- Demystifying Dual Citizenship: The Records and The Process, presented by Rich Venezia
• 12:00 pm-12:30 pm -- Session Break
• 12:30 pm-2:00 pm -- Demystifying Dual Citizenship: Naturalization Records and Western PA Record Sources, presented by Rich Venezia

Demystifying Dual Citizenship: The Records and The Process: Of Italian descent and think you may qualify for dual citizenship? This how-to aims to break down the process and give you the steps you need to have you on your way to your red passport in no time. We'll discuss eligibility verification, the records needed, and what to expect at your Consulate appointment.

Demystifying Dual Citizenship: Naturalization Records and Western PA Record Sources: Building on the first lecture, attendees will learn some of the ins and outs of naturalization laws and records. Specifically discussed will be common dual citizenship queries - such as when wives and minor children automatically become US citizens when their husband/father naturalized. Additionally, we'll discuss idiosyncrasies in records in Western PA, and the various record repositories you'll need to engage with for the records necessary for the citizenship process.

GENEALOGY JAMBOREE 2021 Virtual Conference

• World-class Genealogy Conference
• Learn from 51 speakers from the USA, Canada, Ireland, Israel and the UK
• STANDARD Registration includes 6 LIVE lectures June 11 & 12 and 20 recorded lectures of your choice
• Add PLUS Registration to access all 50 recorded lectures

The 51st Genealogy Jamboree brings you nationally known speakers keeping you in touch with the latest developments in the field of genealogy. From coast to coast, from North to South, from our neighbors - Canada and Mexico -  and from the Old World, our speakers can help you find your ancestors' lives and stories. You'll be able to learn from many tried and true speakers and get surprising insights from speakers that are new to Jamboree.

All Registration packages receive the Friday and Saturday LIVE lectures.

STANDARD Registration - Select 20 recorded lectures from 50 choices.

PLUS Registration - All 50 lectures are yours to view.

All purchased Genealogy Jamboree lectures may be viewed through October 10, 2021.

Time: 7:00 CDT (Chicago)

Producing a high-quality, reliable genealogy for your family requires thoughtfulness and thoroughness during the research process. Testing our work against recognized standards helps achieve our goals. This introduction to the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) looks at the development of modern standards, their importance for all genealogists, and how anyone, at any level of experience, can effectively apply these common-sense standards and techniques to their family project.

Alice Hoyt Veen is the owner of Prairie Roots Research, which aims to foster a deeper understanding of the past by researching and reconstructing forgotten lives; to rediscover and share ancestral wisdom and experiences with today’s generation and generations to come. She is a Board-certified genealogist, professional researcher, and genealogical educator who shares her knowledge and expertise through educational writing and speaking. Alice serves as a trustee for the BCG Education Fund, a charitable trust advancing the educational aims of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (R). She has spoken at national, regional, and state conferences, and for numerous Iowa organizations.

This webinar is free but you must register in advance to receive the link to attend.

Advanced Beginning Genealogy Class, Round Table discussions, Webinar, Sponsored talks - All FREE

• World-class DNA Conference
• Get in on the Latest Discoveries
• Learn from up to 20 renowned Genetic Genealogy experts
• STANDARD Registration includes 6 LIVE lectures on June 4 & 5 and 10 recorded lectures of your choice
• Add PLUS Registration to access all 20 recorded lectures

DNA testing is an increasingly popular tool for genealogists.  Learn the difference between autosomal DNA, mtDNA and Y-DNA and which tool is useful for what type of investigation. There will be presentations from AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA and MyHeritage DNA.  The keynoter will be blogger Roberta Estes, MBA.  Other notables presenting include Maurice J. Gleeson, MD of Genetic Genealogy Ireland, Leah La Perle Larkin, PhD, creator of WATO, and DNA authors Emily Aulicino, MEd, and Richard Hill, MBA.

All Registration packages include the Friday and Saturday LIVE lectures.

STANDARD Registration - Select 10 recorded lectures from 20 choices.

PLUS Registration - All 20 lectures are yours to view.

All purchased Genealogy Jamboree lectures can be viewed through October 3, 2021.

Achieve your educational dreams and elevate your knowledge by attending the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy with the assistance of one of our scholarship opportunities:

Time:  1:00 check in, chat, and schmooze  Official program starts promptly at 1:30

Speaker: Alex Krakowsky

Topic: Ukrainian archives are notoriously difficult and expensive to deal with, if one can get records from them at all. Alex Krakovsky, a Jewish Ukrainian, is using the freedom of information laws and the court system in Ukraine to force archives to allow him to scan their records and post them on a public website. Alex uses high resolution scanning equipment to scan virtually all records in an archive, posting to a wiki just for Jewish records. He has spent a great deal of time and his own money doing this important work, constantly doing battle with a very difficult government system. He has also received funds donated for purchase of state-of-the-art scanners, which are now in use in most Ukraine archives. He will update us on the current status of records he has available.

Time:  1:00 check in, chat, and schmooze  Official program starts promptly at 1:30

Speaker: Alex Krakowsky

Topic: Ukrainian archives are notoriously difficult and expensive to deal with, if one can get records from them at all. Alex Krakovsky, a Jewish Ukrainian, is using the freedom of information laws and the court system in Ukraine to force archives to allow him to scan their records and post them on a public website. Alex uses high resolution scanning equipment to scan virtually all records in an archive, posting to a wiki just for Jewish records. He has spent a great deal of time and his own money doing this important work, constantly doing battle with a very difficult government system. He has also received funds donated for purchase of state-of-the-art scanners, which are now in use in most Ukraine archives. He will update us on the current status of records he has available.

Learn more about what happened after the Communists came to power and how families and cultures were divided.

Scheduled presenters include:

• From Bratislava, Slovakia: Dr. Gabriela Bereghazyova of Global Slovakia, co-author of Czechoslovakia: Behind the Iron Curtain
• From the Czech Republic: Dr. Charles Heller, author of Prague: My Long Journey Home
• From Prešov, Slovakia: Dr. Martin Javor, Director of Kasigarda, the Museum of Emigration from Slovakia to North America

This webinar is free and can be viewed anywhere with an internet connection.

Are you knocking on the right door? Do you know where to search next? If you're seeking ancestors in England and throughout the United Kingdom, this event is aimed at bolstering your knowledge of how and where to research across the pond. Join us Saturday, May 15, 2021, 9:00am-3:00pm for A Day of English Research!

On May 15, CCGS is presenting (virtually via Zoom) a day of talks by internationally-known genealogist Judy G. Russell, who is also a lawyer and author of The Legal Genealogist blog. Judy's topics will include:

• Finding the Law
• Death by Undue Means
• The Discriminating Genealogist
• DNA and the Golden Rule

For more information and to register, see the Education page of our website and click the link to Judy Russell.