SGS sponsors classes designed to provide an in-depth experience for beginners as well as those considering professional-level certification. Class series are held over multiple weeks and are mostly virtual. Discounts are offered to SGS Members. SGS classes include:
- SGS Beginning Genealogy
- SGS DNA for Beginners
- SGS Organizing for Genealogy
- SGS Certification Discussion Group (CDG Series)
Classes require pre-registration; click the links above for details and to sign up to for priority registration when the next class is scheduled. And watch the Events Calendar for all class announcements.
Seminars feature a well-regarded, recognized speaker(s) over several sessions. Past examples:
2026 Spring Seminar:
Pivotal MomentsRecords that Changed Lives, Families, and History.
- Great Expectations: Union Pacific Land Grants and East–West Expansion presented by Annette Burke Lyttle, CG
- Secrets and Stories Revealed in Civil War Pension Files presented by Mica Anders
- U.S. Citizenship: The Law and Records of Naturalization presented by Rich Venezia
- The New Deal: Putting Your Ancestors to Work presented by Michael Strauss, AG
2025 Fall Seminar
DNA expert Blaine Bettinger gave 4 virtual presentations, spread over two days, for the Fall 2025 SGS Seminar program.