What’s New on Our Calendar to October 5, 2025 -

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 news is sponsored by Family Tree

This Week’s Genealogy News:

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FREE ACCESS TO GERMAN RECORDS

MyHeritage is offering free access to all German historical records from October 2–6, 2025 in honor of Unit Day in Germany. MyHeritage hosts 283 million records across 77 German collections, including vital, church, and emigration records. Some collections from key regions like Prussia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, and southwestern Germany are exclusive to MyHeritage. Search the collections here: https://www.myheritage.com/research/catalog?location=Germany

31 WAYS TO CELEBRATE

FamilySearch has a great article featuring 31 ways to celebrate Family History Month this month, with simple and practical suggestions relevant to both beginners or seasoned genealogists. It’s an oldie but a goodie! Check it out here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/family-history-month

…AND A FEW MORE

Our friends at Artifcts also have a list of Family History Month suggestions, and some are not what you usually see, like “Start a virtual family dinner club.” Get more ideas here.

LOST FRIENDS DATABASE

This isn’t so much a new database as it is new to me. Started in 2020, the LOST FRIENDS database provides access to more than 2,500 advertisements placed in the Southwestern Christian Advocate following the Civil War, 1877 to 1929, by people from many states who were searching for loved ones lost in slavery. It is hosted on The Historic New Orleans Collection website, and is completely free to both search, browse, and view the actual advertisements.

10 MILLION MORE!

Last week I wrote about the return of Elephind, the free online resource for digitzed historic newspapers from all around the world. This past week they’ve added about 10 million more pages to their collection, including the wonderful California Digital Newspaper Collection (which previously had it’s own website but is currently shut down due to lack of funding). They’ve also added newspapers from Ohio State University; NY State, Colorado, and Wyoming Historic Newspapers; and the Virginia Chronicle. As I mentioned last week, they plan to move to a subscription model in the future, but for now it’s FREE. https://www.elephind.com/

LOUISIANA ANCESTORS?

St. Landry Parish in Opelousas, Louisiana has opened a new 9,000 sq. ft. Election and Archives Center which now houses over 300 years of historical records, including court documents, marriage licenses, and conveyance records going back to the 1700s. The Center encourages genealogical research, and suggest that if you’re planning to visit to do research, you should make an appointment with the Clerk of Court’s office first. Read more here.

FREE VIRTUAL & IN PERSON LOCK-INS

The Genealogy Network of Texas is hosting their annual all-day virtual genealogy event on October 18. It began 25 years ago as an annual lock-in for the Waco McLennan County Library Genealogy Center and the Central Texas Genealogical Society and has evolved into a full-day, webinar-based event, where libraries across Texas (and a few other states) host simultaneous events and share the presentations both to view in-person or via Zoom from home. Several locations are already on our calendar, but you can get all the details from the Waco McLennan County Library here.

EVENTS FROM THE NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

AMERICA AT 250 : Read the latest post on the NGS UpFront blog is “America at 250: A Call to Action,” to get inspired about the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, and get ideas about what you might do – “Do One Thing” – to inspire, educate, and preserve family history, whether as an individual or as a society. https://upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/

CULTURE CONVERSATION: The Culture Conversation with Michael O’Malley, previously scheduled for October 8, has been rescheduled for 22 October, 2025, at 8 pm Eastern. Michael O’Malley is a Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University, and is the author of The Color of Family: History, Race, and the Politics of Ancestry. O’Malley will be joined by Andre Kearns, a member of the NGS Board of Directors, who is mentioned in the book. Find more information and the link to register, here.

NEW ‘Q’ : The latest issue of the NGSQ (National Genealogical Society Quarterly) has been posted online for members to access. Non-members may access sample articles from the website as well. https://pxl.to/NGSQ

VISIT WITH US!: We’ll be in the exhibit halls at both the upcoming AAAHGS Conference 9-11 October in Charleston, SC; and also at NERGC 29 October- 1 November 2025 in Manchester, NH. Stop by, say “hi” and learn about all the benefits resources the National Genealogical Society offers!

AWARD NOMINATIONS: Nominations are open for deserving people, organizations, books, and newsletters for NGS Awards and Competitions. The deadline is 15 December 2025. Review all categories and nomination info at https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/awards-competitions.

