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Welcome !!!

Before we jump into this week’s news, I want to give a warm welcome to all our new readers! We are now using a new email system, thanks to the National Genealogical Society. If you get this newsletter more than once, please let us know and we will fix it on our end. Please email to info@conferencekeeper.org. And if this landed in your spam folder, please mark it as ‘not spam.’ Thank you!

If you arrived here from the link in the email, you’ll find the email duplicated here, with the list of new events a little farther down the page. Over 150 new webinars, seminars, conferences and other types of genealogy programs were added just this week! If you’d like to look at past week’s news and new events lists, at the very bottom of this page you’ll see “1 — 2 — 3 -….” and clicking those will take you to previous week’s pages. Please note that due to the email provider change, links in past emails may no longer work, but the links on the corresponding website blog page will!

This Week’s Genealogy News:

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

CTA: FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RECORDS

The National Archives and Records Administration is briefly accepting comments on a proposal to destroy Official Personnel Folders (OPFs) after 65 years, for all files created after 1973 (currently post-1951 files are retained for 129 years). These files contain valuable evidence of federal employment, family history, and community service. In 2025, NARA proposed making OPFs for employees separated through the end of 1973 permanent records, but this schedule has not yet been approved. The National Genealogical Society and the Records Preservation and Access Coalition (RPAC) support the proposal for permanence and call on NARA to sign that record schedule. Comments must be submitted by 24 August 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Read the details and submit your comments easily at https://www.regulations.gov/document/NARA-26-0331-0008.

NARA CLOSURES

If you’d like to keep up to date on the possible closure of San Francisco (San Bruno) and Chicago offices of the National Archives, check out SaveOurNationalArchives.org. The site has the latest news, as well as ways to take action now: links to petitions to save the archives, and information on how to contact elected officials. https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/

Y-DNA & MYHERITAGE

MyHeritage has introduced Y-DNA analysis, allowing male users to trace their direct paternal line back thousands of years to explore ancient origins, migration paths, and historical connections. For biological males with a Complete or Omni plan who have already tested with or uploaded their raw DNA data to MyHeritage, Y-DNA haplogroup results are already available directly within their account—no new test required. Full details on their blog at https://blog.myheritage.com/2026/08/new-on-myheritage-trace-your-paternal-line-back-thousands-of-years-with-y-dna/

FREE PROGRAMS, PRIZES & A DISCOUNT OFFER

Pharos Tutors is celebrating 21 years in September with “Webinar Week” – Sept. 7-11, 2026: Thirteen FREE short talks on a huge variety of topics, FREE drawings for several really awesome prizes, and a 50% discount on the week’s special series of 1-hr webinars if booking all 10. Details at https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

FREE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR RESEARCH GUIDE

American Ancestors is offering a free downloadable guide to genealogical research in Newfoundland and Labrador. Details at https://hubs.americanancestors.org/download-new-foundland

RELATED FACES UPDATE

Related Faces, a tool designed to help identify unknown people in old family photographs, has added new FamilySearch features, allowing users to bring in photos and person profiles from FamilySearch and send identified photos back to attach to profiles there. The company has also introduced an AI help assistant, Ambrose, to help users navigate the site and its photo-identification features. (They’re also offering 15% off for new subscribers with code RFPFPQW255). https://www.relatedfaces.com

NEW RESOURCE FINDS?

NGS Magazine is asking readers to share new, free genealogy resources they have discovered. In 2026, NGS Magazine is sharing short blurbs about newly digitized collections, new indexes, etc. available for U.S. research. Submissions must point to a website landing page where readers may access further information. “New” is defined as newly available within about the past two years or so. Submissions will be printed as space permits and may be edited for length and clarity. Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrCm7OfqUhhQy-NGQ3qkb-OEvG1442YX-0fX78kQN-AuwIyg/viewform?usp=dialog

CAUGHT MY EYE THIS WEEK

An upcoming event caught my eye and I wanted to share it, because it’s a wonderful way for community members to help preserve local history for the future. The East Tennessee History Center and Knox County Public Library are holding a free Citizen Historian Workshop, encouraging attendees to gather photographs, recordings, and objects that capture what life is like in their community today, by using and returning a free “Citizen Historian” kit. Completed kits will become part of the library’s historical collection and made publicly available to future researchers and historians (Sounds like “vertical files” on steroids to me!). Perhaps your society or local library might consider something like this for your area! See the event on our calendar, and at https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/event/workshop-become-citizen-historian-42325

UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

2027 Family History Conference: Lakesides & Legacies
19-22 May 2027 – Madison, Wisconsin

GRIP Genealogy Institute
Registration opens 3 Feb 2027 New courses, dates & new location announced!

