{"id":517,"date":"2014-03-06T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogyjottings.com\/?p=517"},"modified":"2014-03-06T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:29:58","slug":"training-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogyjottings.com\/?p=517","title":{"rendered":"Training Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Seminar season rolls in during the spring months. Many genealogists recently attended the giant RootsTech conference https:\/\/rootstech.org\/<\/a> in Salt Lake City last month. Others will head for Richmond, Virginia for the 2014 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference http:\/\/www.ngsgenealogy.org\/<\/a> in May.\n<\/p>\n

I have never attended RootsTech, but I have been to a couple of NGS conferences. In 1998, Denver hosted the event, so of course I went. I even served as a room monitor for a few of the sessions. Ten years later, I drove to Kansas City, Missouri for the 2008 conference. Both times I came away with renewed enthusiasm and much helpful information.\n<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it costs quite a bit to attend these wonderful conferences\u2014travel, hotel, meals, registration fee. An additional deterrent to February’s RootsTech is that it requires a treacherous drive over the mountains to Salt Lake City in the winter weather. So I usually stay home.\n<\/p>\n

In recent years, the motive for staying put in Denver has grown because so many nationally-known speakers now visit our area. Thanks to the efforts of our local societies working with the Denver Public Library (DPL), I can receive my genealogical training for a fraction of the cost of attending a national conference.\n<\/p>\n

This spring I plan to visit DPL to hear four great speakers:\n<\/p>\n