GENTECH TOOLBOX: The October 21 Workshop features Toolmaster Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD, presenting “From Chaos to Clarity: Organizing DNA Matches with Clusters.” Choose whether to watch live, recordings, or both. Details for upcoming and past programs, at https://pxl.to/NGSGenTechToolbox

UPCOMING CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS & PAPERS DEADLINES

See the website’s Calls for Papers page for full details on these and MORE speaking opportunities. (The ones listed below are only those due in the next month, or newly added).

NEW! Oct 10 – Speaker proposals sought for MyHeritage Webinars
Oct 10 – Call for Proposals: The 16th Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium
Oct 15 – Calls for Presentations – Palatines to America (PalAm) 2026 National Conference “Our German Ancestors: Building America”
Nov 07 – Speaker proposals sought for the 68th Annual Missouri Conference on History
Nov 16 – Call for Papers now open for the 2026 Register of Qualified Genealogists Conference

OTHER UPCOMING DEADLINES

Oct 05 – Early registration discount ends for the DGS Fall Seminar with Kelli Bergheimer – Strategies for DNA Breakthroughs
Oct 11 – Early Registration Discount Ends for “From the Indian Wars to Taxes: Military and Other Federal Records” – GFO Fall Seminar featuring Michael L. Strauss, AG
Oct 14 – Registration deadline for the LGS 2025 Fall Seminar with Luana Darby, MLIS, AG
Oct 15 – Application deadline: Forensic Genealogist, Univ. of North Texas
Oct 23 – Application deadline – Ancestry’s HistoryMakers Scholarship for undergraduate & graduate students
NEW! Oct 25 – Win a MyHeritage DNA Kit
NEW! Oct 25 – Win Vivid-Pix RESTORE software

As I mentioned last week, I’ll be “out of office” for the coming week, but will still be checking email and keeping the calendar updated the best I can. I appreciate your patience if I don’t reply right away! And of course, as always, I sincerely appreciate your emails, whether corrections or additions to the calendar, or, of course, letting me know you’re finding the calendar or newsletter useful! Please send your questions, corrections, comments, or concerns to me through either the CONTACT form on the website or email at info@conferencekeeper.org. Thank you!

– 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:

Oct 02 (VIRTUAL) Using U.S. Cemetery Records to Fill in Gaps on Your Family Tree with Julia Anderson – October live webinar presented by RootsTech by FamilySearch (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/using-u-s-cemetery-records-to-fill-in-gaps-on-your-family-tree

Oct 05 Early registration discount ends for the DGS Fall Seminar with Kelli Bergheimer – Strategies for DNA Breakthroughs presented by Dallas Genealogical Society ($) https://dallasgenealogy.org/meetings-events/2025-fall-seminar/

Oct 05 (In-Person /CA) SBCGS Family History Month Open House presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/5/santa-barbara-hispanic-family-stories-1890-1970-exhibit-debut

Oct 08 (Hybrid/CA) Helpful African American Records and Strategies presented by Los Angeles FamilySearch Center (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california/classes-and-webinars

Oct 08 (VIRTUAL) What Does That Say? Strategies for Reading Old Handwriting (October Member Meeting) presented by Mecklenburg Genealogical Society (Free) https://tinyurl.com/OMGS-Oct25

Oct 08 (In-Person /CA) Free Scanning Workshop presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/8/scanning-class

Oct 09 (VIRTUAL) Great Lakes Interest Group presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (Free) https://rvgslibrary.org/calendar.asp?view=event&eventid=260&date=10/8/2025

Oct 09 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy 101 – Beginning Your Genealogical Research presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society ($) https://rvgslibrary.org/FormPage.asp?FormID=42

Oct 09 (Hybrid/OR) Colonial America Interest Group presented by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (Free) https://rvgslibrary.org/FormPage.asp?FormID=37

Oct 09 (VIRTUAL) FamilySearch Family Tree: Correcting Relationships with Chandra Schmidt – October live webinar presented by RootsTech by FamilySearch (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/familysearch-family-tree-correcting-relationships

Oct 09 (In-Person /CA) Mapping Your Family’s Past presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/9/map-class