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Newly added events hosted by NGS Member Societies & Libraries:

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Aug 22 (VIRTUAL) Making Memories Visible: Family Stories as Community History presented by National Society for Arab & Arab American Genealogy (Free) https://arabamericangenealogy.com/event/making-memories-visible-family-stories-as-community-history/

Aug 27 (Hybrid/KS) “The Native Origins of Shawnee County and Topeka” by Lisa LaRue Baker presented by Wichita Genealogical Society (Free) https://tgstopeka.org/events/#!event/2026/8/27/monthly-program-details-coming-soon

Aug 30 (Hybrid/KS) Vicars, Villages and Vows – Parish Records with Phyllis Ericson presented by Wichita Genealogical Society (Free) https://tgstopeka.org/events/#!event/2026/8/9/vicars-villages-and-vows-parish-records

Sep 08 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS SCGS seeking proposals for 2027 Webinar Series presented by Southern California Genealogical Society https://www.scgsgenealogy.com/call-for-proposals-2027

Sep 09 (VIRTUAL) Leander’s Lies: Finding an Ancestor Who Didn’t Want to be Found (Olde Meck Monthly Meeting) presented by Mecklenburg Genealogical Society (Free) https://tinyurl.com/omgs-sep26

Sep 12 (Hybrid/MA) The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution with author Don Hagist presented by Falmouth (MA) Genealogical Society (Free) www.falgen.org

Sep 13 (VIRTUAL) Researching Your New Jersey Ancestors Before May 1848 presented by Monmouth County Genealogy Society (Free) www.njmcgs.org

Sep 14 (In-Person /KS) Early Registration discount ends for the Wichita Genealogical Society Annual Conference featuring Megan Clark Young presented by Wichita Genealogical Society (Free/$) https://wichitagensoc.org/event-6725031

Sep 24 (Hybrid/KS) “Civil War Medicine: Medical Treatments of the Mid-Nineteenth Century” by Sarah Bader-King presented by Wichita Genealogical Society (Free) https://wichitagensoc.org/event-6725031

Oct 03 (In-Person /CT) ”CT 250: The Stories That Made Connecticut” Family History Day Seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Genealogists. Speakers: Eric Chandler, Mel E. Smith, Damon Munz, Pamela Vittorio presented by Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Free) https://csginc.org/family-history-day-seminar/

Oct 03 (Hybrid/MO) Finding Ancestors in Property Documents presented by Greater Kansas City Genealogy Society (Free/Zoom available for members only) https://greaterkcgensoc.org/

Oct 04 (VIRTUAL) MAGS 2026 Fall Conference presented by Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) ($) https://magsgen.com/eventListings.php?nm=19&tf=3#er161

Oct 06 (VIRTUAL) An Overview of Genealogical Bioinformatics: How it started, How it’s going, with Arun Konanur presented by Utah Genealogical Association Genealogy Pro Talk https://academy.ugagenealogy.org/genealogy-pro-talk-upcoming-webinar/#smarternotharde

Oct 06 (VIRTUAL) Navigating the Records from the War of 1812, with Brian Rhinehart presented by Boulder Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.bouldergenealogy.org/?post_type=event&p=5150

Oct 07 (VIRTUAL) Making History with LVA – Volunteer transcription presented by Library of Virginia (Free) https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/15752270

Oct 17 (VIRTUAL) Louisville Genealogical Society’s Family History Fall Seminar (Program) presented by the Louisville Genealogical Society (Free/$) www.kylgs.org

Oct 24 (VIRTUAL) MAGS presents Craig Roberts Scott speaking on Germans in the Revolutionary War – MAGS 2026 Fall Conference  presented by Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society ($) www.magsgen.com

Jan 12 (Hybrid/CO) Columbine Genealogy – Getting the Most Out of Find-A-Grave by Marylee Hagen presented by Columbine Genealogy (Free) www.ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com

Jan 19 (Hybrid/CO) Columbine Genealogy – Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Beginners with Barbara Elliott presented by Columbine Genealogy (Free) www.ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com

Newly added genealogy events from all others:

Events submitted and already occurring this past week are not included.

