170+ new genealogy events added to our calendar this past week!
>>The list of ALL the NEWLY ADDED events is further down this post.<<
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ALL of the upcoming genealogy events.
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This Week’s Genealogy News:
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FREE ACCESS
MyHeritage is celebrating Australia Day by offering free access to 118.9 million historical records in over 300 Australian record collections, including vital records, electoral rolls, convict records, and more. The free access runs from Saturday, January 25 through Tuesday, January 28. Search these Australian records here.
AND THIS YEAR’S THEME IS…
RootsTech has announced the theme for the 2025 conference: “Discover.” This one simple word pretty much defines Family History research — it’s all about uncovering new facts, stories, and photos, and discovering who our ancestors really were. Also announced are the names of the eleven emcees who will be hosting the event in as many different languages. You can read the full press release here.
NEW YEAR, NEW FEATURES, NEW PRICING
Storied announced this week that they have acquired the AI company “Memory Lane,” which will leverage AI to “make building family trees more easily, make storytelling more seamless, and help you make new discoveries.” They’ve also implemented a new pricing structure, with plans now as low as $20/year. Storied provides access to over 1 billion historical records, 280 million newspaper pages and offers an excellent platform for searching historical records, building your family tree, and recording and sharing your memories and stories.
FOCUS ON NORTH CAROLINA
If you’re researching your ancestors pretty much anywhere in North Carolina, you won’t want to miss the “Focus On North Carolina Series #2” webinars being offered in February by GenWebinars (David McCorkle and Diane L. Richard). The series covers four different aspects of research in the state. The virtual programs are each offered on two different dates, and can be purchased individually, or all four may be purchased at a discounted price using coupon code nctwo85. Details about the series can be found here.
GENEALOGY JOBS!
Two new exciting genealogy positions were posted to our Jobs page this week. The first is from the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) who are looking for a Coordinator for their annual Professional Management Conference (PMC). The second is from the National Genealogical Society (NGS), seeking the next editor of NGS Magazine. Both jobs, with description, deadlines, and links to apply, can be found on our Genealogy Jobs page.
ANCESTORS FROM INDIA?
I came across an article talking about Kulvriksh, a website for India ancestry that is digitizing records and actively working to connect families there. The fairly comprehensive ancestry site states that they have over a billion unique profiles in their tree, and continually growing. If you have ancestors in or from India, you’ll want to check it out. https://www.kulvriksh.org/
WRITE YOUR OWN GENEALOGICAL CRIME MYSTERY NOVEL
Author Nathan Dylan Goodwin will be offering his popular Genealogical Crime Mystery Creative Writing Course again soon, and you can register to receive updates and notices when the course is ready to launch. Space will be limited, so you’ll want to be on the list — no obligation by signing up. Use the Google doc here.
Nathan will also be giving two presentations for Legacy Family Tree webinars as well this year: The Science Behind the Stories: Using Genetic Genealogy in Crime Fiction on April 4th, and How to Write a Genealogical Crime Mystery Story on September 10. You can sign up for either or both of those for free right now at https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
> FREE RESOURCES: Did you know that the National Genealogical Society has lots of free resources available for everyone, on their website? You’ll find genealogy charts, templates, tutorials on the US Census, plus helpful tips, articles, and recommended resources for family researchers of every level. There is also a free sampling of beneficial articles from NGS Magazine, NGS Quarterly, and NGS Monthly that anyone may access, member or not. Find these handy resources here.
> TIME TO ORDER: The highly anticipated new book from NGS, Forensic Genealogy Theory & Practice, by Michael S. Ramage and Catherine B.W. Desmarais, is at the printer, and will be shipping soon. The book is the first comprehensive textbook on this field of study and offers professional genealogists a deep dive into the specialty areas and skills required to build a career as a forensic genealogist. Find out more about it and pre-order your copy here.
> JAN 30 NEW ‘ORGCONNECTS’ – A “Town Hall Conversation on Organization Membership and Building Our Community” virtual program will be this coming Thursday, January 30 at 8 pm Eastern. NGS Organization members are invited to attend and be part of a conversation about organization membership resources, admins and delegates, and how we can all work together to build our community. There will be time for Q&A and connecting with fellow organization leaders. Organization representatives should have received an email with the Zoom signup. If you didn’t get the email or have question, please contact membership@ngsgenealogy.org
> THE ODDS ARE IN YOUR FAVOR! You have until Friday 31 January 2025 to be entered in a drawing to win some awesome prizes (valued between $85 and $335) when you purchase a National Genealogical Society “Gift Membership” for someone who isn’t already a member. With several really wonderful (and valuable) prizes offered, honestly, your odds of winning are good! Full details on the NGS “UpFront” blog, here.
