The Federation of Genealogists annual conference will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on September 2 – 5, 2020. I’ll be there and I hope you will be too. Watch our #FGS2020 page here to learn more about my activities at #FGS2020.  If you’re...

I was honored to speak at the first MyHeritage LIVE conference in Oslo, Norway in 2018. After another rousing success in Amsterdam in 2019, the event is coming to Israel in 2020. I’ll be there speaking along with many of your favorites. MyHeritage LIVE is an...

It’s time for genealogists to start making plans for the RootsTech 2020 conference to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. I’ve been attending and speaking at RootsTech since 2011, the second year that the conference was held. It’s been so rewarding to...

There’s big news regarding the two leading national genealogical organizations in the United States. I’ve got the press release from the Federation of Genealogical Societies here, as well as comments from FamilySearch. NGS and FGS ANNOUNCE INTENT TO MERGE...

Rootstech is just around the corner. Learn more about where you can visit with Lisa Louise Cooke and Genealogy Gems HERE.  Then keep reading below for details on the keynotes and class schedule.Salt Lake City, Utah (13 February 2019), RootsTech 2019, the world’s...

What: Federation of Genealogical Societies 2018 Conference Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana Booth: #101 Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems When: August 22-25, 2018 We can’t wait to see you at the Federation of Genealogical Society 2018 Conference! Genealogy Gems will be...