BCG to host Joy Reisinger Lecture Series: Six Free Webinars on 8 October 2021

8 October 2021 starting at 9:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 a.m. Eastern, 4:00 pm GMT)

The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host six live webinars, free and available to the public, as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series on 8 October 2021. The hour-long webinars begin at 9:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 a.m. EDT and 4:00 p.m. GMT) and continue throughout the day. Six leading genealogists will speak on topics related to the Genealogical Proof Standard, solving genealogical problems by discovering and using a wide variety of appropriate sources, and immigration. The webinars are part of the Joy Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series and are presented in conjunction with Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Full webinar descriptions can be viewed on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website (http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=6273).

To register for the Reisinger Memorial Lecture series, visit (http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=6273).

The schedule for the lectures is:

9 a.m. MDT. “Context: A Powerful Tool for Problem Solving,” Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA

10:15 a.m. MDT. “Seven Immigration Methodologies, with Case Studies Across the Centuries,” David S. Ouimette, CG, CGL

11:30 a.m. MDT. “Investigate the Neighborhood to Advance Your Research,” Melinda Daffin Henningfield, CG

1:30 p.m. MDT. “What am I missing? Recognizing Research Holes in Available Sources,” Patti Lee Hobbs, CG

2:45 p.m. MDT. “Using Mind Mapping as a Visual Research Plan,” Amy Larner Giroux, CG, CGL

4:00 p.m. MDT. “Private Land Claims—Complicated? Yes, but Worth It!” Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

The words Certified Genealogist and its acronym, CG, are registered certification marks, and the designations Certified Genealogical Lecturer and its acronym, CGL, are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation.