What’s New on Our Calendar – News & Genealogy Events to February 15, 2026

Lots of new genealogy events added to our calendar this past week!
>>The list of ALL the NEWLY ADDED events is further down this post.<<
See the full CALENDAR or VIRTUAL CALENDAR for
ALL of the upcoming genealogy events.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Lisa Fanning Global Art

This Week’s Genealogy News:

(Mentions of businesses or societies in our News are unpaid and non-affiliate — it’s just good info)

COUSIN CONNECTING

One small part of RootsTech that I look forward to is Relatives at RootsTech — a free tool from FamilySearch that checks your family tree against the trees of other people who signed up for RootsTech to see if you’re cousins. It’s available now, and usually stays available through the month of RootsTech, sometimes a little longer. You can sort your list of relatives by their location, by your common ancestor, or by family line, and you can search your list easily as well (which can be handy if your relative numbers grow to the thousands). It’s exciting to watch your relative count increase as the conference gets closer, and even more fun to discover that your friends may also be relatives! Maybe we’re related! https://www.familysearch.org/en/connect/

FREE ACCESS UNTIL FEB 16

FindMyPast is offering free access to their newspaper collections from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland until Feb. 16. https://www.findmypast.com/

TRY IT FOR FREE

Vivid-Pix is offering a free trial of their Memory Station software – no credit card required. Just download and see how easy it is to add your stories right into the metadata of your digitized photos and even create videos of several photos together to tell your story. You’ll find the free trial here:  https://www.vivid-pix.com/product/memory-station-home-edition-free-trial-for-win/

GEN-FED 2026

The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) application window for their 2026 registration drawing is open now through February 20. (The Institute will be in-person at the National Archives, Aug 30 – Sept. 5.) The live drawing will be on Saturday, February 21st. See the website for full details and be sure to read the “Registration FYI”. https://www.gen-fed.org/

THINK YOU KNOW FULL TEXT SEARCH?

Hopefully you’ve tried FamilySearch’s Full Text Search already, and hopefully, like me, you’ve found lots of new and interesting details about your ancestors. But did you know that if you go to a FamilySearch Affiliate Library or FamilySearch Center and perform the exact same searches from their computers, you may get twice as many results or more? (I had no idea!). This post by John Reid of AngloCeltic Connections explains how & why: https://www.anglocelticconnections.ca/2026/02/06/get-more-hits-on-full-text-search/ And you can find your nearest FamilySearch location easily here: https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search

NEW ONLINE DATABASES

Wornall/Majors House Museums has launched a new Enslavement Record database of the Missouri–Kansas border areas. The database is a valuable genealogical tool which contains public documents related to enslavement, with a special focus on legal records that include the names of enslaved people. These records can provide insights into the lives and conditions of those who were enslaved. New documents will continue to be added and existing documents will be researched to help provide more understanding of slavery and its impacts in the Missouri-Kansas border areas. You can read more and search the new database at https://wornallmajors.org/slaveryonthewesternborder/

JewishGen announced their 2025 year-end update for their Memorials & Plaques database (MPD), which has added approximately 13,000 records and 4,000 photos from 32 sources worldwide. The MPD database includes the data from synagogue memorial plaques, yizkor lists, congregation memorials, founding member and officer plaques, war memorials and rolls of honor, Holocaust memorials, deportation memorials, memorials from local conflicts, etc. Information from these memorials/plaques may include dates of birth, death, patronymic information, towns, military ranks, etc. The MPD database is at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Memorial/

News from the National Genealogical Society

NEW! MARCH GENTECH TOOLBOX WORKSHOP: “Transcribing Handwritten Documents with Artificial Intelligence” with Nicole Dyer will be March 16 at 4 pm Eastern. Choose whether to purchase the live program only, live + recording, or recording only (recording will be available through August 13). https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/gentechtoolbox/transcribing-handwritten-documents-with-ai/

March 1 deadline! HIGHLIGHT YOUR SOCIETY: Does your NGS member organization have a collection or resource that is free, pertinent to US research, and new or updated within the past two years? If so, submit it to the new Projects and People section of NGS Magazine. The first Projects and People listings are featured in the January-March 2026 issue, and we would love to highlight your organization in a future magazine (and possibly on NGS social media channels). Simple submission form is here.