Aug 22 (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Saturday Roundup presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2071829

Aug 22 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: VHS Converter presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-vhs-converter-229678

Aug 22 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Collaboration Hour presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Genealogy_Collaboration_Hour

Aug 23 (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Member Q&A presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Member_Q_and_A_via_Zoom

Aug 24 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: Flatbed and FastFoto Scanners presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-flatbed-and-fastphoto-scanners-230521

Aug 25 (VIRTUAL) “Where Sleep These Loved Ones?”: History, Evolution, and Preservation of the Old Huguenot Burying Ground. Edward “Eddie” Moran III, the appointed Historian for Ulster County, NY. presented by Ulster County Genealogical Society (Free) www.ucgsny.org

Aug 25 (VIRTUAL) Exploring the Record Matches System at MyHeritage presented by Legacy Webinars (Free) https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/exploring-the-record-matches-system-at-myheritage

Aug 25 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/08/25/social-genealogy-club

Aug 25 (In-Person /DE) Delaware 205: Women in 18^th Century Taverns presented by Delaware Libraries / Bear Library (Free) https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17322799

Aug 25 (Hybrid/TX) Preservation 101 – Rebecca Elder presented by Austin (TX) Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.austingenealogicalsociety.org/

Aug 25 (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society (Free) https://tpcgs.org

Aug 26 (VIRTUAL) How to Handle Duplicates and Intermarried Cousins in Your Family Tree presented by Ancestry Academy (Free) https://www.ancestry.com/c/discover/education

Aug 26 (VIRTUAL) WikiTree German Stammtisch presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Germany

Aug 26 (In-Person /TX) Lunch & Learn: Learn about the RSVP program with Courtney Weaver, Volunteer Coordinator with RSVP presented by Hopkins County Genealogical Society (Free) https://hcgstx.org/events/lunchlearn

Aug 26 (In-Person /NC) DAR Membership? How to know if you are eligible – Family Roots & Research Lab presented by Henderson County Public Library (Free) https://hendersonpl.libcal.com/event/14698172

Aug 26 (VIRTUAL) Cousins Connect: A Virtual Research Circle presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Free) https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a690ecd0d65ac360042d6d8

Aug 27 (VIRTUAL) It’s a Family Reunion! Research, Collect, and Share Your Family Legacy: Share your Family Legacy by Creating a Digital Presentation presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Free) https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a690d55cca66c2f00a6a19e

Aug 28 (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Link Builders Cubicle Party presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Link_Builders_Challenge

Aug 28 (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Friday Date Night presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:WikiTree_Friday_Date_Night

Aug 28 (VIRTUAL) WikiTree Link Builders Cubicle Party presented by WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Link_Builders_Challenge

Aug 29 (In-Person /DE) Meet With a Genealogist presented by Delaware Libraries / Dover Public Library (Free) https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17404331

Aug 29 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: 8MM presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-8mm-229692

Aug 30 (VIRTUAL) Navigating JewishGen: Behind the Search Screen with Barbara Rice presented by Minnesota Jewish Genealogical Society (Free/$) https://www.mnjgs.org/events/navigating-jewishgen-behind-the-search-screen

Aug 30 (In-Person /CA) JGSS Library Open House presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento (Free) https://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-sacramento/2026-2/

Sep 01 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/09/01/social-genealogy-club

Sep 01 (VIRTUAL) Hoosier Roots Live: How to Visit a Cemetery with author Joy Neighbors presented by Indiana Genealogical Society (Free) www.

Sep 02 (VIRTUAL) Gothic Huron: Heroes, Rogues, Murders, Daring, Bawdy Houses and Other Tales – David Yates presented by Ontario Ancestors, Huron Branch (Free) https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-gothic-huron-heroes-rogues-murders-daring-bawdy-houses-and-other-tales-david-yates/

Sep 03 (In-Person /NC) The Civil War in Western North Carolina and Beyond, with Peter Koch presented by Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society (Free) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063643650173

Sep 03 (VIRTUAL) September Webinar – FNMI: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada – Lianne Kruger presented by Ontario Ancestors (Free) https://ogs.on.ca/events/september-webinar-fnmi-the-indigenous-peoples-of-canada-lianne-kruger-2/

