Webinars

Join Gena Philabert-Ortega for this webinar and learn how to get up to speed on Ancestry’s new look, tools, and features! Whether you’re an Ancestry veteran or a new user, Gena's presentation will teach you how to make the most of the...

Journey back in time with Stephen Wendt, MLIS, of Roots Quest, to explore the rich history of Prussia, a region that now encompasses parts of modern Germany and Poland. Gain essential insights into Prussian geography and historical events to unlock the...

What is the right amount of detail to breathe life into your family history story without overwhelming readers? Do you find yourself overwhelmed with more information or unsure how to keep your readers engaged? Join Rhonda Lauritzen for this webinar...

Want to trace your family tree back to the Great White North? Join Rick Crume for this webinar and explore the top websites for Canadian genealogy. Whether your ancestors were French pioneers, Loyalists escaping the American Revolution, or recent...

Tired of wading through endless genealogy software options? Unsure which program has the features you need for your research? Join Jennifer Warner, for a webinar that cuts through the clutter and helps you choose the right genealogy software for YOU...

Embark on a journey into the past! Join Dr. Kimberly Nagy and learn how local histories provide clues to uncover biographical information about your ancestors. Most importantly, local histories shed light on the lives of your ancestors and provide...

Church records are often the key to knocking down long-standing “brick walls” in genealogy research!   Join Renate Yarborough Sanders for this webinar, and you'll learn about the wide variety of record types that can be found in...

Are you struggling with organizing and analyzing the data you collect in your genealogy research? Thankfully, there's a tool to help you wrangle that data and stay organized. Airtable is a user-friendly web-based tool that will help you create a...

Digging into Finding Aids:  The Road Map to Any Manuscript Collection Manuscript Collections are one the most underused records collections in the genealogy world. Understanding the Finding Aid will help you navigate a Manuscript Collection to help...

Reconstructing 19th Century African American Lives Are you an African American researcher struggling to locate ancestors from the 19th century? If so, this presentation is for you. With a focus on using a range of sources, Shamele Jordon will provide...

Do you want your family history research to be more organized and efficient?   Join Nicole Dyer for this webinar, and you'll learn how to focus your research into a project that's organized and easy to complete!   You'll learn a simple and...

The Sanborn Map Company published many detailed maps of cities and towns around the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. The maps can help you tell your ancestors' story, but only after you find and analyze them. Join Jeanette Sheliga for this...

Colonial Research Strategies in the Southern US Are you stuck tracing your ancestors back in time to the 1850 census? You might not know how to find evidence of previous generations when no vital records list the names of their parents. Perhaps, your...

Discovering Enslavers in the Family Tree: Turning the Negative into Something Positive Have you found ancestors in your family tree who owned enslaved persons? This session will show how to deal with emotions and share the information about the enslaved...

Who doesn't love traveling? It's an opportunity to visit sites of your ancestors and conduct great in-person genealogy research!  While on the road, the clock is always ticking. So how do you make the most of your time? Join us for this live...

Understand the Basics of Using DNA with Genealogy DNA testing for genealogy may seem daunting, but once you understand the basics, it is a great tool. Understanding your ethnicity results from those tests can be just as rewarding! Two questions I get...