The goal is to provide an interactive opportunity to exchange ideas about the field of genealogy. GenStock is put on by Billie Fogarty and Matt McCormack. This is a very small gathering compared to the national conferences and it is intended for professionals. One gathering you may not be familiar with is GenStock. On August 17th the Northwest Genealogy Conference starts and then at the end of summer, starting August 31st, the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2016 conference starts in Springfield, Illinois. GenFed just wrapped up and next week genealogists will gather for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, otherwise known as GRIP. In Genealogy news, we are in the midst of institute season.
You can get to that by signing up for the Genealogy Professional podcast newsletter on the website at. When you’re all done leave a comment in the show’s secret Facebook group. Then take a look at your list and see which streams of income might be best for your situation and your business. If you’re stumped, go online and Google passive or residual income. Try to make as big a list as you possibly can. If people purchase through your link then you get a small commission. Here’s one to get you started – affiliate income which is the linking to sites like. Try to brainstorm some more types of residual income. This is a topic we have been discussing in-depth in some of my Mastermind groups this month.įor your action I want you to think about the types of residual income that Craig mentioned such as royalties from books and commissions from webinars. I would re-phrase long term revenue as either passive income or residual income. Take a genealogy cruise with Heritage Books.” Action Itemįor your action item this week, I would like to tap into what Craig said about short term revenue vs. Scott Productivity ToolĬitrix Sharefile for secure file sharing and storage Advice Understanding Revolutionary War and Invalid Pension Ledgers 1818-1872, and Pension Payment Vouchers They Represent by Craig R. Determine whether you are in a place in your life that you should take that 18 or 19 month course known as ProGen.” Recommended Book
Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians by Elizabeth Shown MillsĪrt of War by Sun Tsu One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now He became a Fellow, Utah Genealogical Association in 2014.Įvidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills Award in 2008 and UGA Silver Tray Award in 2009. He is the coordinator for the 3rd Annual Heritage Books Genealogical Conference and Cruise. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians on the editorial board of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and is a Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists.Ĭraig has been a faculty member for several years of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and recently the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh. A professional genealogical and historical researcher for more than thirty years, he specializes in the records of the National Archives. He is the President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc., a genealogical publishing firm with over 5,300 titles in print. He has authored seventeen books and several articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Family Chronicle (now Your Genealogy Today) and other genealogical publications. His most recent work is Understanding Revolutionary War and Invalid Pension Ledgers, 1818 – 1872, and the Payment Vouchers They Represent. Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA is the author of T he “Lost” Pensions: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838 (Revised) and Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Inventory 14 (Revised).