ORGANIZATION SUPPORT AT ROOTSTECH: NGS Organization Members* (delegates, admins, officers, and members of their organizations) — if you’d like to attend the Organization meetup at RootsTech. Please RSVP by Thursday, Feb. 19 via the link in NGS’s recent email (Feb 14) or contact Kate Smith at NGS. (*Organization Members include genealogical societies, libraries, archives, and family associations.)

NGS 2026 CONFERENCE NEWS & UPDATES

REGISTRATION DISCOUNT DEADLINES:

Feb 28 – Early registration discount ends for the 2026 NGS Conference . Prices and registration are at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/2026registration.

May 1 – Deadline to submit Organization Member Conference Discount requests. Get details and the request form.

HOTEL DISCOUNTS: While there are lots of hotels available in the Fort Wayne area, those closest to the conference venue are filling fast! Hotel info is at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/accommodations/ If you have questions or issues with hotel reservations, email NGS at registrar@ngsgenealogy.org for assistance.

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS & EVENTS: There are several pre-conference workshop on about every genealogical research topic and are filling quickly as well. Don’t wait to register for any of these in-depth, focused, hands-on workshop on a single topic. Full details on all the workshops and registration info at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/workshops/ .

REGISTER FOR FOCUS: FOCUS is a special pre-conference event for genealogy organizations and will be Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 9am to 2:30 pm Eastern, at the ACPL Genealogy Center. Attendees will get an exclusive ‘behind-the-scenes’ tour of the Genealogy Center, lunch, and lots of inspiration and information. Details at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/focus/

VOLUNTEERS: NGS is looking for folks who’d like to volunteer a little of their time to help out at the conference. Sign up at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/volunteer.

CONFERENCE BLOG: Keep up with all the conference news and events, find highlights on sessions, workshops, luncheons, and more at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/news.

EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS: Sponsor and exhibitor information is now available and can be found at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/info-for-sponsors-exhibitors

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Newly added events hosted by NGS Member Societies & Libraries:

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Feb 14   (VIRTUAL) Ancestry.com Users Group. Zoom only presented by Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Feb 14   (VIRTUAL) From Alice to Rosie:  Researching Female Ancestors, 1918-1941 presented by Lisa Oberg, MLIS presented by Kinseekers  (Free)  www.Kinseekers.org

Feb 16   (Hybrid/MI) Annette Burke Lyttle    Probate Records: Wills and a Whole Lot More  presented by Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society  Free  www.mikvgs.org

Feb 17   (VIRTUAL) The Almost Battle of Marshfield – CCGS Monthly Program presented by Cape Cod Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://capecodgenealogy.org/events/february-2026-monthly-program-meeting-public-event

Feb 17   (In-Person /AR) Keeping Our Stories Alive: Honoring Central Arkansas’s Community Storytellers presented by CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies  Free  https://events.cals.org/event/15652449

Feb 18   (VIRTUAL) Case Study using German Immigrants in American Church Records, with Eve Scorup presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/webinars

Feb 18   (VIRTUAL) Family Tree Maker Work Group presented by Colorado Genealogical Society  (members only)  www.cogensoc.us

Feb 18   (VIRTUAL) African American Genealogy Reconstruction to the Slavery Era presented by York County Library   (Free)   https://yorkcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/online-genealogy-class-african-american-genealogy-reconstruction-slavery-era-40921

Feb 21   (Hybrid/IL) Mapping Metes and Bounds with Deed Mapper Software presented by CAGGNI – Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois   (Free/$)  https://caggni.org/event-6474408

Feb 21   (Hybrid/TX) Preserving the Greatest Generation: World War II Genealogy, The Society of Sons and Daughters of WWII Veterans presented by Clayton Library Friends February General Meeting   (Free)   https://www.claytonlibraryfriends.org/event-6525070

Feb 21   (VIRTUAL) Johnson, Jones, or James: English Roots in America presented by Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Feb 21   (VIRTUAL) The benefits & Pitfalls of  Oral History, with Shelia Benedict – GFO GenTalk presented by Genealogical Forum of Oregon  Free  https://gfo.org/learn/gen-talks.html

Feb 21   (VIRTUAL) Sources for African American History and Genealogy Research in WNC Topics: 828 Digital Archives for Historical Equity & Buncombe County  Enslaved/Free Persons of Color Database with Dr. Ellen Holmes Pearson and Lonnience Thomas presented by Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://www.obcgs.com/

