NGS 2026 Fort
Wayne: Pre-Conference
I’m attending the 48th Annual National Genealogical Society Family History Conference: America at 250, this year being held at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This will be my 9th in-person conference since 2012. I love how NGS moves to different parts of the country each year. I have never been to Fort Wayne and I am glad because it has the largest genealogical department for a public library in the US, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL). I added a couple extra days to my trip to research there.
NGS always have city tours, events, and pre-conference workshops, which is a plus for the conference goer. I waited until the last minute this year to join two workshops, which were already closed. I pleaded my case to NGS, and they graciously let me join in. Thank you!
WORKSHOPS
• America’s Story: Opportunity, Diversity, and Belonging Across 250 Years with Katherine R. Willson.
I am so glad Katherine organized this topic together. We were given a workbook with questions about our own experiences with family history, our family stories, what our ancestors faced with migration, immigration, exclusion, or inclusion, and how they delt with them… and how I fell about them. Katherine led into discussions about these topics and everyone participated in lively discussions.
Katherine R. Willson
I love maps and this class is right up my alley. Truth be told, I have taken classes and watched webinars in the past about overlaying old maps onto present day maps for use in genealogy, but like they say, “use it or loose it”, and of course I needed a refresher. Colleen’s step-by-step process and her expertise in teaching students, her day job is a university tech teacher, and my determination to focus and learn this finally worked! I got it this time!
Colleen Robledo-Greene, MLS, FTxSGS
Today was a great start to the conference, despite the 3+ hour time zone change and having a little brain fog, I was in my happy place.
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| Registration |
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| Opening reception in the Exhibit Hall |
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| Barbara Tien of Projectkin's "Ride Along Partners Again!" |
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| Kyla Bayang with Projectkin's "Ride Along Partners Again!" |
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| Yours truely |
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