Sep 03 (In-Person /MO) Terrors & Trials: Henry and Cimbaline Fike’s Civil War Story presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16763916

Sep 05 (In-Person /ON) “Tips, Tricks & Tools for Historical House Research” presented by Ontario Ancestors, London and Middlesex Branch (Free) https://londonmiddlesex.ogs.on.ca/events/london-and-middlesex-branch-tips-tricks-tools-for-historical-house-research/

Sep 05 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: Flatbed and FastFoto Scanners presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-flatbed-and-fastphoto-scanners-239580

Sep 07 (VIRTUAL) A Plague upon all your Houses: epidemic disease and our ancestors, with Janet Few presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 07 (VIRTUAL) Life as a Pharos tutor, with Simon Fowler presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 07 (VIRTUAL) September 2026 Presentation | The Family History Resources of Jefferson County, NY | With Thomas LaClair presented by Ontario Ancestors, Leeds & Grenville Branch (Free) https://leedsandgrenville.ogs.on.ca/events/leeds-grenville-branch-september-2026-presentation-the-family-history-resources-of-jefferson-county-ny-with-thomas-laclair/

Sep 08 (VIRTUAL) Researching in Yorkshire, with Jude Rhodes presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 08 (VIRTUAL) ’Working Class’ Occupations in the 19^th Century, with Alec Tritton presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 08 (Hybrid/IN) Lunch and Learn Series: Hosted Digital Collections and Indiana Memory presented by Indiana State Library (Free) https://events.in.gov/event/indiana-state-library-lunch-and-learn-series-hosted-digital-collections-and-indiana-memory

Sep 08 (In-Person /NC) Genealogy Essentials: A Beginner’s Roadmap for Successful Research presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Free) https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a6a39100e562e28009d4f2f

Sep 08 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/09/08/social-genealogy-club

Sep 08 (VIRTUAL) Start, Search, Discover: Genealogical Essentials for All Explorers, with Christine Hayes presented by  Ontario Ancestors, Lambton Branch (Free) https://lambton.ogs.on.ca/events/tuesday-september-8-2026-webinar/

Sep 08 (VIRTUAL) INK2 – THE REBOOT presented by Ontario Ancestors, Essex County Branch (Free) https://essex.ogs.on.ca/events/essex-branch-september-2026-webinar-ink2-the-reboot/

Sep 08 (In-Person /TX) Comal County Genealogical Society Annual Picnic presented by Comal County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.ccgstexas.org/events/ccgs-picnic-september-2026/

Sep 09 (VIRTUAL) Apprenticeship records, with Richard Holt presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 09 (VIRTUAL) Becoming a local historian, with Joe Saunders presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 10 (VIRTUAL) Writing Effective Family History Reports, with Karen Cummings presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 10 (VIRTUAL) Using Social Media in Family History, with Kelly Cornwell presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 10 (Hybrid/VA) Genealogy Club: The Magic of DNA: Finding Answers and Ancestors, with Shannon Christmas presented by Loudoun County (VA) Genealogy Club at the Thomas Balch Library (Free) https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library/library-news-events/lectures

Sep 10 (In-Person /MO) National Cemetery Civil War Walk presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16748118

Sep 10 (VIRTUAL) Basic/Beginning Genealogy presented by Iowa Genealogical Society (Free) https://iowagenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=117

Sep 11 (VIRTUAL) Researching in the Long 18^th century, with Else Churchill presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 11 (VIRTUAL) Pursuing Surnames – An Introduction to One-Name Studies and Surname Research, with Julie Goucher presented by Pharos Tutors ($) https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Sep 11 (VIRTUAL) My Journey of Discovery – Truth About my British Home Child Grandmother presented by Ontario Ancestors, Kent Branch (Free) https://kent.ogs.on.ca/events/kent-branch-sept-2026-webinar-my-journey-of-discovery-truth-about-my-british-home-child-grandmother/

Sep 12 (VIRTUAL) German Roots & Records Summit Fall 2026 – Unlock the Hidden Stories in Your German Family History presented by German Genealogy Collective ($) https://germangenealogycollective.com/summit-2026

Sep 12 (In-Person /MO) ”Abandoned Ozarks” with Robert McCormick presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16813798

Sep 12 (In-Person /US) SCCOGS Annual Picnic presented by Scioto County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society (Free) https://sccogs1976.org