Oct 10 (In-Person /TX) Genealogy Brick Wall Wrecking Crew presented by Genealogy and Preservation Center, Montgomery County Memorial Library System (Free) https://montgomeryco-central-tx.whofi.com/calendar/event/1293683/s?method=embed

Oct 10 (Hybrid/CA) MyHeritage Website Demonstration presented by Placer County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.placergenealogy.org/home

Oct 11 (VIRTUAL) The Three Rs: Reading, ‘Riting, & Research in School Records presented by Kinseekers Genealogical Society (Free) www.kinseekers.org

Oct 11 (In-Person /KY) Genealogy Day Conference 2025 presented by Lexington Public Library (Free) https://events.lexpublib.org/event/14229794

Oct 12 (Hybrid/CA) Genealogy Tech Talk presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/12/genealogy-tech-talk-hybrid-the-genealogy-assistant

Oct 13 (In-Person /FL) PERSI Explorer: Tracing Your Roots Using the Periodical Source Index with Allison DePrey Singleton, ACPL presented by Brevard Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.flbgs.org/

Oct 13 (VIRTUAL) ”Finding Ancestors in the 19^th Century Russian Revizskie skazki” by Hal Bookbinder presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State (JGSWS) https://www.jgsws.org/

Oct 14 (Hybrid/OR) Navigating Your Way Through Family Search with Cyndi Ingle presented by Bend Genealogical Society (Free/$) https://bendgenealogy.org/sys/website/system-pages/?pageId=18008

Oct 14 (VIRTUAL) Registration deadline for the LGS 2025 Fall Seminar with Luana Darby, MLIS, AG presented by Louisville Genealogical Society ($) https://www.kylgs.org/

Oct 14 (Hybrid/CA) Genealogy Research with AI presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/14/genealogy-research-with-ai

Oct 15 (Hybrid/CA) O Say, Can You See: Introducing U.S. Military Records presented by Los Angeles FamilySearch Center (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california/classes-and-webinars

Oct 15 (Hybrid/CA) Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records presented by Los Angeles FamilySearch Center (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california/classes-and-webinars

Oct 16 (VIRTUAL) FamilySearch Family Tree: Records, Hints, and Sources with Angela Thorup – October live webinar presented by RootsTech by FamilySearch (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/familysearch-family-tree-records-hints-and-sources

Oct 16 (VIRTUAL) Live from New York: The Norwegian Ship Arrives After a Historic Journey – October live webinar presented by RootsTech by FamilySearch (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/familysearch-family-tree-records-hints-and-sources

Oct 16 (In-Person /CA) Clues of Service: Determining the Military Service of Your Ancestors presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/16/clues-of-service-determining-the-military-service-of-your-ancestors-webinar

Oct 17 (Hybrid/TX) Lock-In and All-day Workshop presented by George Memorial Library – Co-sponsored by the Central Texas Genealogy Society, Texas State Genealogical Society and Genealogy Network of Texas (Free) https://www.fortbendlibraries.gov/event/fbcl-fourteenth-annual-genealogy-workshop

Oct 17 (Hybrid/FL) Doing A Deep Dive In Ancestry’s Collections, with Annette Burke Lyttle, CG presented by Martin County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mcgsfl.org/events

Oct 18 (Hybrid/IL) Purple Hearts Reunited: Honoring The Past, by Liz Ross presented by  CAGGNI – Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (Free/$) https://www.caggni.org/event-6349356

Oct 18 (VIRTUAL) LGS 2025 Fall Seminar with Luana Darby, MLIS, AG presented by Louisville Genealogical Society ($) https://www.kylgs.org/

Oct 18 (In-Person /NM) Free Family History Conference presented by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Free) https://losalamosreporter.com/2025/09/29/family-history-conference-set-for-oct-18-at-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/

Oct 18 (Hybrid/CA) Folkways & the Family: Your Ancestors Were More Than Statistics! with Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD presented by Whittier Area Genealogical Society (Free) https://wagswhittier.org/events/october-2025-general-meeting-2025-10-18

Oct 19 (VIRTUAL) For the Protection of Girls and Women – The Crisis of Jewish “White Slavery,” 1880-1920 presented by Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (Free/$) www.

