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ALL of the upcoming genealogy events.

This Week’s Genealogy News:

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

ROOTSTECH!

What an amazing and overwhelming week it’s been at RootsTech! The people, presentations, exhibitors and overall energy have been incredible. It has been wonderful to see so many of my good friends and make new ones as well. I’ve talked with so many friendly and interesting genealogists in the Expo Hall, which has nearly twice as many exhibitors as last year! My days have been packed from early morning to late at night, and I really appreciate your patience with me this week. While I haven’t had a moment to write up my notes just yet, there is so much innovation to report on—from new products and companies to new features from some of the big names in genealogy—and I will have that ready in next week’s newsletter.

I do have a couple new bits that I came across before the conference consumed my time and energy though so please read on 🙂

COMPLETE SET OF SWEDEN’S B-M-D

MyHeritage announced several really amaing new features at RootsTech, but earlier this week they shared that they are now home to the complete set of Sweden’s historical birth, marriage, and death collections. The 33 million records date from 1850 to the early/mid 1900s, and can now be found all in one place for the very first time. Search Sweden Births, 1850–1920 – Search Sweden Marriages, 1850–1945 – Search Sweden Deaths, 1850–1945

PGSA BOOK SALE

For the month of March the Polish Genealogical Society of America is hosting a spring liquidation Book Sale, featuring a number of books they plan to discontinue selling in our bookstore. They are all 20% off plus PGSA members get an additional 10% discount on top of that. Once the books are gone, they will not be restocked! For details see https://pgsa.org/shop/

News from the National Genealogical Society

I spent a lot of time in the NGS booth at RootsTech this week telling booth visitors about the National Genealogical Society and what all they offer, from books and courses, member and public webinars, to GRIP Genealogy Institute and the annual Family History Conference! And of course I really enjoyed getting to share ConferenceKeeper with lots of new folks. Even more fun was getting to meet many that already use the calendar regularly and read this weekly newsletter 🙂

INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BENEFITS: Have you checked out all the benefits of individual membership in the National Genealogical Society lately? Just a few are the NGS Magazine, the scholarly journal National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), the free Family History Skills online course, free access to NewspaperArchive.com, databases, discounts, and still more! https://pxl.to/NGSindmember

MARCH GENTECH TOOLBOX WORKSHOP: “Transcribing Handwritten Documents with Artificial Intelligence” with Nicole Dyer will be March 16 at 4 pm Eastern. Options include 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/

NGS UPCOMING DATES & DEADLINES:
> Apr 15 – Family History Hill Day. https://www.recordsadvocate.org/register-for-family-history-hill-day-on-15-april-2026
> May 1 – Deadline to submit Organization Member Conference Discount requests. Get details and the request form.

2026 NGS FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE:

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS & EVENTS: Pre-conference workshops are filling up, with still some spaces available for in-depth, focused, hands-on workshops to be held just prior to the NGS 2026 Family History Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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. FOCUS Registration is required – 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 can be found at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/info-for-sponsors-exhibitors

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Mar 03   (Hybrid/NM) Military Research Group: March 1775 – Seige at Boston presented by The Albuquerque Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://abqgen.org/events/military-research-special-interest-group-march-26-325/

Mar 06   (VIRTUAL) DNA Special Interest Group presented by The Albuquerque Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://abqgen.org/events/dna-special-interest-group-sig-2026-465/

Mar 07   (VIRTUAL) Researching Famine Irish Ancestors in Ireland’s Poor Law Unions – Rhonda R McClure presented by The Irish Ancestral Research Association  (Free)  https://tiara.ie/monthly-meetings/

Mar 08   (VIRTUAL) The Brick Wall – Breaking Genealogy Barriers with AI presented by Monmouth County Genealogy Society  (Free)  www.njmcgs.org/events

Mar 10   (Hybrid/CA) Quaker Records presented by Jean Tempke presented by North San Diego County Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://nsdcgs.org/learningfrommembers/

Mar 11   (VIRTUAL) Sleeping with the Ancestors (Olde Meck March Meeting) presented by Mecklenburg Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://tinyurl.com/omgs-mar26

Mar 11   (VIRTUAL) How Wikitree Projects can move your research forward presented by South King County Genealogical Society, WikiTree Users Group  Free  www. https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Wikitree-SIG