> SAVE $50 BY 31 JANUARY – The early registration discount ends January 31, for the National Genealogical Society’s Conference, Tales & Trails, 23-26 May in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s going to be a wonderful event that you don’t want to miss! Find full details and registration information here.
> SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION – I’m very grateful to the National Genealogical Society for providing a home for ConferenceKeeper.org, taking care of the website’s expenses, and allowing me to continue to manage the site as well. If you’d like to show your appreciation too, you can use this link to send a donation to NGS in any amount – https://pxl.to/NGSdonate
UPCOMING CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS & PAPERS DEADLINES
See the website’s Calls for Papers page for full details on these and other speaking opportunities.
- Jan 30 – 2025 Family History Technology Workshop
- Feb 06 – 2025 IAJGS Conference
- Feb 07 – AHSGR 55th Annual Convention: Preserving Our History
OTHER UPCOMING DEADLINES
- Jan 30 – Three different contests to win passes to RootsTech 2025
- Jan 31 (Hybrid) KY – Early registration discount ends for NGS 2025 Family History Conference “Tales & Trails”
- Jan 31 – APG Fellowship 2025 (members only)
- Jan 31 – Richard S. Lackey Memorial Scholarship for Gen-Fed
- Feb 01 – Early registration deadline for the 47th Annual DuPage County Genealogical Society Conference: “Unlock Your Past”
- Feb 04 – GRIP Genealogy Institute registration opens
- Feb 09 – Early Registration Discount Ends for the 2025 Hill Country Family History Seminar with Drew Smith
As always, feel free to send questions, corrections, comments, or concerns to me through either the CONTACT form on the website or email at info@conferencekeeper.org. I always appreciate submissions, updates, corrections and suggestions!
– Tami Osmer Mize
Below is a list of the events that were added this past week. (See the Calendar pages for complete details of these and ALL upcoming events!)
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Newly added events hosted by NGS Member Societies & Libraries:
Jan 28 (Hybrid/MO) East European Genealogy presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/101618/east-european-genealogy-hybrid
Jan 27 (Hybrid/MO) Ports of Call presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/103417/ports-call-hybrid-rescheduled-1625
Jan 28 (In-Person /TX) Problem Solving in the Fort Worth History Center presented by Fort Worth Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.txfwgs.org/
Jan 28 (VIRTUAL) Be a Super Sleuth! Accessing and Using Images on Family Search, Speaker: Jill Morelli, CG, CGL presented by Wake County Genealogical Society (Free) www.wakecogen.org
Jan 30 (Hybrid/MO) From Clues to a Conclusion: Evaluating Evidence in Genealogy presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/103385/clues-conclusion-evaluating-evidence-genealogy-hybrid
Jan 31 JOBS APG Professional Management Conference Coordinator presented by Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) www.ConferenceKeeper.org/genealogy-jobs
Feb 04 (VIRTUAL) Recognizing Inaccurate and Misleading Genealogical Records, Citations, and Sources presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680398
Feb 05 (VIRTUAL) The Road to Independence: Revolutionary War Research, with Michael Strauss presented by BYU Library Family History Webinars (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/webinars
Feb 05 (In-Person /MO) How to Date Old Photographs presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/101758/how-date-old-photographs-rescheduled-12925
Feb 05 (VIRTUAL) Introductory Genealogy Course presented by Pastfinders of South Lake County, FL (Free) https://pastfindersslc.org/
Feb 05 (Hybrid/OR) Creating Genetic Networks from DNA Matches presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society ($) https://rvgslibrary.org/FormPage.asp?FormID=42
Feb 06 (In-Person /IN) IN-PERSON DNA & Genealogy Interest Group presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12679820
Feb 07 (Hybrid/NM) DNA SIG presented by The Albuquerque Genealogical Society (Free) https://abqgen.org/events/dna-special-interest-group-sig_jan-2025/
Feb 08 (In-Person /PA) Genealogists Helping Genealogists presented by Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (Free/$) https://genpa.org/programs-and-events/
Feb 08 (Hybrid/IL) “Seven Proven Strategies for Identifying Slave Ownership and Reconstructing Slave Era Families” by Janis Minor Forte presented by South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society (Free) www.ssghs.org
Feb 09 (VIRTUAL) Using Local and State Censuses for Genealogical Research with James Tanner presented by BYU Library Family History Virtual Classes (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/virtual-classes