Oct 21 (In-Person /CA) Remaster Ancestry: Tips, Tricks & Tree Tactics presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/21/remaster-ancestry-tips-tricks-tree-tactics

Oct 22 (Hybrid/CA) Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records presented by Los Angeles FamilySearch Center (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california/classes-and-webinars

Oct 22 (In-Person /CA) Free Scanning Workshop presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/22/scanning-class

Oct 23 (VIRTUAL) Placer County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting presented by Placer County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.placergenealogy.org/

Oct 23 (VIRTUAL) FamilySearch Library’s 40^th Anniversary Celebration – October live webinar presented by RootsTech by FamilySearch (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/familysearch-librarys-40th-anniversary-celebration

Oct 23 (In-Person /OK) Genealogy Detectives: Cemetery Research for Genealogists at Memorial Park Cemetery presented by Tulsa City County Library (Free) https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/14478994

Oct 24 (Hybrid/WI) Membership meeting and Presentation: “Follow Your Family Through its Chain Migration” by Kevin Cassidy presented by Milwaukee County Genealogical Society (MCGS) (Free) https://zoom.us/meeting/register/hWrh176ES86WpzyBGy5WxQ#/registration

Oct 25 (In-Person /OH) ”History Fair” presented by Scioto County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society (Free) www.

Oct 26 (In-Person /FL) Genealogical Society of Broward County’s 1^st Annual South Florida Genealogy Fair presented by Genealogical Society of Broward County (Free) https://gsbcfl.org

Oct 27 (In-Person /IN) Members Dinner and Program – “Family Legacy Through Quilts – Solving the Questions of a Mystery Quilt” presented by South Bend Area Genealogical Society ($) https://sbags.org/events/

Oct 28 (VIRTUAL) California Pioneer Certificate Program Workshop presented by Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (Free) https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2025/10/28/california-pioneer-certificate-program-workshop

Oct 29 (VIRTUAL) From Research to Novel: Using Genealogical Research to Write Creative Nonfiction and Historical Fiction, by Aryn Youngless, G presented by Klamath County Library (Free) https://klamathlibrary.org/library-events/online-only-research-novel-using-genealogy-write-historical-fiction-1029251100

Oct 29 (In-Person /IN) Genealogy 101 – Emigration and Immigration presented by Lake County Public Library (Free) https://www.lcplin.org/event/14619540

Oct 29 (Hybrid/CA) DNA Basics: An Introduction to DNA and Genealogy presented by Los Angeles FamilySearch Center (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/los_angeles_california/classes-and-webinars

Oct 30 (Hybrid/IN) Genealogy Class: All Free for the Finding – Digging Up Family History for Free on the Internet presented by Lake County Public Library (Free) https://www.lcplin.org/event/12804989

Oct 30 (VIRTUAL) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with FamilySearch – October live webinar presented by RootsTech by FamilySearch (Free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-with-familysearch

Nov 03 (VIRTUAL) Exploring FamilySearch.org presented by St. Louis County Public Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/virtual-program-exploring-familysearchorg

Nov 04 (VIRTUAL) ”I Have a Civil War Ancestor. . .Now What?” with Brian Rhinehart presented by St. Louis County Public Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/virtual-program-i-have-civil-war-ancestor-now-what

Nov 06 (VIRTUAL) Artificial Intelligence, with Russ Hamilton presented by Castle Rock Colorado Genealogical Society (members only) https://www.crcgs.org

Nov 09 (In-Person /KY) The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers presented by Lexington Public Library (Free) https://events.lexpublib.org/event/14569490

Nov 10 (In-Person /FL) Murder in the Mountains: Solving a Paternity Case with DNA and Court Record, with Rev. Kate Penny Howard presented by Brevard Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.flbgs.org/

Nov 12 (VIRTUAL) Oral History – Memories, Methods, and Technologies presented by St. Louis County Public Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/virtual-program-oral-history-memories-methods-and-technologies

Nov 12 (In-Person /OK) Honoring the Brave: Broken Arrow’s Military History Center presented by Tulsa City County Library (Free) https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/14723903