Feb 21   (VIRTUAL) Naturalization and Citizenship with Christine Cohen presented by Sonoma County Genealogical Society    (Free)   https://www.scgsonline.org

Feb 21   (In-Person /CO) Introduction to Genetic Genealogy presented by The Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Feb 24   (VIRTUAL) Gorgeous Graveside Photography presented by Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Feb 24   (Hybrid/GA) Researching in Black and White: A Georgia Slavery Case Study presented by the Cobb County Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://cobbgagensoc.org/

Feb 25   (VIRTUAL) Using FamilySearch’s Tree Integrity Features, with Kathryn Grant presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/webinars

Feb 28   (In-Person /AZ) ”Bring Them to Life!” Writing Workshop presented by Pima County Genealogy Society  (Free/$)  https://www.azpcgs.org/

Mar 01   (VIRTUAL) The Five Stages of Learning Genealogical Research, with James Tanner presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 01   (VIRTUAL) The Timeline Grid: An Easy Way to Track, Organize, and Use Your Research, with Kathryn Grant presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 02   (VIRTUAL) Research Plans and Source Documentation presented by Chicago Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/event-6441991

Mar 02   (Hybrid/MO) Findmypast presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116039/findmypast-hybrid

Mar 02   (Hybrid/MO) Findmypast presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116039/findmypast-hybrid

Mar 02   (VIRTUAL) Researching Your Colonial War Ancestors Before 1775 presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/114847/researching-your-colonial-war-ancestors-1775-zoom

Mar 03   (VIRTUAL) Finding Irish Ancestors: A Guide to Civil and Church Records (Tuesdays, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31) presented by American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society   ($)   https://www.americanancestors.org/events/finding-irish-ancestors-guide-civil-and-church-records

Mar 03   (In-Person /WA) So, What’s Your Story?? And who could tell it better than you? by Brian Runyan presented by Clark County Genealogical Society and Library  (Free/$)  https://www.ccgs-wa.org/

Mar 04   (VIRTUAL) Go West Young Man or Woman, The Homestead Act by Sandy Rumble presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society  Free  https://www.tngs.org/event-6532990

Mar 05   (VIRTUAL) Genealogical Reasoning with DNA, by Robert Cameron Weir presented by German Genealogy Group  (members only)  https://www.germangenealogygroup.com/meetings/meeting-schedule.php

Mar 05   (VIRTUAL) DNA Basics III (Ancestry.com DNA)  presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-qorTooE9JW5OMnaJJkM9Fh1VeHegJM

Mar 06   (In-Person /MO) Coffee and Conversations: Genealogy Estate Planning presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115100/coffee-and-conversations-genealogy-estate-planning

Mar 07   (VIRTUAL) HGF Spring Seminar – Data Collection, Timelines, and Orphan Trains with Jill Morelli  presented by Houston Genealogical Forum  (Free)  https://hgftx.org/eventListings.php?nm=34

Mar 07   (In-Person /MO) Irish Special Interest Group presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116547/irish-special-interest-group

Mar 08   (VIRTUAL) Using the Timeline Grid: Practical Examples, with Kathryn Grant presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 08   (VIRTUAL) Using Google Gemini to do Genealogical Research, with James Tanner presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 08   (VIRTUAL) Irish Special Interest Group presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116548/irish-special-interest-group-zoom

Mar 09   (VIRTUAL) American Genealogical Resources to Help you Discover Your Mexican Ancestry presented by Chicago Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/event-6465410

Mar 10   (Hybrid/CA) Registration deadline for the CAAGS 40^TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE presented by California African American Genealogical Society, Inc (CAAGS)   ($)   www.caags.org

Mar 11   (Hybrid/CO) Getting Bent With the Bents presented by Foothillls Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://foothillsgenealogy.org

Mar 11   (Hybrid/MO) Finding the Sweet Tea in Your Family Records: Southern Research presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115095/finding-sweet-tea-your-family-records-southern-research-hybrid

Mar 11   (Hybrid/FL) Census Timelines presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IkuMDoPnSa-5WaZHI0BLsg

Mar 12   (Hybrid/MO) HeritageQuest  presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116040/heritagequest-hybrid

Mar 12   (Hybrid/FL) English and Welsh Family History (1639-1974) presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WwPx272SQGy7UGlnSrmSWQ