Feb 09 (VIRTUAL) FamilySearch Intermediate 3: Mysteries of the Change Log Revealed presented by BYU Library Family History Virtual Classes (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/virtual-classes
Feb 11 (VIRTUAL) Give Your Past a Future – An Introduction to WeAre.xyz presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12687468
Feb 12 (Hybrid/NM) AGS Monthly Program: ‘Record As You Go, Cite As You Go, & File As You Go’ presented by Cyndi Ingle presented by The Albuquerque Genealogical Society (Free) https://abqgen.org/events/monthly-meeting-and-program-feb-2025/
Feb 13 (VIRTUAL) The Genealogy Proof Standard in Action: Finding the Parents and Siblings of a Civil War Ancestor presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680543
Feb 14 (Hybrid/MO) U.S. Probate Records for Genealogy presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/101667/us-probate-records-genealogy-hybrid
Feb 14 JOBS NGS Seeking the Next Editor of NGS Magazine presented by The National Genealogical Society https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/position-available/
Feb 15 (Hybrid/IL) Researching My Slovaks, by Michelle Bray Wilson presented by CAGGNI – Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (Free/$) https://www.caggni.org/event-5957593
Feb 15 (VIRTUAL) GSP Member Gathering presented by Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (members only) https://genpa.org/programs-and-events/
Feb 17 (In-Person /IN) Symbols & Stones: Unlock Cemetery Secrets through Iconology presented by Dupont Branch, Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/11689607
Feb 18 (VIRTUAL) Chinese Exclusion’s Hidden Impact on Non-Chinese Family Histories, with Dede Huang presented by Southern California Genealogical Society https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8517891736218807133
Feb 18 (VIRTUAL) DecipherInk: Language Learning for Genealogists presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680591
Feb 19 (VIRTUAL) Finding Milly: Tracing Enslaved Ancestors Using Full-Text Search by FamilySearch, with Andre Kearns — Your Roots Pursuit, 2025 Genealogy Webinar Series presented by The Genealogical Society of New Jersey (Free) https://www.gsnj.org/2025-webinar-series-your-roots-pursuits/
Feb 20 (VIRTUAL) 339 Quaker Manumissions and Beyond Project presented by Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and African American Genealogy Group (Free) https://genpa.org/programs-and-events/
Feb 20 (Hybrid/OR) A.I. and Genealogy: Trouble Ahead? presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society ($) https://rvgslibrary.org/FormPage.asp?FormID=42
Feb 20 (VIRTUAL) Who Walked These Streets? How to Build an Online Platform for Historic Neighborhood Research presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680502
Feb 21 (In-Person /FL) Beginning Genealogy Course – 21 Feb to 4 Apr, presented by Suncoast Genealogy Society ($) www.sgsfl.com
Feb 21 (Hybrid/MO) Tuskegee Airmen from Lincoln University of Missouri presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/103435/tuskegee-airmen-lincoln-university-missouri-hybrid
Feb 23 (VIRTUAL) FamilySearch Intermediate 4: Using What You Know to Discover What You Don’t Know presented by BYU Library Family History Virtual Classes (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/virtual-classes
Feb 23 (VIRTUAL) AI, Handwriting Recognition, and Full-Text Searches, with James Tanner presented by BYU Library Family History Virtual Classes (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/virtual-classes
Feb 25 (In-Person /TX) Freedman’s Bank presented by Fort Worth Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.txfwgs.org/
Feb 25 (In-Person /PA) Genealogy Small Talk presented by Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (Free/$) https://genpa.org/programs-and-events/
Feb 25 (In-Person /MO) How to Date Old Photographs presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/101894/how-date-old-photographs
Feb 25 (VIRTUAL) Searching for the Smiths: A Case Study presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680653
Feb 26 (VIRTUAL) The Needle in the Haystack: Researching Women and Minorities using FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search presented by BYU Library Family History Webinars (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/webinars
Feb 26 (In-Person /CA) Norwegian Research Discussion presented by Oakland California FamilySearch Center (Free) https://templehill.org/event/norwegian-research-discussion-feb-26-100-pm/
Feb 26 (In-Person /CA) DNA Special Interest Group presented by Oakland California FamilySearch Center (Free) https://templehill.org/event/dna-special-interest-group-feb-26-1100-am/
