The Texas State Genealogical Society is excited to announce that two extraordinary genealogy instructors—Cyndi Ingle and Judy Russell—are headlining our 2016 Family History Conference this October!
Details about their specific lecture topics will be released soon.
About Judy Russell
The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree. She writes, teaches and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical topics, ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. A Colorado native with roots deep in the American south on her mother’s side and entirely in Germany on her father’s side, she is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society and numerous state and regional genealogical societies. She has written for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and National Genealogical Society Magazine, among other publications. On the faculty of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research in Alabama, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and the 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 blog – chosen as one of the American Bar Association’s top 100 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 – appears at The Legal Genealogist website (http://www.legalgenealogist.com).
About Cyndi Ingle
Cyndi Ingle is the owner and webmaster of Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, www.CyndisList.com , a categorized index to over 335,000 online resources. In its 20 years online Cyndi’s List has consistently remained in the top tiers for genealogical research tools online. It is an award-winning site which helps millions of visitors worldwide. It has been featured by the History Channel web site and in the media and several publications, including ABC News, NBC News, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, Parade Magazine, Wired, Family Tree Magazine, Family Chronicle, and Internet Genealogy magazines. Cyndi, a genealogist for more than 36 years, is a past-member of the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society. Cyndi is a nationally known guest lecturer for various genealogical society meetings and seminars (http://www.CyndisList.com/speaking-calendar/). Cyndi is the author of a best-selling book for genealogical research on the Internet titled, Netting Your Ancestors. She is also author of another book, a printed version of her web site, Cyndi’s List. Her latest book is Planting Your Family Tree Online: How To Create Your Own Family History Web Site. Cyndi and her son, Evan, live in Edgewood, Washington.
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Fantastic headliners for the Texas State Genealogical Society conference in October! Both of these speakers have been at the forefront in genealogy for years and I am so excited that they will be here! Sharing with everyone…
Thanks for sharing the conference info, Connie! We’re very excited about the program as well.
Colleen Greene,
Director of Communications
How and who may join?
Our conference is open to anyone to attend. Registration is not yet open, though, and is still a couple months away. You’ll want to pencil in the dates to your calendar, and watch our website for announcements when registration does open. These announcements also go out on our Facebook Page and our monthly email newsletter. Note the box at the bottom of the blog post, with how to “Keep up with the latest TxSGS 2016 Conference news!”
Thank you for your interest!
Colleen Greene,
Director of Communications