Mar 14   (VIRTUAL) Ancestry.com Users Group presented by Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Mar 14   (Hybrid/FL) Latest AI Innovations from MyHeritage by Daniel Horowitz presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3XmwFl0BSgOIanK40DOlKQ

Mar 15 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Speaker Proposals for 2026-2027 Calendar Year – Fairfax Genealogical Society presented by Fairfax Genealogical Society https://fxgs.org/presentations

Mar 15   (VIRTUAL) Researching Your Indentured, Transported or Enslaved Ancestors, with James Tanner presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 15   (VIRTUAL) How to Find and Verify Gateway Ancestors, with Jerroleen Sorensen presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 16   (Hybrid/MI) Jessica Brooks  – Serendipity and Family History presented by Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society  Free  www.mikvgs.org

Mar 16   (VIRTUAL) Intersections of DNA and Documentary Evidence presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115094/intersections-dna-and-documentary-evidence-zoom

Mar 16   (VIRTUAL) Researching British Ancestors, with Dr. Penny Walters presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115093/researching-british-ancestors-zoom

Mar 16   (VIRTUAL) March GenTech Toolbox Workshop: Transcribing Handwritten Documents with Artificial Intelligence with Nicole Dyer presented by the National Genealogical Society   ($)   https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/gentechtoolbox/transcribing-handwritten-documents-with-ai/

Mar 17   (Hybrid/MA) Blacksheep Ancestors and Their Records – CCGS Monthly Program presented by Cape Cod Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://capecodgenealogy.org/events/february-2026-monthly-program-meeting-public-event

Mar 18   (VIRTUAL) Family Tree Maker Work Group presented by Colorado Genealogical Society  (members only)  www.cogensoc.us

Mar 18   (Hybrid/FL) Before You Hit the Road: Research Trip Planning presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society  (Free)  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/F2d6K7t1QPmFcqngnjpT4w

Mar 18   (Hybrid/FL) Research Trip Planning presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/F2d6K7t1QPmFcqngnjpT4w

Mar 18   (In-Person /MO) Hidden Treasures: Sources for Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115097/hidden-treasures-sources-tracing-your-immigrant-ancestors

Mar 19   (Hybrid/MO) Introduction to Internet Genealogy presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116041/introduction-internet-genealogy-hybrid

Mar 20   (Hybrid/FL) English and Welsh Family History (1538-1837) presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SL65JEZMT1e5WqegHdxkvA

Mar 21   (Hybrid/MA) Researching Women In The American Revolution presented by American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://www.americanancestors.org/researching-women-american-revolution-0

Mar 21   (VIRTUAL) Sixth Annual Arizona Genealogy Day 2026 presented by Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records  (Free)  https://azsos.libcal.com/calendar/starl/azgenday26

Mar 21   (VIRTUAL) Genealogy 102 presented by Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Mar 21   (Hybrid/FL) Lecture Series by Sunny Jane Morton: (1) Turn Boring Statistics into Meaningful Stories; (2) Meet PERSI and Discover Treasures in Genealogy Periodicals. presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOuvrzkiHtbHl9fjiJlf1G3ttzDAEd9N

Mar 21   (In-Person /MO) Back to Basics: Strengthening Your Genealogy Skills presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116684/back-basics-strengthening-your-genealogy-skills

Mar 22   (VIRTUAL) Thinking Skills for Family Historians, with Kathryn Grant presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 22   (VIRTUAL) The Do’s and Don’ts of Photo Editing, with James Tanner presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 24   (VIRTUAL) Tech on Tuesday—“Family Search” presented by Colorado Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.cogensoc.us

Mar 24   (In-Person /WA) How to Create a Research Plan & Stay Focused presented by Hannah Z. Allan presented by Clark County Genealogical Society and Library  (Free)  https://www.ccgs-wa.org/

Mar 28   (VIRTUAL) Let’s Discuss It!  by John Ware presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society  Free  https://www.tngs.org/event-6481257

Mar 29   (VIRTUAL) When and When Not to Make Changes to the FamilySearch Family Tree, with James Tanner presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 29   (VIRTUAL) Learning Skills for Family Historians (for Latter-day Saints), with Kathryn Grant presented by BYU Library / Family History webinars  (Free)  https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/upcoming-virtual-classes

Mar 29   (Hybrid/FL) How I Met My Singers: A Success Story in Genealogy with Daniel Horowitz from MyHeritage presented by Genealogical Society of Broward County   (Free)   https://gsbcfl.org