Feb 26 (VIRTUAL) Of Vital Importance: Finding Your Family’s Vital Records by Chuck Sherrill presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999135
Feb 27 (VIRTUAL) Researching Baden-Württemberg Ancestors presented by Germanic Genealogy Society (Free) https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1925964385638536539
Feb 27 (In-Person /MO) How to Date Old Photographs presented by Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library Genealogy (Free) https://www.mymcpl.org/events/101663/how-date-old-photographs
Feb 27 (Hybrid/CA) Using My Heritage Tools – Colorization, etc. presented by Oakland California FamilySearch Center
(Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/oakland_california/classes
Feb 27 (In-Person /OR) Deciphering the Arkansas Genealogy Quilt presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (Free) https://rvgslibrary.org/calendar.asp?view=event&eventid=396&date=2/27/2025
Feb 27 (VIRTUAL) Beginning Genealogy Research presented by St. Louis County Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/virtual-program-beginning-genealogy-research-0
Feb 27 (VIRTUAL) Tracing Lineages: Unearthing the Descendants of UVA’s Builders presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library, with Dr. Shelley Murphy (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680766
Feb 28 (Hybrid/CA) Intro to FamilyTreeMaker presented by Oakland California FamilySearch Center (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/oakland_california/classes
Mar 01 (VIRTUAL) Solving Your Picture Problems, with Allyson Maughan presented by Southern California Genealogical Society https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6469648908230400350
Mar 03 (Hybrid/MO) Using City Directories presented by St. Louis County Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/hybrid-program-using-city-directories
Mar 04 (VIRTUAL) My Great-Grandfather’s Secrets: Using DNA, Oral History, and Historical Context to Discover Untold Stories presented by The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Free) https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12834957
Mar 05 (VIRTUAL) GEN 101-Probate Records by John Ware presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999172
Mar 06 (VIRTUAL) Finding the Women in Our History, with Candice Buchanan presented by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia (Free) https://www.gsvb.org/
Mar 08 (VIRTUAL) Dave Robison presenting “Effective, but Seldom Used Research Strategies” and “Deep Diving Back into Your Research” – SDGS Monthly Meeting presented by San Diego Genealogical Society (Free) https://casdgs.org/event-5928703
Mar 08 (VIRTUAL) TN Online Research Resources by Merle Ilgenfritz presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999203
Mar 10 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy Research at Missouri Digital Heritage presented by St. Louis County Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/virtual-program-genealogy-research-missouri-digital-heritage
Mar 12 (VIRTUAL) Firmly Planted: Finding Ancestors in Land Records by Chuck Sherrill presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999209
Mar 13 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy 101 – Anatomy of a Death Certificate and Subsequent Probate Records presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society ($) https://rvgslibrary.org/FormPage.asp?FormID=20
Mar 14 (In-Person /AR) Irish Genealogy Day presented by Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society in conjunction with the Ultster Historical Foundation ($) https://www.nwagenealogicalsociety.org/irish-genealogy-day-2025
Mar 16 (VIRTUAL) Introducing the Geni World Family Tree, with E. Randol Schoenberg presented by Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (Free/$) https://jgsgw.org/eventListings.php?nm=34
Mar 17 (VIRTUAL) 1820s to 1840s Irish Immigrants into Michigan: 2 Case Studies with Katherine R Willson presented by Western Wayne County Genealogical Society (Free) https://wwcgs.org/
Mar 19 (VIRTUAL) Gen 101-Military Records by Craig Scott presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999217
Mar 20 (VIRTUAL) Finding your Family in Hesse presented by Germanic Genealogy Society (Free) https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2841119799314472287
Mar 20 (Hybrid/IN) How to Write a Family History Book: It’s Simpler Than You Think presented by Lake County Public LibraryMerrillville Branch (Free) https://www.lcplin.org/event/12549013
Mar 22 (Hybrid/MN) Northern Swedish Research, with Jan Carlson presented by Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota (Free/$) https://sgsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=19
Mar 22 (VIRTUAL) Let’s Discuss It! by John Ware presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999845