Sep 12 (In-Person /MD) Genealogy Drop-In presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/genealogy-drop-244542

Sep 12 (In-Person /TN) Researching the History of Your House presented by East Tennessee History Center (Free) https://www.easttnhistory.org/event/researching-the-history-of-your-house-2/

Sep 12 (VIRTUAL) Using Land Records to Fill the Gaps presented by Idaho Genealogical Society (Free) https://idahogenealogy.org/

Sep 12 (In-Person /IA) Basic Google Workshop presented by Iowa Genealogical Society ($) https://iowagenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=117

Sep 12 (In-Person /MD) Genealogy 101 presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/genealogy-101-237345

Sep 14 (In-Person /DE) Beginner Genealogy Workshop presented by Delaware Libraries / Bridgeville Public Library (Free) https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17358469

Sep 14 (In-Person /MO) Beginning Genealogy presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16755478

Sep 14 (In-Person /DE) Delaware 205: An Army for Conservation: The CCC in Delaware presented by Delaware Libraries / Bear Library (Free) https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17323807

Sep 14 (VIRTUAL) Transcription and Abstraction of Original Records with Roger Prince presented by Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.l-ags.org/speakers.html

Sep 15 (VIRTUAL) Bergen County Voices from the American Revolution presented by New Jersey State Library (Free) https://www.njstatelib.org/event/virtual-author-talk-bergen-county-voices-from-the-american-revolution/

Sep 15 (VIRTUAL) Ottawa Virtual Genealogy Drop-In presented by Ontario Ancestors, Ottawa Branch (Free) https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/virtual-genealogy-drop-in-2-2026-09-15/

Sep 15 (Hybrid/ON) Ukrainian History and Families in Sudbury – Teras (Terry) Martyn presented by Ontario Ancestors, Sudbury District Branch (Free) https://sudbury.ogs.on.ca/events/ukranian-teras-terry-martyn/

Sep 15 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/09/15/social-genealogy-club

Sep 16 (Hybrid/IA) Genealogy Plus: Gems from the Iowa Genealogical Society, with Theresa Liewer presented by Ames Public Library and Story County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/event/genealogy-plus-60574

Sep 16 (In-Person /MO) Exploring Genealogy Early Migration In, Across and Out of North Carolina presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16765376

Sep 16 (In-Person /VA) ”The Daughters of the King (Louis XIV)”, presented by Cynthia Todd, ACGS Member presented by Augusta County VA Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.acgsva.org/event-details-registration/september-membership-meeting-1

Sep 16 (VIRTUAL) Ireland SIG – Irish Migrations to Canada – When & Why? How to Research These Irish Ancestors presented by Ontario Ancestors, Ireland SIG (Free) https://ireland.ogs.on.ca/events/irelandsig-irish-migrations-to-canada-when-why-how-to-research-these-irish-ancestors/

Sep 16 (In-Person /ON) Thunder Bay District Branch – Riverside Cemetery Walk presented by Ontario Ancestors, Thunder Bay District Branch (Free) https://thunderbay.ogs.on.ca/events/857/

Sep 17 (VIRTUAL) Intro to Hispanic Genealogy/Intro a la Genealogía Hispana presented by Urbana Free Library (Free) https://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/16916451

Sep 17 (In-Person /MO) Life With the “Mountain Feds”: Civil War in the Ozarks presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16763979

Sep 19 (VIRTUAL) New LAC Website and Records – Kingston Branch OGS Meeting presented by Ontario Ancestors, Kingston Branch (Free) https://kingston.ogs.on.ca/events/kingston-branch-ogs-meeting-2026-09-19-new-lac-website-and-records/

Sep 19 (In-Person /MD) Using the Library’s African American Department for Genealogical Research – Genealogy Circle Meeting presented by Enoch Pratt Free Library (Free) https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/using-the-african-american-department-for-genealogical-research

Sep 19 (VIRTUAL) Migration Pathways between Canada and the United States you have not considered yet – Kathryn Lake Hogan presented by Ontario Ancestors, Eastern Europe SIG (Free) https://easterneurope.ogs.on.ca/events/migration-pathways-between-canada-and-the-united-states-you-have-not-considered-yet-kathryn-lake-hogan/