Mar 16   (VIRTUAL) Using AI to simplify complicated or tedious tasks – Tech Users Group presented by South King County Genealogical Society, Tech Users Group  Free  https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG  

Mar 21   (Hybrid/IL) Deciphering Genealogical Documents in Most European Languages (including Old German Script), by Jacquie Schattner presented by CAGGNI – Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois  (Free/$)  https://www.caggni.org/event-6474375

Mar 21   (Hybrid/VA) Every Transaction Tells a Story: Rethinking REcords of Life, Death, and Migration – Diane L Richard presented by the Fairfax Genealogical Society  ($)  https://fxgs.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=912730&item_id=2846998

Mar 21   (VIRTUAL) Treasures in Our Stacks: Boost Your Research with a Visit to the Napa Valley Genealogical Library With Sue Ziemski, NVGS Librarian and Susan Ingersoll, NVGS President  presented by The Sonoma County Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://www.scgsonline.org  

Mar 24   (Hybrid/GA) Sir James Wright and Colonial Ancestors presented by the Cobb County Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://cobbgagensoc.org/ccgs-event/general-meeting-3-24-2026/

Apr 04   (VIRTUAL) Family Treemaker User Group (Online). General Q&A for the Family Tree Maker Program presented by South King County Genealogical Society, Tech Users Group  Free  https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG

Apr 07   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by the Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Apr 08   (VIRTUAL) Wikitree FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions presented by South King County Genealogical Society, WikiTree Users Group  Free  www. https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Wikitree-SIG

Apr 11   (VIRTUAL) NARA Mythbusters: Your Family IS in the Archives, with Judy G. Russell presented by Bucks County Genealogical Society   ($)   https://www.bucksgen.org/

Apr 13   (VIRTUAL) Making the Most of FamilySearch for New York Research presented by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society   (Free)   https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/making-most-familysearch-new-york-research-0

Apr 14   (VIRTUAL) Vital Records presented by Pikes Peak Library District   (Free)   https://ppld.librarymarket.com/event/ooointermediate-genealogy-class-2nd-tues-529980

Apr 15   (In-Person /MO) Hidden Treasures: A Map Guide to German Parish Registers presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library     https://www.mymcpl.org/events/115096/hidden-treasures-map-guide-german-parish-registers

Apr 18   (VIRTUAL) 2026 German Genealogy Spring Seminar presented by Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America  ($)  https://oh-palam.org/

Apr 18   (VIRTUAL) Beginning Genealogy: A Crash Course presented by The Newberry Library  $  https://www.newberry.org/calendar/beginning-genealogy-spring-2026

Apr 22   (VIRTUAL) Mixers and Shakers: Tracing Your Bartending, Saloonkeeping, and Tavernkeeping Ancestors Before Prohibition with Debra Dudek presented by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society   (Free)   https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/mixers-and-shakers-tracing-your-bartending-saloonkeeping-and-tavernkeeping-ancestors

Apr 24   (In-Person /NY) NYG&B Preservation Day presented by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society   (Free)   https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/nygb-preservation-day-39

Apr 28   (VIRTUAL) Early discount for NYGB members ends for Empire State Exploration: Long Island presented by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society   ($)   https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/empire-state-exploration-long-island-0

Apr 28   (VIRTUAL) Native American Genealogy presented by Pikes Peak Library District   (Free)   https://ppld.librarymarket.com/event/ooointermediate-genealogy-class-4th-tues-529999

May 02   (In-Person /NY) NYG&B Preservation Day presented by New York Genealogical and Biographical Society   (Free)   https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/nygb-preservation-day-40

May 02   (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Basics presented by Pikes Peak Library District   (Free)   https://ppld.librarymarket.com/event/genealogy-basics-529729

May 02   (VIRTUAL) Recreating Life in a Community Using Death Certificates, with Karen A. Fortin – SCGS Webinar Extension Series presented by Southern California Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinars

May 05   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Jun 02   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Jul 07   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Jul 18   (In-Person /IL) GeneaQuest 2026 – Pursuit of Ancestry: Life, Liberty & Heritage presented by  CAGGNI – Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois  ($)  https://www.caggni.org/GeneaQuest2026

Aug 04   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Sep 01   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Oct 06   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Nov 03   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Dec 01   (VIRTUAL) German Special Interest Group presented by Louisville Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.kylgs.org

Newly added genealogy events from all others:

