Genealogists looking for a summer event that will help them brush up on their skills and learn some new ones have many conferences to choose from.

One of the bigger ones is the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference taking place August 15-18 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, home to the genealogy-rich Allen County Public Library.

One local newspaper is reporting that more than 1,500 people are expecting to attend the FGS event.

On the other side of the country, Brigham Young University is preparing for its 39th annual Family History and Genealogy Conference July 31-August 3 at the BYU Conference Center.

The conference will feature more than 115 classes focusing on beginning family history, computer research, international research, British research, U.S. research, German research, methodology, journals and Family History Center support. For a complete schedule, visit familyhistoryconferences.byu.edu.

Keynote speakers at the conference will be Elder Gary J. Coleman, a member of the Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Shirley Riemer, author of “The German Research Companion”; Fred Woods, a BYU professor and author of six books and more than 50 articles; and Craig Miller, director of the Member Needs Division of the Family and Church History Department of the LDS Church.
     
For more information, contact BYU Conferences and Workshops at 801-422-2568.