ARLINGTON, VA, 9
March 2016 —The National Genealogical
Society (NGS) will live stream ten lectures from its 2016 Family History
Conference, which will be held 4-7 May 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Details
of the live streaming program can be found on the NGS Conference
website. NGS members and others across the United States and overseas, who
are unable to attend the conference in person, are invited to sign up for these
live streaming broadcasts.
NGS has selected some of the most popular topics
and nationally known speakers for the two featured tracks. Registrants for live
streaming can sign up for either track or the bundled package that includes
both tracks.
· Track One: Viewers will be able to screen five lectures on “Land Records and Maps” from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, 5 May 2016. The lectures will cover deed books and private land claims,
how to utilize mapping apps, Google Earth, and GPS to enrich your research, and
maps and gazetteers for English and Welsh research.
· Track Two: Five “Methods for Success”
lectures will be live streaming from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, 6 May 2016. They will address methodology techniques for use with
historical context and DNA, as well as problem solving using a combination of
resources.
Registration
for live streaming will close at midnight 22 April 2016 and is discounted for
NGS members. All registrants will receive an electronic version
of the NGS 2016 Family History Conference Syllabus.
Track
Selection
|
Included
Formats
|
Member
Price
|
Non-Member
Price
|
Track Descriptions
|
Track One or
Track Two
|
Live Streaming
with three months
access to Track
One or Two
|
$65.00
|
$80.00
|
Land Records and Maps. Five lectures on Thursday, 5 May 2016, or
Methods for Success. Five lectures on Friday, 6 May 2016.
|
Bundled Package
Track One and Track Two
|
Live Streaming
with three months
access to both tracks
|
$115.00
|
$145.00
|
Land Records and Maps. Five lectures on Thursday, 5 May 2016, and
Methods for Success. Five lectures on Friday, 6 May 2016.
|
NGS has selected PlayBackNow to broadcast the live
sessions and to provide the recorded sessions for later viewing. Instructions
for viewing the live streaming will be sent to registrants before 30 April 2016.
Tracks One and Two are among the 25 tracks and 180
lectures that will be open to those who attend the four-day conference in
person. Conference attendees may also benefit from purchasing the NGS live
streaming package by registering for either track or the bundled package,
which they will be able to view after they return home. By selecting different
presentations while attending the conference, they can expand their overall
conference experience. They will have ninety days following the conference to
view and repeat the live streaming sessions (through 7 August 2016).
Reminder: The conference discounted Early Bird registration
will close on 31 March 2016.
Founded in 1903, the National Genealogical Society is
dedicated to genealogical education, exemplary standards of research, and the
preservation of genealogical records. The Arlington, Virginia, based nonprofit is the premier national society
for everyone, from the beginner to the most advanced family historian, seeking
excellence in publications, educational offerings, and guidance in research. It
also offers many opportunities to interact with other genealogists.
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