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Mar 01-31   (VIRTUAL) PGSA Polish Genealogy Book Sale presented by The Polish Genealogical Society of America    https://pgsa.org/shop/

Mar 10   (VIRTUAL) Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting presented by the Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.tpgs.org

Mar 11   (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History Special Interest Group presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.tpcgs.org

Mar 14   (VIRTUAL) Shedding Light on Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches in Poland and Ukraine presented by Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan  (Free)  www.pgsm.org

Mar 15   (Hybrid/OH) Family Tree Maker 24 (FTM24): Web Search and Publish presented by Kolping Cincinnati – Genealogy  (Free)  https://www.kolpingcincinnati.com/Genealogy/Genealogy.html

Mar 17   (VIRTUAL) Wait, I’m What?! Understanding Origin Estimates presented by The DNA Geek  ($)  https://thednageek.com/events/

Mar 18   (VIRTUAL) WWII Records Small Group Coaching presented by Jennifer Holik – WWII Research & Writing Center  ($)  https://www.ancestralsoulswisdomschool.com/research-a-veteran-online17

Mar 18   (VIRTUAL) Wait, I’m What?! Understanding Origin Estimates presented by The DNA Geek, Dr. Leah Larkin  ($)  https://thednageek.com/events/

Mar 21   (Hybrid/IN) Taking a Genealogical Tour presented by Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society  (Free)  www.nwigs.com

Mar 26   (VIRTUAL) De Colores: California’s Migrant Farm Workers presented by California History Section of the California State Library  (Free)  https://libraryca.libcal.com/event/16412990

Apr 06   (VIRTUAL) OUR AMERICAN NEIGHBOURS: BROCKVILLE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES presented by LEEDS GRENVILLE BRANCH OGS  (Free)  https://leedsandgrenville.ogs.on.ca

Apr 07   (Hybrid/ID) Discover Your Roots: Introduction to Genealogy (4-session course) presented by Idaho Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://idahogenealogy.org/

Apr 09   (Hybrid/ID) Discover Your Roots: Introduction to Genealogy (4-session course) presented by Idaho Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://idahogenealogy.org/

Apr 11   (Hybrid/ID) Wills and Probate Records presented by Idaho Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://idahogenealogy.org/

Apr 14   (VIRTUAL) Welcome to the Archives presented by Champaign County (IL) Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://ilccgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=119

Apr 14   (Hybrid/ID) Discover Your Roots: Introduction to Genealogy (4-session course) presented by Idaho Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://idahogenealogy.org/

Apr 15   (Hybrid/IA) Genealogy Plus – The Disappearance of German-Americans with Dr. Jeremy Best presented by Ames Public Library and Story County Genealogical Society    https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/event/genealogy-plus-55236

Apr 16   (Hybrid/ID) Discover Your Roots: Introduction to Genealogy (4-session course) presented by Idaho Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://idahogenealogy.org/

Apr 16   (VIRTUAL) Lemon Project Genealogical Research Roundtable  presented by The Lemon Project, William & Mary   (Free)   https://events.wm.edu/event/view/lemonproject/365392

Apr 18   (VIRTUAL) And Now There are Three: Irish Census Records, with Sara Cochran presented by Moreno Valley Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://morenovalleygenealogicalsociety.wordpress.com/events/

Apr 21   (Hybrid/WI) Genealogy Jumpstart: Land Records presented by Appleton Public Library   (Free)   https://appleton-wi.whofi.com/calendar/event/1299437

Apr 24-25   (In-Person /KY) 2026 Northeastern Kentucky Genealogy Conference presented by Greenup County Genealogical Society  ($)  https://gcgenealogy41144.wixsite.com/mysite

Apr 28   (VIRTUAL) Scouting Military Records presented by Plano Public Library   (Free)   https://plano.libnet.info/event/14940318

May 02   (Hybrid/MI) Annual Reports: Supplemental Documents for Genealogical Research with Adam Oster – DSGR Meeting presented by Detroit Society for Genealogical Research   (Free)   https://www.dsgr.org/

May 02   (In-Person /CA) Janet Dagley: German Mayflower presented by Palm Springs Genealogical Society   (Free)   https://palmspringsgensoc.org/

May 02   (Hybrid/NJ) Combee Book Club: June 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-may-2026/

May 09   (Hybrid/ID) Idaho State Archives presented by Idaho Genealogical Society  (Free)  https://idahogenealogy.org/

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