| When: | Saturday, November 1, 10 am to 12 noon |
| Where: | Virtual Meeting via Zoom (open to public) |
| Title: |
Cool Your Jets Just Long Enough to Plan the Perfect Genealogical Trip |
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For this lecturer, a 1970s trip to Ireland sparked a lifelong passion for genealogical travel. Every trip held new questions to solve, new lands to wander, and potential cousins to meet. In 2025, genealogical travel is becoming one of the most popular reasons to travel. It offers you, the traveler, the ability to walk the lands your ancestors came from. It places you, the family researcher, onsite, where local repositories are waiting for you to ask for assistance. It opens the door to meeting a variety of cousins you never knew existed. All that you need to do is plan. This lecture will not only inspire you to take that first genealogical trip, but it will also prepare you before you go! Being prepared will ensure that you get the most you can from each genealogical trip that you take, making it the trip of a lifetime every single time. Every attendee will receive free access through the lecturer’s website to a downloadable and editable 22-page planner (no email address required).
Registration for this program opens on Saturday, October 25, 2025 for both members and non-members.
Members, use the link in the email you will receive on Monday, October October 27, to register, or log into the website, go to Members Only and select Meeting Registration. Member registration fee is $5.00.
Non-members, use this link beginning on Saturday, October 25, either to register as a non-member for $10.00, or to join BCGS and register as a member for a total fee of $25.00.
This presentation will NOT be recorded.
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| Speaker: |
Bridget M.Sunderlin CG® |
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Bridget M. Sunderlin is a graphic designer turned art teacher turned board-certified genealogist®. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute, College of Art, an MAT in Art Education from Notre Dame of Maryland University, and certificates in Leadership in Technology Integration and Instruction Systems Development from Johns Hopkins University and UMBC, respectively. A researcher since 1974, Bridget’s genealogical areas of expertise include Ireland, Scotland, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. She has conducted a wide range of client work including background research for authors, dual-citizenship applications, DNA research to solve unknown parent cases, and repository research for Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. She has also published articles in the Family History Daily and Maryland Genealogical Society Journal. You can reach Bridget at www.berootedgenealogy.com. |
