I attended the 2024 National Genealogical Society's Virtual Family History Conference "Expanding Possibilities" this weekend. It was very fun and informative as usual. Even though it was virtual, I saw a lot of friends and familial faces again. I am glad that all the classes were recorded so I can see the ones that I missed while attending the live classes I chose for each day.
“LIVE” 2024 NGS Sessions Attended:
Thursday
• Virtual Tour: International African American History Museum
• SLAM! Idea Showcase and Expo Hall Opening
Friday
• PLENARY SESSION: Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy: The First Year and Onward! - Steve Little
• Irish Immigration-Digging Deeper - David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGSRS
• Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools for Land Records Analysis - David M. McCorkle
• In Their Own Words: Women and the War of 1812 - Julia A. Anderson, MA, AG
• Using Social and Historical Context to Support Indirect Evidence - LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG
• Using Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to Solve a Misattributed-Parentage Case in America’s Colonial Era - Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
Saturday
• PLENARY SESSION: Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy: A Discussion of Issues and Concerns - Blaine T. Bettinger, PhD, JD, and others
• Assembling Cryptic Bits of Documentary Evidence and DNA to Answer Major Genealogical Questions - Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
• Hand-written Text Recognition: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Transcribe and Search Documents - Yvette Hoitink, CG, QG
• Research Planning: The First Step to Solving Tough Problems - Jill Morelli, CG, CGL
• Finding Frances: A German American Case Study in Community, Illegitimacy, Immigration, and Interstate Migration - Nancy A. Peters, CG, CGL
• Using Land Records to Prove Ancestral Connections - Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS
I am so looking forward to NGS 2025 when it will be in-person in Louisville, Kentucky! 😀
LINK to NGS: https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/
