Recordings

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...

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...

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...

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...

Your 2023 Genealogy Research Plan: A Day-by-Day Guide Serious genealogists recognize that they are never truly “done” when it comes to their research.  However, while researching our roots, we often find that the process can become...

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...

“Your family history is more than just names, dates, places, or footnotes. Learn how the literary techniques of creative nonfiction writing will help you produce a family history narrative your relatives will want to read.” You’ve done...

Become a Handwriting Expert in No Time Reading and understanding handwriting from years past is a key skill for genealogy research. It's guaranteed that you'll find documents with lettering that's challenging to decipher.Join us for this webinar...

Grandma was a housewife? Well maybe, but there’s a chance she may have worked for pay or as a volunteer. Learn more about women’s occupations and volunteer work and how to trace what your female ancestor did. Webinar took place Tuesday, March...

If your family is like mine, your old stories may get a little more embellished with each retelling. Separate the grains of truth from legend, and you may find an even more compelling story you can tell with confidence. This webinar took place Tuesday,...

Ancestry’s ThruLines can be a powerful tool to help break your brick walls. Learn how to combine AncestryDNA’s ThruLines with your match lists and clusters to further your genealogy research. Webinar took place October 13, 2022 What You'll...

Genealogy: A Month by Month Plan Webinar took place, January 18, 2022 In this webinar recording, you'll explore a series of monthly projects that aim to prioritize tasks, drive excitement, and set goals to complete genealogy projects. Make or update...

Genealogy is all about finding your own ancestral story, and to that end, census records play an important role in our genealogical research. Effective use of these records will provide the building blocks for your family history. Webinar took place,...

It seems in the 1850 U.S. Census that every other person in the Midwest was born in Pennsylvania. But where in Pennsylvania? This presentation will give you the best sources and methodologies to find a specific Pennsylvania origin. Webinar took place,...

Time and Place: Using Genealogy’s “Cross-Hairs” The more that beginning genealogists put themselves in the “time and place” of the ancestor for whom they are searching, the better the chances that they will do the most...

For many, researching before 1870 is a hurdle in African American research. In this webinar, you'll learn about sources and strategies to trace back into the Antebellum Era. Webinar took place, February 8, 2022 Many Midwestern families spent a...