Sep 19 (VIRTUAL) 2 program with Jean Wilcox Hibben: Farms & Farming: The History of Rhode Island Agriculture & Does Your Brick Wall have Barbed Wire on Top? Institutions and the State – RIGS Half Day Member Meeting presented by Rhode Island Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.rigensoc.org/

Sep 19 (In-Person /DE) The Underground Railroad in Delaware, with Syl Woolford presented by Delaware Libraries / Scriptorium (Free) https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/16730269

Sep 20 (In-Person /OH) Early registration discount ends for 2026 Genealogy Workshop presented by Darke County Genealogical Society ($) https://www.dcogen.org/

Sep 21 (In-Person /TN) Workshop: Become a Citizen Historian presented by East Tennessee History Center (Free) https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/event/workshop-become-citizen-historian-42325

Sep 22 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/09/22/social-genealogy-club

Sep 22 (In-Person /MD) Maryland Archives Resources presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/maryland-archives-resources-237476

Sep 22 (VIRTUAL) Discovering Your Roots Online at the Allen County Library’s Genealogical Center presented by Ontario Ancestors, Wellington County Branch (Free) https://wellington.ogs.on.ca/events/wellington-county-branch-discovering-your-roots-online-at-the-allen-county-lbrarys-genealogical-center/

Sep 23 (Hybrid/ON) Unlocking Canada’s Naturalization Records presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto (Free) https://jgstoronto.ca/event/unlocking-canadas-naturalization-records/

Sep 24 (VIRTUAL) Lake County Genealogical Society meeting and Sunny Morton

 presented by Lake County Genealogical Society (Free) www. https://www.lcgsohio.org

Sep 24 (VIRTUAL) Durham Branch’s Virtual Social Drop-In presented by Ontario Ancestors, Durham Branch (Free) https://ogs.on.ca/events/durham-branchs-virtual-social-drop-in-3-2026-02-26-2026-03-26-2026-04-23-2026-05-28-2026-06-25-2026-07-23-2026-08-27-2026-09-24/

Sep 24 (In-Person /MD) Beyond Salem: Fact and Folklore of Witch Trials in Colonial America presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/beyond-salem-fact-and-folklore-witch-trials-colonial-america-238339

Sep 24 (VIRTUAL) “What Do I Do With All This Stuff?” Leaving a Genealogical Legacy (Ottawa) presented by Ontario Ancestors, Ottawa Branch (Free) https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/what-do-i-do-with-all-this-stuff-leaving-a-genealogical-legacy-ottawa/

Sep 24 (VIRTUAL) 19^th Century Quakers (Friends) in Iowa presented by Iowa Genealogical Society ($) https://iowagenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=117

Sep 24 (In-Person /MO) Greyhounds: 1^st Iowa Infantry & Wilson’s Creek Campaign presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District / Library Center (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16764029

Sep 26 (In-Person /DE) Meet With a Genealogist presented by Delaware Libraries / Dover Public Library (Free) https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17404332

Sep 26 (In-Person /MA) Performance by Rita Parisi: Women of ‘76 presented by Merrimack Valley Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists https://msoginc.org

Sep 26 (Hybrid/OH) Open Forum – CIAO September Meeting presented by Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO) (Free) https://ciaocle.com/2026/06/28/ciao-september-2026-meeting/

Sep 26 (VIRTUAL) Revolutionary War Ancestors presented by Iowa Genealogical Society ($) https://iowagenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=117

Sep 26 (In-Person /ON) Was Your Ancestor a British Home Child? Uncovering Hidden Family Stories presented by Ontario Ancestors, Wellington County Branch (Free) https://wellington.ogs.on.ca/events/wellington-county-branch-guelph-public-library-was-your-ancestor-a-british-home-child-uncovering-hidden-family-stories

Sep 26 (In-Person /MD) Free Family Photos or Headshots at the Library presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/free-photo-shoot-library-241348

Sep 28 (VIRTUAL) Drop In & Chat presented by Ontario Ancestors, Lambton County Branch (Free) https://lambton.ogs.on.ca/events/drop-in-chat-september-28-2026/

Sep 28 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: VHS Converter presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-vhs-converter-239556

Sep 29 (VIRTUAL) Ottawa Virtual Genealogy Drop-In presented by Ontario Ancestors, Ottawa Branch (Free) https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/virtual-genealogy-drop-in-2-2026-09-29/

Sep 29 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/09/29/social-genealogy-club

Sep 29 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: 8MM presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-8mm-239622