Mar 31   (Hybrid/FL) Timelines for Organizing, Analyzing, and Breaking Through Brick Walls presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5nGc6K9HReeVpoeZQZ24Zw

Apr 01   (Hybrid/MO) Newspaper Research for Genealogy presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116418/newspaper-research-genealogy-hybrid

Apr 02   (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Basics presented by Pikes Peak Library District   (Free)   https://ppld.librarymarket.com/event/genealogy-basics-529722

Apr 02-04  TOUR  (In-Person /MA) Midwest Genealogy Center Research Tour 2026 presented by American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society   ($)   https://www.americanancestors.org/events/midwest-genealogy-center-research-tour-2026

Apr 03   (In-Person /MO) Coffee and Conversations: Female Ancestors presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115101/coffee-and-conversations-female-ancestors

Apr 04   (Hybrid/OH) Successful Sleuthing, Not Stalking, for DNA Matches presented by Clermont County Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://ccgsoh.org/

Apr 04   (Hybrid/CA) Military Research using Fold3, program and Workshop presented by Orange County California Genealogical Society (OCCGS)   (Free)   https://occgs.com/

Apr 06   (VIRTUAL) From Attics to Archives: Caring for Fragile Family Documents presented by Chicago Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/event-6482397

Apr 06   (VIRTUAL) The Internet Archive: A Genealogist’s Dream Collection presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/114776/internet-archive-genealogists-dream-collection-zoom

Apr 08   (Hybrid/TX) Creating Custom Genealogy Maps with Google with Hannah Kubacak – CCGS General Meeting presented by Collin County Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://collincountygenealogicalsociety.org

Apr 08   (VIRTUAL) Making History with LVA – Volunteer transcription presented by Library of Virginia   (Free)   https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/15752142

Apr 08   (Hybrid/MO) Periodicals for Genealogy presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116419/periodicals-genealogy-hybrid

Apr 08   (In-Person /MO) Introduction to the Memory Lab at MCPL presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/114774/introduction-memory-lab-mcpl

Apr 09   (VIRTUAL) Jumping The Pond: Researching In Italian Archives, with Lisa Vogele – CCCGS Meeting presented by Contra Costa County Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://cccgs.net/eventListings.php?nm=47

Apr 09   (VIRTUAL) Uncovering Family and Community History: Exploring Genealogical Resources in the Digital Library of Georgia, with Dr. Kathryn Manis presented by Georgia Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://gagensociety.org/genealogy-events/uncovering-family-and-community-history-exploring-genealogical-resources-in-the-digital-library-of-georgia/

Apr 11   (Hybrid/Fl) Spring Seminar – Researching in Ireland presented by Florida Genealogical Society – Tampa  ($)  https://fgstampa.org/event/fgs-tampa-meeting-3/

Apr 11   (VIRTUAL) An Introduction to Heraldry for Genealogists AND The Heralds Visitations, an Often-Overlooked Genealogical Resource, with David Appleton – SDGS Monthly Program presented by San Diego Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://casdgs.org/event-6502241

Apr 11   (VIRTUAL) TNGS 2026 Spring Virtual Seminar with J. Mark Lowe and Dr. Deborah Abbott presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society  Free  https://www.tngs.org/event-6548311

Apr 11   (In-Person /MO) Tour of the Midwest Genealogy Center presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116420/tour-midwest-genealogy-center

Apr 12-19  TOUR  (In-Person /CA) 38^th Annual Research Trip to Salt Lake City presented by Orange County California Genealogical Society (OCCGS)    ($)   https://occgs.com/mtg_event/slc.html

Apr 13   (VIRTUAL) Online Resources at the American Antiquarian Society presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116636/online-resources-american-antiquarian-society-zoom

Apr 14   (Hybrid/MO) Tracing Immigrant Origins presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116421/tracing-immigrant-origins-hybrid

Apr 18   (In-Person /IL) Polish Museum of America Tour presented by Chicago Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/event-6480500

Apr 18   (In-Person /MO) German Special Interest Group presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116623/german-special-interest-group

Apr 19   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116624/german-special-interest-group-zoom

Apr 20   (VIRTUAL) Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How of American Divorce presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115089/who-what-why-when-where-and-how-american-divorce-zoom

