Virtual Institute announces summer and fall 2016 courses.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, 22 May 2016. The Virtual Institute of
Genealogical Research would like to announce several exciting new courses that
will be offered during the summer and fall 2016. The schedule sees
new courses from several of our popular past instructors as well as a
few new instructors with their first Virtual Institute courses. We would
also like to announce the beginning of a whole new endeavor to bring even
more educational opportunities to the genealogical community.
Registration for all of the following courses are now open:
·
6 August–13 August 2016, Craig Roberts Scott,
CG, FUGA, “A Day in the War of 1812:
Researching Your Ancestor”
·
20 August–27 August 2016, Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD,
MA, CG, “Learning About Your Ancestor
Through Culture and Folkways”
·
1 October–8 October 2016, Melanie D. Holtz,
CG, “Italian Genealogical Evidence
Practicum”
·
12 November–19 November 2016, D. Joshua Taylor, MA,
MLS, “Harness the Power of the Web”
·
3 December–10 December 2016, Blaine T. Bettinger,
Ph.D., J.D., “The Essential Copyright Guide for Genealogists”
As usual, each of these courses costs $69.99 for six hours of
instruction (including the recordings), syllabus material, and a practical
exercise. All of the upcoming courses will be offered with the Plus option,
which provides additional instruction, direct instructor feedback, and a
certificate of completion.
The Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research would also like
to announce the beginning of our Occasional Lecture series. On
Thursday, 21 July 2016, the Virtual Institutewill sponsor an evening session at
the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh:
Michael Hait, CG, on “Finding and Using Online Legal
Resources.” This lecture will be delivered simultaneously live in
Pittsburgh at GRIP and broadcast as a free webinar. Webinar seating is limited
to 100 seats. Click here for more information and
to register.
The Occasional Lecture series will supplement
our six-hour courses by bringing one-hour webinars from international
genealogical educators. The series will host unique lectures as our
instructors and special guest lecturers are available, rather than producing a
regular schedule. Announcements for future webinars in the Occasional Lecture
series will appear in the Virtual Institute newsletter. Seating will
always be limited so be sure to subscribe to email newsletter so that you
do not miss any of these upcoming lectures.