Sep 29 (In-Person /MD) Digital Photo Organizing for Beginners presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/digital-photo-organizing-workshop-238097

Sep 30 (In-Person /NC) Free Before Freedom: Researching Free People of Color Before 1865 presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Free) https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a6a28ecb44674e2601bafaa

Oct 01 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: Flatbed and FastFoto Scanners presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-flatbed-and-fastfoto-scanners-239589

Oct 03 (Hybrid/ON) “The Newspaper Ecosystem: Finding Hidden Collections” presented by Ontario Ancestors, London and Middlesex Branch (Free) https://londonmiddlesex.ogs.on.ca/events/london-and-middlesex-branch-the-newspaper-ecosystem-finding-hidden-collections/

Oct 03 (In-Person /OH) 2026 Genealogy Workshop presented by Darke County Genealogical Society ($) https://www.dcogen.org/

Oct 03 (In-Person /MD) Makerspace Training: Vinyl Record and Audio Cassette Converters presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library (Free) https://www.aacpl.net/event/makerspace-training-vinyl-record-and-audio-cassette-converters-239595

Oct 03 (In-Person /OH) Licking County Genealogical Society Genealogy & Heritage Expo presented by Licking County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society (Free) https://lickingcountyohiogenealogysociety.org/

Oct 03 (In-Person /AL) Family History Month Open House presented by Birmingham Public Library (Free) https://www.cobpl.org/calendar/default.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D206694980

Oct 05 (In-Person /AL) Essential Genetic Genealogy, revised for 2026 presented by Birmingham Public Library (Free) https://www.cobpl.org/calendar/default.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D206694979

Oct 05 (In-Person /TX) Penning the Past: A Guide to Family Memoir and Story Writing, a WMCL Brown Bag presented by Central Texas Genealogical Society & the Waco McClennan County Library (Free) https://ctgs.org/events/penning-the-past

Oct 05 (In-Person /MO) Exploring the U.S. Census presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District / Republic Branch Library (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16756690

Oct 05 (In-Person /MO) Exploring Genealogy Revolutionary War Service presented by Springfield-Greene County Library District / Library Center (Free) https://thelibrary.libnet.info/event/16765417

Oct 05 (Hybrid/CA) “California State Library: Digitized Collection of Historical Periodicals” with most recent acquisitions: Calif. Correctional Institutions (between 1915 and 1991), now online – Michael McCurdy, Senior Librarian presented by Corona Genealogical Society (Free/Zoom available for members only) https://coronagensoc.org/

Oct 06 (Hybrid/TN) Haunted by Memory: Ghosts Stories of the American Civil War presented by East Tennessee History Center (Free) https://www.easttnhistory.org/event/haunted-by-memory-ghosts-stories-of-the-american-civil-war/

Oct 06 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Club presented by San Francisco Public Library (Free) https://sfpl.org/events/2026/10/06/social-genealogy-club

Oct 07 (Hybrid/VA) Roanoke County Genealogy Club presented by Roanoke County Public Library (Free) https://roanokecountyva.libcal.com/event/15160274

Oct 07 (Hybrid/AL) BPL’s Newspaper Clipping File Collection presented by Birmingham Public Library (Free) https://www.cobpl.org/calendar/default.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D206694978

Oct 08 (VIRTUAL) How an Emigration Record Got Me Across the Pond. Speaker: Stephen Wendt presented by Lower Columbia Genealogical Society (Free) https://lcgsgen.org/

Oct 08 (Hybrid/VA) Genealogy Club: Thomas Balch Library Resources with Anna Carneal Davis presented by Loudoun County (VA) Genealogy Club at the Thomas Balch Library (Free) https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library/library-news-events/lectures

Oct 10 (Hybrid/OH) Genetic Networks – Gathering a Group of Matches by Kelli Bergheimer presented by Scioto County Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society (Free) https://sccogs1976.org

Oct 10 (In-Person /AL) Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families with Dr. Judy Giesberg presented by Birmingham Public Library (Free) https://www.cobpl.org/calendar/default.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D206694977

Oct 17 (In-Person /ID) Annual Meeting and Seminar presented by Idaho Genealogical Society ($) https://idahogenealogy.org/

Oct 29 (VIRTUAL) Lake County Genealogical Society presents Kassidy Cobb presented by The Lake County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.lcgsohio.org

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