Apr 20   (In-Person /MI) Char Miller  – Whar Family Search Centers can do to help your Genealogical Quest presented by Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society  Free  www.mikvgs.org

Apr 21   (Hybrid/IL) Navigating Illinois State Archives-Getting to Know the Illinois State Archives, presented by Tina Beird presented by Zion IL Genealogical Society and

Lake County IL Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://zionilgensoc.org/

May 01   (VIRTUAL) Someone to Watch Over Me: Guardianship Records presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/114830/someone-watch-over-me-guardianship-records-zoom

May 01   (In-Person /MO) Coffee and Conversations: The Missouri-Kansas Border War presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115102/coffee-and-conversations-missouri-kansas-border-war

May 04   (VIRTUAL) Finding My Way: Researching Your Ancestor in the City presented by Chicago Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/event-6480919

May 06   (Hybrid/MO) Genealogy Tasks You Can Do in 15 Minutes or Less presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116506/genealogy-tasks-you-can-do-15-minutes-or-less-hybrid

May 11   (VIRTUAL) China Roots: How To Trace Your Family History presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115092/china-roots-how-trace-your-family-history-zoom

May 14   (Hybrid/MO) Ancestry Library Edition presented by the Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library   (Free)   https://www.mymcpl.org/events/116507/ancestry-library-edition-hybrid

May 14   (In-Person /AR) Richard Kreitner, author of Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery presented by CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies  (Free)  https://events.cals.org/event/15598752

Newly added genealogy events from all others:

Feb 12   (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Member Q&A presented by WikiTree   (Free)   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Member_Q_and_A_via_Zoom

Feb 12   (VIRTUAL) WikiTree German Stammtisch presented by WikiTree   (Free)   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Germany

Feb 12   (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Challenge 2 Kick-off presented by WikiTree   (Free)   https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1986580

Feb 13   (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Friday Date Night presented by WikiTree   (Free)   https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:WikiTree_Friday_Date_Night

Feb 14-20   (In-Person /DC) Applications being accepted for the 2026 Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed)  presented by Gen-Fed   ($)   https://www.gen-fed.org/

Feb 15   (VIRTUAL) “An Update on the Powerhouse JRI-Poland Website”  with Robinn Magid presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento  Free  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122294548790223155&set=a.122216693354223155

Feb 15   (VIRTUAL) Kingston-Upon-Hull: A Forgotten Way-Station on the Road to Canada and the USA presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto  Free  https://jgstoronto.ca/event/kingston-upon-hull-a-forgotten-waystation-on-the-road-to-north-america/

Feb 17   (VIRTUAL) Shtetl Part 3: Exploring the lives of Jewish children in Eastern Europe presented by Qesher   (Free/$)  https://www.qesher.com/childhood-shtetl/

Feb 17   (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society:  Genealogy Chat meeting  presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.tpcgs.org

Feb 18   (VIRTUAL) Landsmanshaftn — with Pamela Endzweig, Ph.D. presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Willamette Valley Oregon (JGSWVO)  Free  https://www.nwfam.com/jgswvo.html

Feb 21   (VIRTUAL) Research in Indiana’s Church Records presented by Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society NWIGS  (Free)  www.nwigs.com

Feb 21   (Hybrid/MI) ”Deciphering Records: How to Figure Out Just What Historic Documents are Telling Us” Kassidy Cobb   presented by The Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan.  (Free/$)  www.miigsm.org

Feb 21   (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Mystery Book Club presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society   (Free)   www.tpcgs.org

Feb 21   (Hybrid/VT) ”Working with Handwritten Records for Genealogical Purposes” and “Using Google’s Gemini AI  for Genealogy “ presented by Windham County Genealogy Interest Group Meeting    (Free)   https://bit.ly/WCGIG2025

Feb 22   (VIRTUAL) Searching for Helene’s Journey, with Dr. Janette Silverman presented by Arizona Jewish Historical Society  (Free/donation)  https://azjhs.org/event/searching-for-helenes-journey/

Feb 22   (VIRTUAL) DNA Special Interest Group Q & A Workshop presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto  Free  https://jgstoronto.ca/event/dna-special-interest-group-4/

Feb 23   (VIRTUAL) Preserving What Matters: A 4-Part Series presented by Cherished Legacies    (Free)   https://tinyurl.com/DocumentingLifeStories