Mar 26 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy 101 – Vertical Files By Melissa Barker presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-5999989
Apr 02 (VIRTUAL) What is Investigative Genetic Genealogy? presented by BYU Library Family History Webinars (Free) https://familyhistory.lib.byu.edu/learning/webinars
Apr 03 (VIRTUAL) Scottish and Northern Ireland Genealogy Research, with Mark McLaren presented by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia (Free) https://www.gsvb.org/
Apr 05 (VIRTUAL) GEN101 DNA-Using Y-DNA to Find Your Distant Relatives by Merle Ilgenfritz presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6000021
Apr 09 (In-Person /DC) Family History Hill Day presented by Records Preservation & Access Coalition (Free) https://www.recordsadvocate.org/rpac-to-host-family-history-hill-day-10-april-2024/
Apr 09 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy 101 – Manuscript Collections By Melissa Barker presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6000101
Apr 15 (VIRTUAL) Intro to Ancestry Library Edition presented by Kenton County Public Library (Free) https://kentonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6786d43bfea9b97171ffbb2b
Apr 16 (VIRTUAL) Immigration and Naturalization Records by John Ware presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6000966
Apr 17 (VIRTUAL) History of Pomerania and How to Research Your Pomeranian Ancestors presented by Germanic Genealogy Society (Free) https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5240624706539521887
Apr 21 (VIRTUAL) Tuberculosis in the 20th Century: Rise and Fall of the TB Sanitorium with Jessica Brooks presented by Western Wayne County Genealogical Society (Free) https://wwcgs.org/
Apr 23 (VIRTUAL) GEN 101-Putting It All Together by Carla Maitland presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6000984
Apr 24 (VIRTUAL) Intro to Family Search presented by Kenton County Public Library (Free) https://kentonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6786d4b308738767c124dca8
Apr 26 (Hybrid/St. Louis, MO) StLGS Irish SIG: Irish Superstitions and Curses presented by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Free) https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/irish-special-interest-group
Apr 26 (VIRTUAL) Let’s Discuss It! by John Ware presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6001001
May 06 (VIRTUAL) Navigating the Darker Side of Family History presented by Genealogy Pro Talk, a webinar series by the Utah Genealogical Association (Free) https://ugagenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=626
May 17 (VIRTUAL) Let’s Discuss It! by John Ware presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6002459
May 21 (VIRTUAL) Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI by Thomas MacEntee presented by Tennessee Genealogical Society (Free) https://tngs.org/event-6002504
May 29 (Hybrid/IN) Making the Most of County Histories presented by Lake County Public Library (Free) Register for free at https://www.lcplin.org/event/12327296
Jun 01 (VIRTUAL) The Newest Resources from the Southern Jewish Family Research Center at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience presented by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Free) https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/jewish-special-interest-group
Jul 26 (Hybrid/St. Louis, MO) StLGS Irish SIG: Using Irish Naming Convention to Discover the Family of Thomas Delaney in Mid-19th Century Ireland presented by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Free) https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/irish-special-interest-group
Aug 24 (Hybrid/St. Louis, MO) StLGS Jewish SIG Event: Understanding Jewish Cemeteries presented by The St. Louis Genealogical Society (Free) https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/jewish-special-interest-group
Sep 15 (Hybrid/IL) “Little Egypt: Southern Illinois Research” presented by Zion Genealogical Society (Free) www.zgsil.org
Oct 20 (Hybrid/IL) Full Text Search at FamilySearch presented by The Zion Genealogical Society (Free) www.zgsil.org
Oct 25 (Hybrid/St. Louis, MO) StLGS Irish SIG: Medieval Irish Genealogical Sources:Bridging the Gap to the Modern Genealogist presented by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Free) https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/irish-special-interest-group
Dec 07 (VIRTUAL) StLGS Jewish SIG Event: How to Find Any Shtetl on Topographic Maps presented by St. Louis Genealogical Society (Free) https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/jewish-special-interest-group
Newly added genealogy events from all others:
Jan 25 (VIRTUAL) “Putting Meat on the Bone with Context, Stories and Spirit” Using “spiritual genealogy” to meld facts and memories into heartfelt ancestor stories presented by Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. Metro Atlanta Chapter (AAHGS) (Free) www.aahgsatl.org
