We are honored this year for IAJGS 2016 to have Judy G. Russell, not only as our Thursday evening banquet speaker, but also as a significant contributor to our conference content. For further information about her, see this earlier blog post.
The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree who writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. On the faculty of Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, from which she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. Her award-winning blog is at http://www.legalgenealogist.com.
“BCG Certification Workshop: Meeting Standards” (Weds-140), 1:30-3:30 P.M.
[This presentation is included in LIVE!]
Certification by the Board for Certification of Genealogists is often the crowning achievement of a genealogist’s life work. This interactive two-hour workshop reviews the various pathways to genealogical certification and how to begin the process. Current associates explain the portfolio system, the rules, the judging rubrics and more, with plenty of opportunities for questions and answers.
[Presented with Sara Scribner and David McDonald]
Category: workshop
“The Ethical Genealogist” (Thurs-145), 10:30-11:45 A.M.
[This presentation is included on LIVE!]
Genealogists deal with sensitive issues all the time: how to handle family secrets, what to say about living people, crediting the work of others. Learn more about the ethical challenges of trying to solve family history mysteries in the 21st century.
Topics: Ethical considerations in genealogy
Gala Banquet*: “Don’t Forget the Ladies – A Genealogist’s Look at Women and the Law” (Thurs-144), 7:00-10:00 P.M.
[This presentation is included on LIVE!]
In early America, women were all too often the people who just weren’t there: not in the records, not in the censuses, not on juries, not in the voting booth. The common law relegated women to “protected” second-class status and understanding how they were treated under the law provides clues to finding their identities today.
Topics: Jewish history and culture
*One must register and pay a fee to attend the banquet. To add the banquet to your conference registration, sign in at the Attendee Service Center. Tickets are $84 per person.
“After the Courthouse Burns: Rekindling Family History through DNA” (Fri-123), 10:00-11:15 A.M.
[This presentation is included on LIVE!]
Catastrophic records loss due to fires and disasters at courthouses is a fact of life for genealogists. When a disaster takes out birth, marriage, death, court, land and probate records all in one fell swoop, it may still be possible to light our family’s research fires — to rekindle our interest in our ancestral roots — using DNA evidence.
Topic: Record presevation