Feb 25   (VIRTUAL) Souls, Taxes & Real Estate in the Ottoman Administrative State presented by JewishGen Talks  (Free/donation)  https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=51912841-ac27-4898-a169-1961ff4e3843

Feb 25   Reflections of 250: Celebrating America’s Past Through Oral Histories presented by State Historical Society of Missouri   (Free)   https://shsmo.org/events/2026/reflections-250-celebrating-americas-past-through-oral-histories

Feb 26   (VIRTUAL) From Match List to Action Items: Organizing Your DNA Matches! Two sessions with Blaine Bettinger presented by Blaine Bettinger   ($)   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-match-list-to-action-items-organizing-your-dna-matches-tickets-1982391612678

Feb 26   (VIRTUAL) Retracing Jewish Heritage in the Bronx presented by Qesher   (Free/$)  https://www.qesher.com/jewish-heritage-bronx/

Feb 28   (VIRTUAL) It’s Academic! Finding Your Ancestors in Records of Higher Learning presented by Sacramento Public Library   (Free)   https://engage.saclibrary.org/event/14794933

Mar 02   (VIRTUAL) Why Was Grandma So Mean? presented by Jennifer Holik – Ancestral Souls Wisdom School   ($)   https://www.ancestralsoulswisdomschool.com/grandma-mean-2026

Mar 06   (VIRTUAL) Using Genealogy.net/Compgen.de, with  Fritz Juengling Ph.D., AG®, AGL™   presented by The Eastside Genealogical Society German Interest Group  (Free)  https://gig.eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org/

Mar 07   (VIRTUAL) What is Forensic Genealogy,  Anyway? with Janice Sellers presented by Solano County Genealogical Society   Free  www.scgsca.org

Mar 08   (VIRTUAL) Stories of Escape During WWII: Jewish Refugees Survived via the Eastern Route Through Asia presented by San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.sdjgs.org/event-6560889

Mar 10   (VIRTUAL) Finding Ancestral Home Towns as Part of an Interest in Heritage Tourism, with Laura Scalzitti presented by Champaign County Genealogical Society, co-sponsored by the Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library  Free  https://www.ilccgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=119

Mar 11   (VIRTUAL) From Boats & Votes: The Erie Canal and the Woman Suffrage Movement, with Pamela Vittorio presented by New York Archives Online Speaker Series  Free  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jcwnkue/lp/f56aeef2-4cf2-4a1f-8be2-9b1fe6c0fc3c

Mar 14   (VIRTUAL) The Soul Came Home Wounded presented by Jennifer Holik – WWII Research and Writing Center   ($)   https://www.ancestralsoulswisdomschool.com/soul-home-wounded

Mar 18   (VIRTUAL) How Did They Get From There to Here? Bradshaw’s Railway Guide and Other Tools of Discovery presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto  Free  https://jgstoronto.ca/event/how-did-they-get-from-there-to-here-bradshaws-railway-guide-and-other-tools-of-discovery/

Mar 18   (In-Person /MO) Fake Canadians: Black Imagination and the Union Cause in Missouri presented by State Historical Society of Missouri  Free  https://shsmo.org/events/2026/fake-canadians-black-imagination-and-union-cause-missouri

Mar 21   (In-Person /IN) Making Maps Work for You presented by Genealogical Society of Marion County   (Free)   www.genealogyindy.org

Mar 22   (Hybrid/IL) “Suing the Government for Fun and No Profit: Learn about Reclaim The Records”  presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois    (Free)   https://jgsi.org/event-6496980

Mar 24   (VIRTUAL) NashiPredky@Home Virtual Office Hours presented by Ukrainian History and Education Center  Free  https://www.ukrhec.org/events/nashipredkyhome-virtual-office-hours-15

Mar 26   (VIRTUAL) Personal Archiving presented by Roberts Library of Arkansas History and Art   (Free)   https://events.cals.org/event/15752606

Mar 28   (VIRTUAL) Irish Research: Online and On the Ground  presented by Sacramento Public Library   (Free)   https://engage.saclibrary.org/event/14795046

Mar 28   (Hybrid/MN) Mark Granquist – Why Swedes Left Their Homeland and the History of the Augustana Synod in the USA  presented by Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota  (Free/$)  www.sgsmn.org

Apr 01   (Hybrid/VA) Roanoke County Genealogy Club presented by Roanoke County Public Library   (Free)   https://roanokecountyva.libcal.com/event/15160268