Jan 25 (Hybrid/MA) Genealogy Workshop – Six sessions presented by Berkshire County Historical Society ($) https://berkshirehistory.org/event/genealogy-workshop/
Jan 26 (VIRTUAL) Israel’s Genealogy Collections presented by Minnesota Jewish Genealogical Society (Free/$) https://www.mnjgs.org/events/israels-genealogy-collections
Jan 28 (Hybrid/TX) From Hobby to Profession, with Teresa Devine presented by Austin Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.austingenealogicalsociety.org/
Jan 28 (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society (Free) www.tpcgs.org
Jan 28 (VIRTUAL) Making the Most of Your Research Trip presented by the Ulster County Genealogical Society (Free) www.ucgsny.org
Jan 30 (In-Person /ND) Preserving Your Family History Collection presented by State Historical Society of North Dakota (Free) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preserving-your-family-history-collection-tickets-1106720172829
Feb 01 (VIRTUAL) Using Geneteka, Skanoteka, and Szukaj w Archiwach in 2025 presented by Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan (members only) https://pgsm.org/
Feb 01 (In-Person /MI) Michigan POW Camps in World War II – GSMC February Meeting presented by The Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan (Free) https://gsmcmi.org/
Feb 01 (VIRTUAL) Getting Started with Irish Genealogy Research Presented by Miles Davenport presented by The McClelland Library ($) https://www.azirish.org/getting-started/
Feb 02 (VIRTUAL) Basic 3: Let’s Get Organized – a 4-week course, Feb 2-23 presented by JewishGen ($) https://www.jewishgen.org/Education/description.asp?course=40718
Feb 03 (VIRTUAL) Find Your Scottish Stories, with Mary Evans – Scottish Family History Month 2025 presented by Family Tree and History Scotland ($) https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/genealogy-tools/family-tree-magazine/scottish-family-history-month-2025-bundle
Feb 04 (VIRTUAL) Pricing Strategies for Professional Genealogists & Writers presented by Genealogy Pro Talk, a webinar series by the Utah Genealogical Association (Free/$) https://ugagenealogy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OKOsHIZ-S9eBKDXGjg0Fkw#/registration
Feb 04 (Hybrid/MI) Ethnic Resources Around Southeast Michigan, with Judy Nimer Muhn presented by Oakland County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ocgsmi.org/
Feb 04 (VIRTUAL) SAGHS Presents: “Creating Custom Genealogy Maps for Genealogy with Google” presented by San Angelo Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. (Free) www.saghs-tx.org
Feb 05 (VIRTUAL) Super Sleuth Strategies for Finding the Original Source presented by Prince George’s County Genealogical Society (Free) https://pgcgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=95
Feb 06 (VIRTUAL) Scottish Directories: A Source for People, Places, Trades, and Professions, with Tahitia McCabe (University of Strathclyde) – Scottish Family History Month 2025 presented by Family Tree and History Scotland ($) https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/genealogy-tools/family-tree-magazine/scottish-family-history-month-2025-bundle
Feb 07 (VIRTUAL) Researching Irish ancestors in Ireland with Richard Dalton, Governor, Nevada Society of Mayflower Descendants presented by Truckee Meadows Community College (Free) https://libguides.tmcc.edu/c.php?g=606579
Feb 08 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Introduction to North Carolina Genealogy Research presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/c285a-nc2-intro/
Feb 08 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Finding and Understanding Lord Granville Grants – Unique to NC presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p822a-nc2-granville/
Feb 08 (In-Person /ND) Preserving Your Family Stories presented by State Historical Society of North Dakota (Free) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preserving-your-family-stories-tickets-1112011790199?aff=oddtdtcreator
Feb 08 (In-Person /Lancaster, CA) Kin Dig presented by The Antelope Valley Genealogical Society ($) https://www.avgenealogy.org/kindig
Feb 10 (Hybrid/WA) “General Land Office: Get the Most Out of the BLM-GLO Website” presented by Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society (Free) www.wags-web.org
Feb 11 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Crime and Jurisdiction – Uncovering Genealogical Records in Unexpected Places presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/a904a-crime/
Feb 12 (VIRTUAL) Monthly Program: “What a Disaster!” presented by The Pikes Peak Genealogical Society (Free) www.PPGS.org Request a Zoom Invitation from president@PPGS.org.
