Genealogy In Bloom
Join us on Saturday, 3 May 2025
Special Guest Presenters: Jane E. Wilcox & Skip Duett
Join us for Genealogy in Bloom, our annual genealogy conference, featuring expert guest speakers Jane E. Wilcox and Skip Duett. Spend the day learning, connecting with fellow genealogists, and gaining new insights into your family history research.
Featured Presentations
Jane E. Wilcox
- Uncharted Waters: Diving into the Holdings of the New York State Archives
- Finding American Women’s Voices Through the Centuries: Letters, Journals, Newspapers, and Court Records
Skip Duett
- Putting Your Upstate New York Ancestor on the Map
- New York Land Records for Genealogists—Understanding the Basics (New for 2025!)
Location: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 460 Kreag Road, Pittsford, NY
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Attend in-person or via Zoom (Pre-registration required)
The event includes two morning and two afternoon sessions. If attending in person, you’re welcome to bring your own lunch or explore nearby restaurants. A designated lunch space will be available.
In-person attendees can take advantage of networking opportunities—share research tips, uncover new clues, and engage with other genealogy enthusiasts. A book sale and raffle will also be held on-site.
Mark your calendar and register today!
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please indicate whether you will attend in person or via Zoom when registering.
The cost is $30 for non-members and free for RGS members. Not a member? Join RGS for $25 and save $5 (Coupon Code "New") on this event! Your membership will be valid through June 2026.
For in-person attendees, box lunches will be available for purchase. Please select your lunch option during registration and complete payment at that time. The box lunch order deadline is Wednesday, 23 April 2025.
Registration for Genealogy In Bloom closes at end of day on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
Professional genealogist Jane E. Wilcox serves on the NY State Archives and the NY Genealogical & Biographical Society’s Family History advisory committees. She authored the book, New York State Archives Guide: For Family Historians, Biographers, and Historical Researchers. With her company, Forget-Me-Not Ancestry, in Albany, Jane specializes in colonial and pre-Civil War NY research.
Skip Duett is a professional genealogist, speaker, and author specializing in New York land records. An instructor at SLIG and IGHR, he has been published in the National Genealogical Quarterly and the New York Researcher. He serves on the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society (NYG&B) Family History Advisory Committee. He is actively researching and writing about the full spectrum of land records in Upstate New York. Skip also conducts cutting-edge research in the application of advanced Y-DNA analysis for genealogy. He is the volunteer Project Administrator for the Howard Y-DNA Project serving over 400 members.