We at the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research are very excited about our first course taking place tomorrow morning!

If you have registered for “Writing Logical Proof Arguments” with Michael Hait, you should have received an email providing links for live attendance and the syllabus material for all four sessions. The email was sent to the address used for the registration purchase. If you did not receive this email, please contact us at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you all there!

The Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research would like to announce four new courses for next year.

F. Warren Bittner, CG, “Reading German I: The ABCs of Gothic,” 23 February, 2 March, 9 March, and 16 March 2015

F. Warren Bittner, CG, “Reading German II: Reading German Church Books,” 13 April, 20 April, 27 April, and 4 May 2015

Craig R. Scott, CG, “A Day in the Revolution: Researching Your Soldier,” 1 August and 8 August 2015

D. Joshua Taylor, “New England Research: Has It All Been Done?,” 7 November and 14 November 2015

The courses with Craig Scott on the American Revolution and Josh Taylor on research in New England will follow the familiar Saturday-morning format. We look forward to both of these courses. More details will be announced as the course dates draw near.

The two German courses with Warren Bittner, however, will run a little bit differently. Because the courses will have more practical work with old documents, it has been split into four days with just one lecture each rather than two days with two lectures. It will also be held on Monday evenings rather than Saturday mornings.

Welcome, Warren, Craig, and Josh to the Virtual Institute!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RALEIGH, North Carolina, 9 September 2014. Professional genealogists Catherine W. Desmarais, CG, Michael Hait, CG, and Melanie D. Holtz, CG, are pleased to announce the formation of the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research. The Virtual Institute is a unique educational opportunity for genealogists of all skill levels.

The Institute will offer courses on a wide variety of genealogical subjects, providing vigorous year-round education for the genealogical community using a virtual platform. Each course will consist of a total of four 90-minute lectures, two each presented on consecutive Saturdays, extensive syllabus material, and practical exercises. Limited class sizes of only one hundred registrants per course allows for a higher level of class participation and instructor feedback than typically offered by genealogy webinars.

Courses are currently planned around the topics of genealogical writing, advanced methodology, DNA testing and analysis, and cultural, regional, or record-based research strategies.

Many of these subject matters—as well as the depth of instruction—have never before been offered in a virtual format and are ideal for genealogists around the world. “Virtual Institute will allow genealogists who work a full-time job or have limited travel budgets to more easily advance their genealogical skills,” Institute co-administrator Melanie D. Holtz stated.

Registration for each course will cost $69.99 and includes digital video recordings of all four lectures, available within two weeks of the close of each course.

For more information on the Institute and to register for upcoming courses, visit www.vigrgenealogy.com and subscribe to the mailing list for updates on future courses.

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