Feb 13 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Introduction to North Carolina Genealogy Research presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/c285b-nc2-intro/
Feb 14 (VIRTUAL) Building Fort Monroe with Jessica Meadows, Ft. Monroe, Virginia presented by Truckee Meadows Community College (Free) https://libguides.tmcc.edu/c.php?g=606579
Feb 15 (Hybrid/WI) Origins of Black People’s Names – AAGSOM Monthly Meeting presented by African American Genealogical Society of Milwaukee (Free) https://www.aagsom.org/
Feb 15 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Crime and Jurisdiction – Uncovering Genealogical Records in Unexpected Places presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/a904b-crime/
Feb 15 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Pathways to the Past – Exploring Road and Toll Records for Genealogical Research presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/f131a-nc2-roads/
Feb 15 (VIRTUAL) “Digging Deeper in Your Swedish Research” – Virtual Genealogy Workshop, with Kathy Meade of Arkiv Digital, plus Maureen Taylor, Bob Johnson, Marilyn Fettinger presented by Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum ($) https://www.oldmillmuseum.org/product/online-swedish-genealogy-workshop-registration-february-15-2025/
Feb 17 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Finding and Understanding Lord Granville Grants – Unique to NC presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p822b-nc2-granville/
Feb 18 (VIRTUAL) What’s New and Exciting in Scottish Family History, with Chris Paton – Scottish Family History Month 2025 presented by Family Tree and History Scotland ($) https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/genealogy-tools/family-tree-magazine/scottish-family-history-month-2025-bundle
Feb 18 (In-Person /MI) Identifying Old Family Pictures and the People in Them presented by Farmington Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mifarmgs.org/
Feb 18 (VIRTUAL) Focus on North Carolina: Pathways to the Past – Exploring Road and Toll Records for Genealogical Research presented by GenWebinars ($) https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/f131b-nc2-roads/
Feb 19 (VIRTUAL) The YIVO Library in New York: Personal Reflections on Its History and Collections presented by The Center for Jewish History (Free) https://programs.cjh.org/event/yivo-2025-02-19
Feb 19 (VIRTUAL) The YIVO Library in New York: Personal Reflections on Its History and Collections presented by The Center for Jewish History (Free) https://programs.cjh.org/event/yivo-2025-02-19
Feb 22 (In-Person /FL) CCGS 2025 Saturday Seminar featuring Pam Vestal and Kent Cobles presented by Citrus County Genealogical Society ($) https://www.citrusgenealogy.com/february-22-seminar.html
Feb 26 (VIRTUAL) Scotland’s People: Beyond Birth, Death, and Marriage Records, with Veronica Schreuder (National Records Scotland) – Scottish Family History Month 2025 presented by Family Tree and History Scotland ($) https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/genealogy-tools/family-tree-magazine/scottish-family-history-month-2025-bundle
Feb 27 (In-Person /MI) Researching in Canada: Finding Your Maple Leaf Connection with Judy Nimer Muhn presented by Dearborn Genealogical Society (Free) https://dgsmi.org/event/researching-in-canada-finding-your-maple-leaf-connection-with-judy-nimer-muhn
Mar 01 (In-Person /MI) GSMC March Meeting presented by The Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan (Free) https://gsmcmi.org/
Mar 02 (VIRTUAL) Black History and Ancestry | Who Do You Think You Are? presented by Paul Crooks ($) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-history-and-ancestry-who-do-you-think-you-are-tickets-1072947096649
Mar 04 (In-Person /MI) Researching your Family History at the Library of Michigan, with Adam Oster presented by Oakland County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ocgsmi.org/
Mar 06 (VIRTUAL) MyHeritage Library Edition presented by Library of Michigan (Free) https://www.michigan.gov/en/libraryofmichigan/public/programs-for-the-public
Mar 08 (VIRTUAL) 19th California Annual African American Genealogy presented by Greater Sacramento African American Genealogy Society ($) www.aafhs.com
Mar 08 (In-Person /ID) A History Lesson on French Canada and the King’s Daughters, with Lisa Elvin Staltari presented by Idaho Genealogical Society (Free) https://idahogenealogy.org/
Mar 11 (VIRTUAL) Writing Your Family History with Jackie Depelle presented by Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society ($) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-your-family-history-with-jackie-depelle-tickets-1139645824339
Mar 13 (VIRTUAL) Women’s Work: Tracing Your Ancestor’s Occupations and Volunteer Work, with Gena Philibert-Ortega presented by Family Tree University (US) ($) https://store.familytreemagazine.com/live-webinars/lecture-hall-series/
Mar 15 (Hybrid/WI) Taking that First Research Trip – AAGSOM Monthly Meeting presented by African American Genealogical Society of Milwaukee (Free) https://www.aagsom.org/
Mar 15 (In-Person /MI) Genealogy Workshop with the Daughters of the American Revolution Piety Hill Chapter and Sons of the American Revolution Chapters presented by Bloomfield Township Public Library (Free) https://btpl.org/events/#/events/IAOB5qJkN7/instances/cmgZNCIjse/
Mar 15 (In-Person /MD) Help! I’m Stuck! Workshop on Genealogy Problems presented by Prince George’s County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/help-im-stuck-drop-in-genealogy-help-session-with-pgcgs-tickets-1154029937609?aff=oddtdtcreator
