Seminars & Conferences

Seminars and conferences are an excellent way to broaden your education. Below is a selection of national seminars & conferences. See the WSGS newsletter for the current Washington state seminars.

Photo Gallery from the Washington State Genealogical Society 2011 Conference held September 16 and 17, 2011 in Richland Washington. Visit to see what you missed.

Looking for a specific type of class? Check the WGSG newsletter at January/February 2012 for a list of genealogical seminars and all day events to be held someplace in Washington state.

February 1, 2012, Professional Management Conference of the Association of Professional Genealogists in Salt Lake City. Conference theme is “Techniques, Tools and Technology.” The conference will be located at the Radisson Hotel in Downtown Salt Lake. APG is hosting Rootstech. See http://www.apgen.org/conferences/index.html

http://www.apgen.org/conferences/index.html February 2-4, 2012, Rootstech, Family History & Technology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Palace Convention Center. The theme is “Innovation through Collaboration.” For more information and to register go to: http://www.rootstech.org/

The NGS 2012 Family History Conference will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mark your calendars for 9–12 May 2012. Visit the NGS site for details as they become available.

The 43rd Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California, Friday through Sunday, June 8 through 10, 2012. Thursday, June 7 will be a day of hands-on workshops, including the very popular Family History Writers Conference. See the SCGS site for details.

The annual conference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies is to be held Wednesday, 29 August to Saturday, 1 September 2012 at the Birmingham Convention Center, Birmingham, Alabama. Check the FGS site for details as they become available.