Webtember is an annual, month-long online genealogy conference hosted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Held every September, the event features a large assortment of high-quality educational webinars led by international family history experts. The nice surprise is that the offerings are free to view for the full month of September with registration (as opposed to the usual 7-day view period). With 31 webinars on the schedule, there is a lot of high quality learning lead by favorite and familiar instructors, right at your finger tips from your favorite comfy chair. You will find a variety of topics including solid genealogy methodology, locality-based research, DNA topics including working matches and using third-party tools. The series starts Wednesday, September 9, so don't waste a minute.  You can view the full lineup here .  While you are checking out the Webtember content, browse a little further to check what they have in their library. I know you will find something...

Mark your calendars now! NCGS will offer its conference live this year. Come mingle with your fellow genealogists at McKimmon Center in Raleigh. There will also be a livestream option for portions of the lectures. All the lectures will be available to all registrants as view-on-demand content after the conference through Dec. 31, 2024. Visit this link for registration details and fees .  Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage | WCGS Events | Join WCGS | Journal | Wake Cemetery Survey Images | Society Surnames | Digital Resources | History Resources | More Links and Resources | Research Guides | Newsletter | Blog | Contact   FREE to registered members - MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY And Annual Meeting. November 7, 2020 at 10 am EST. Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, "The Legal Genealogist", will be presenting 4 virtual lectures. Click the event title link above for more details.

I have had a lot of folks asking lately about how to start understanding their autosomal DNA match lists. The very best teacher for a beginner is Diahan Southard aka Your DNA Guide.  This post was shared just after RootsTech 2024 in the spring but it is definitely worth sharing again. Save the post link for future reference!  Diahan Southard has been involved in Genetics and Genetic Genealogy for over 20 years. She started at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, the pioneer genetic genealogy database. In the ensuing years, she has earned her place as one of the most popular teachers of genetic genealogy in the field today. I took one of her yearlong DNA Study Groups and a peek at some of my favorite concepts and strategies can be found in videos 3, 4, & 5. Of course, if you are brand new to Genetic Genealogy start with the short bonus video - What is a Centimorgan? Enjoy this short video series created to get you started in the easy, no-pressure style that Diahan has ...

Artificial Intelligence made the biggest splash this year at RootsTech 2024. Check out the offerings and you will find AI applied to so many tasks in all areas of the genealogy world. The announcement that created the biggest shock waves came from FamilySearch. They have taken AI transcription technology and applied it - experimentally, so far - to their UNindexed   record sets. Their AI has the capability to transcribe handwriting, even old handwriting . I did a couple quick searches yesterday and it turned up results numbering in the hundreds to look through. This is an exciting new way to reseach my most stubbon elusive ancestors. Just FYI, you will find some shall we say "ODD" words included in  your transcriptions. The machine can only string together what it thinks it sees and sometimes that will surprise you. Poor sweet machine doesn't know that four letter words are four letter words... If that is what it sees, well, then you will see it too. Best to laugh and lea...

From Legacy Family Tree Webinars: We're celebrating 10 years of genealogy webinars! Below is the top webinar from each year since 2010. Unlocked and free through September 24, 2020. Enjoy! Click this Anniversary link for details! If you are not a member they have really good discounts for membership right now too. Act early the best discount is for Sep 15-16! Return to the WakeCoGen Website

The ongoing Family History Webinar series that has been a Monday staple at ORL, will continue on at CVRL, observing the same schedule as before. Join Saundra Cropps at 1pm each Monday to view and discuss a webinar from Legacy Family Tree. Check website or call for details. click to view original size Return to the WakeCoGen Website

Updated to add the Utah Genealogical Society DNA SIG . They have some great webinars up thru the end of 2019 including a virtual conference on Sept 24, 2019. Most are free with preregistration. Stay educated and entertained with these great webinar offerings. Most are free. Visit individual sites for details! Thanks to   Barbara McGeachy   for curating this list for us!     Legacy Family Tree Webinars  - most are free for seven days after broadcast.     Southern California Genealogical Society     Florida State Genealogical Society     Illinois State Genealogical Society        Georgia Genealogical Society     North Carolina Genealogical Society     Wisconsin Genealogical Society     Utah Genealogical Society     Utah Genealogical Society - DNA Special Interest Group     Minnesota Genealogical Society    Association of Professi...