- Author, journalist and Global Family Reunion organizer A. J. Jacobs will be the Friday keynote speaker at FamilySearch’s 2015 RootsTech conference, taking place Feb. 12-15 in Salt Lake City. Learn more about Jacobs and other RootsTech keynote speakers here.
- The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced the location of its 2017 genealogy conference: Pittsburgh! The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society will serve as local co-host for the conference, taking place Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Find out more and see the locations of other future conferences on the FGS Voice blog.
- The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors has opened its 2015 Excellence in Writing Competition. Categories cover published or unpublished material in just about any medium. The entry deadline is June 15, 2015. Get competition details and access the entry form on ISFHWE’s website.
- The British Newspaper Archive subscription website has reached 9 million historical newspaper pages, with more than 2 million of those added just this past year. Got a British paper you want to see digitized? Go here to suggest titles to be added and to vote on other people’s suggestions.
