08/20/2025
Coming Soon
Fox Valley Genealogical Society's 2025 Virtual Conference, WONDERFUL WORLD OF WEBSITES: Navigating NARA, LOC, and Historical Newspaper Websites, with your members and genealogy friends. Leading genealogists Alec Ferretti, Shannon Combs-Bennett, and Laura Kovarik will guide registrants through the best strategies for researching the National Archives (NARA), Library of Congress (LOC), and historical newspaper websites. To cap off the day, registrants will have the opportunity to put their new skills into practice during hands-on breakout sessions, allowing them to apply what they’ve learned in a collaborative setting.
The conference takes place online (via Zoom) on Saturday, 27 September 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm (Central). Unlock genealogical gold in NARA, LOC, and historical newspaper websites.
LECTURES:
Look Beyond the Lede by Laura Kovarik
Unlocking Family History: Navigating the Library of Congress Digital Collections for Genealogical Research by Shannon Combs-Bennett
Finding Digitized NARA Content by Alec Ferretti
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS:
Wrap up the day by applying what you’ve learned in a hands-on workshop! Choose from three specialized sessions, each designed to help you practice key genealogy research skills. Select one to attend live, then revisit any session later—recordings will be available for 30 days after the conference.
For more info go to this link
2025 Virtual Fall Conference WONDERFUL WORLD OF WEBSITES: Navigating NARA, LOC, and Historical Newspaper Websites Join us ONLINE for our 31st Fall Conference! Saturday, 27 September 2025 Conference begins at 8:30 am (CT) | Conference concludes at 3:00 pm GENERAL REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Members, log in...