Mar 16 (VIRTUAL) Black History and Ancestry | Demystifying DNA Results presented by Paul Crooks ($) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-history-and-ancestry-demystifying-dna-results-tickets-1075519611109
Mar 18 (In-Person /MI) Traffic Violations, Criminal Complaints and Marriages: Records of a Justice of the Peace presented by Farmington Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mifarmgs.org/
Mar 19 (VIRTUAL) Introduction to Family History presented by National Library of Scotland (Free) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-family-history-tickets-1139817688389
Mar 20 (VIRTUAL) Use AI To Research Your Family Photos and Letters, with Mark Thompson presented by Florida State Genealogical Society (Free) https://fsgs.org/future-webinars/use-ai-to-research-your-family-photos-and-letters-march-20-2025/
Mar 20 (In-Person /MO) Interesting Women of the Capital City presented by Missouri State Archives (Free) https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/about/calendar
Mar 22 (VIRTUAL) “John Grenham’s Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Presented by Miles Davenport presented by The McClelland Library ($) https://www.azirish.org/john-grenhams-tracing-your-irish-ancestors/
Mar 24 (Hybrid/LA) Researching Irish Genealogy presented by Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans Meeting (Free) https://www.grsno.org/
Mar 25 (Hybrid/NY) The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai presented by The American Jewish Historical Society ($) https://programs.cjh.org/event/civil-war-2025-03-25
Mar 27 (VIRTUAL) Researching On Location: Traveling the World Doing Genealogy Research presented by Family Tree University (US) ($) https://store.familytreemagazine.com/lecture-hall-researching-on-location-traveling-the-world-doing-genealogy-research-march-2025/
Apr 01 (Hybrid/MI) The FamilySearch website and the Bloomfield Hills FamilySearch Center presented by Oakland County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ocgsmi.org/events/the-familysearch-website-and-the-bloomfield-hills-familysearch-center/
Apr 03 (Hybrid/NC) I’ve Done My DNA… Now What? presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library / Mountain Island Library (Free) https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6642430a8b48e73a00dc9d84
Apr 03 (VIRTUAL) House Research presented by Library of Michigan (Free) https://www.michigan.gov/en/libraryofmichigan/public/programs-for-the-public
Apr 05 (In-Person /MI) Speaker author Laura A. Stewart – GSMC April Meeting presented by The Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan (Free) https://gsmcmi.org/
Apr 08 (In-Person /MI) Come Find Your Ancestors on Ancestry.com and other databases at the Library (Computer Lab Session) presented by Farmington Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mifarmgs.org/
Apr 10 (VIRTUAL) Using Ancestry Matches and ThruLines presented by Family Tree University (US) ($) https://store.familytreemagazine.com/lecture-hall-using-ancestry-matches-and-thrulines-april-2025/
Apr 12 (VIRTUAL) The McClelland Library Printed Genealogy Collection Presented by Miles Davenport presented by The McClelland Library ($) https://www.azirish.org/the-mcclelland-library-printed-genealogy-collection/
Apr 15 (In-Person /MI) After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research presented by Farmington Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mifarmgs.org/
Apr 22 (VIRTUAL) How To Find Old Family Photographs of Past Generations presented by Family Tree University (US) ($) https://store.familytreemagazine.com/live-webinars/lecture-hall-series/
May 01 (Hybrid/NC) What’s the Tea in your Family Tree? presented by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library / Mountain Island Library (Free) https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6642430a8b48e73a00dc9d85
May 01 (VIRTUAL) Cemetery Research with the Library of Michigan presented by Library of Michigan (Free) https://www.michigan.gov/en/libraryofmichigan/public/programs-for-the-public
May 06 (Hybrid/MI) Daughters of the American Revolution presented by Oakland County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ocgsmi.org/events/daughters-of-the-american-revolution/
May 08 (VIRTUAL) Finding Your Family with DNA Testing with Richard Hill presented by Family Tree University (US) ($) https://store.familytreemagazine.com/lecture-hall-finding-your-family-with-dna-testing-may-2025/
May 10 (In-Person /MI) 45th Annual Spring Seminar of the Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan presented by The Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan (Free) https://gsmcmi.org/
May 20 (VIRTUAL) Ancestry’s Hidden Gems – Master New Tools & Discoveries with Gena Philibert-Ortega presented by Family Tree University (US) ($) https://store.familytreemagazine.com/live-webinars/lecture-hall-series/
May 20 (In-Person /MI) Genealogy Jeopardy presented by Farmington Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mifarmgs.org/
May 24 (VIRTUAL) Discover and Publish your Irish Family History Presented by Miles Davenport presented by The McClelland Library ($) https://www.azirish.org/discover-and-publish-your-irish-family-history/
Sep 12-14 (VIRTUAL) East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference presented by mitoYDNA.org ($) https://ecggc.org/
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