Apr 02   (VIRTUAL) Who’s Your Daddy? Unpacking the North Carolina Bastardy Bonds presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library   (Free)   https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/683e09ff709d274100296e53

Apr 04   (Hybrid/NJ) Combee Book Club: April 2026 “Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War presented by Peter Mott House / Lawnside Historical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.petermotthouse.org/event/combee-book-club-april-2026/

Apr 04   (In-Person /CA) Jean Wilcox Hibben: Engaging a Professional Genealogist — who, what, when, where, why and how presented by Palm Springs Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://palmspringsgensoc.org/

Apr 06   (Hybrid/MA) Financing the American Revolution: Supplies, Wages & Commerce presented by Massachusetts Historical Society  (Free/$)  https://www.masshist.org/events/financing-the-american-revolution

Apr 06   (Hybrid/OK) ”Calculating Familial Relationships” with Glenn Clure presented by Oklahoma Genealogical Society    www.okgensoc.org

Apr 07   (Hybrid/NJ) What’s New in Family Tree Maker – by Mark Olsen presented by Morris Area Genealogy Society   (Free)   https://mags-public.weebly.com/meeting-schedule.html

Apr 08   (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club – What the Law Put Asunder: Divorce in America presented by Fountaindale Public Library   (Free)   https://communico.fountaindale.org/event/15094532

Apr 09   (In-Person /WI) How to Use FamilySearch Labs – TCGS Monthly Meeting presented by Taylor County Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://tcgensociety.weebly.com/program-schedule.html

Apr 11   (Hybrid/MI) Cluster Migration: A Study of Polish-American Families with Valerie Koselka – DSGR Meeting presented by Detroit Society for Genealogical Research   (Free)   https://www.dsgr.org/

Apr 11   (Hybrid/OH) Territorial Papers of the U.S. Reveal Early Ohio History with Sandra Rumble presented by Montgomery County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://mcc-ogs.org/events/apr-2026-monthly-meeting

Apr 11   (Hybrid/CT) Melissa K. Elliott – Southbury vs Nazi’s – Speaking In Person, but Zoom access available – NVGS Monthly Meeting presented by Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club   (Free)   https://naugatuckvalleygenealogyclub.org/

Apr 13   (VIRTUAL) Walking the Underground Railroad: A Journey of Remembrance presented by the Smithsonian   ($)   https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/walking-underground-railroad

Apr 14   (VIRTUAL) Bread Basket of the Revolution: Richest Soil in New York, with Richard Ball presented by New York Archives Online Speaker Series  Free  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jcwnkue/lp/f56aeef2-4cf2-4a1f-8be2-9b1fe6c0fc3c

Apr 14   (VIRTUAL) Bread Basket of the Revolution: Richest Soil in New York, with Richard Ball presented by New York Archives Online Speaker Series  Free  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ya6jn7f

Apr 15   (VIRTUAL) How Maps Reveal (and Conceal) History presented by the Smithsonian   ($)   https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/maps-reveal-history

Apr 25   (VIRTUAL) Discover, Connect, and Be Inspired at the ACGS Spring Conference presented by American-Canadian Genealogical Society  ($)  https://acgs.org/spring-conference-2026/

Apr 25   (VIRTUAL) Overview of the Major DNA Testing Company Tools: The Latest Updated Information  presented by Sacramento Public Library   (Free)   https://engage.saclibrary.org/event/14795243

May 12   (VIRTUAL) All Aboard! New York’s Short Line Railroads presented by New York Archives Online Speaker Series  Free  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/n772kue/lp/0c6a766c-a9d1-4347-9f5f-01f402d0aa6e

May 12   (In-Person /MO) Shannondale’s Brotherhood Economics presented by State Historical Society of Missouri  Free  https://shsmo.org/events/2026/shannondales-brotherhood-economics

May 16   (VIRTUAL) The Peripatetic Germans: German Emigration and Immigration (1693-1914)  presented by Sacramento Public Library   (Free)   https://engage.saclibrary.org/event/14795308

May 30   (VIRTUAL) A Guide to the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec presented by American-Canadian Genealogical Society (ACGS)   (Free)   https://acgs.org/free-webinar-on-banq/

May 30   (Hybrid/MN) Wendy Biorn – Why Andrew Peterson Settled in Minnesota and How His Diaries Influenced Vilhelm Moberg presented by Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota  (Free/$)  www.sgsmn.org

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