Nov 13 (In-Person /IN) Genealogy: End of the Year Genealogy Hangout presented by Lake County Public Library (Free) https://www.lcplin.org/event/14651490

Nov 13 (Hybrid/MO) Legacy in Print – Crafting Obituaries with Purpose presented by St. Louis County Public Library (Free) https://www.slcl.org/events/hybrid-program-legacy-print-crafting-obituaries-purpose

Nov 15 (VIRTUAL) Learn Genealogy Faster with AI, with Mark Thompson presented by Castle Rock Colorado Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.crcgs.org

Nov 16 (VIRTUAL) Turning Your Research into Living, Breathing Literature presented by Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (Free/$) https://jgsgw.org/eventListings.php?nm=34&tf=3#er228

Nov 18 (In-Person /OK) Beginning Genealogy presented by Tulsa City County Library (Free) https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/14735473

Nov 19 (In-Person /IN) Genealogy 101 – Colonial Records presented by Lake County Public Library (Free) https://www.lcplin.org/event/14619621

Nov 20 (In-Person /OK) Genealogy Detectives: Exploring U.S. Military Records presented by Tulsa City County Library (Free) https://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/14740400

Nov 21 (Hybrid/FL) How to Preserve and Display Historical Documents and Artifacts with Duncan Hurd, The Gilt Complex, LLC presented by Martin County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.mcgsfl.org/events

Nov 24 (In-Person /NJ) Generative AI for Genealogy: Advanced Topics with Fred J. Voss presented by Genealogical Society of Bergen County (Free) https://www.njgsbc.org/upcoming-events/

Nov 26 (In-Person /FL) GSBC 1^st Annual South Florida Genealogy Fair presented by the Genealogical Society of Broward County (Free) https://gsbcfl.org/

Dec 04 (Hybrid/TX) Inside Clayton – Handwriting Help: Reading Early Colonial American Handwriting presented by Clayton Library Friends (Free) https://www.claytonlibraryfriends.org/event-6319857

Dec 09 (Hybrid/FL) Orphan Trains and the Children Who Rode in Them presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society (Free) https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UZSDE5SlTsG-c9qoFyTWdw

Dec 20 (Hybrid/FL) Best Genealogy Tips of 2025–Presented by Lori Coffey. presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society (Free) https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOuvrzkiHtbHl9fjiJlf1G3ttzDAEd9N

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Feb 21 (VIRTUAL) ”Colonial Origins and DNA” with Kate Penney Howard presented by The Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Free) https://csginc.org/event/zoom-colonial-origins-and-dna-with-kate-penney-howard/

Mar 21 (VIRTUAL) ”The Hatting Industry in Danbury, Connecticut,” with Brigid Guertin presented by The Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Free) https://csginc.org/event/zoom-the-hatting-industry-in-danbury-ct-with-brigid-guertin/

Sep 19 (VIRTUAL) ”Finding Martha Brown Chandler,” with Marian Pierre-Louis presented by The Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Free) https://csginc.org/event/zoom-finding-martha-brown-chandler-with-marian-pierre-louis/

Nov 21 (VIRTUAL) ”How to Write for The Connecticut Nutmegger and Connecticut Genealogy News,” with Jennifer Zinck, CG, Editor for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists presented by The Connecticut Society of Genealogists (Free) https://csginc.org/event/zoom-how-to-write-for-the-nutmegger-and-the-connecticut-genealogy-news-with-jennifer-zinck/

Newly added genealogy events from all others:

Oct 04 (VIRTUAL) Western Trails – Following the Seven T’s presented by The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society (Free) https://gorgegen.blogspot.com/

Oct 06 (VIRTUAL) What I Found During My Summer Vacation – CCGS Monday Genealogy Classes presented by Charlotte County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ccgsi.org/

Oct 06 (Hybrid/CA) Exploring your Hispanic Roots with Beth Swartz presented by Corona Genealogical Society https://coronagensoc.org/

Oct 07 (Hybrid/IL) “History of the Elgin Mental Health Center: Evolution of a State Hospital” presented by Bill Briska presented by Elgin (IL) Genealogical Society (Free) www.elginroots.com

Oct 07 (Hybrid/IL) The History of Elgin Mental Health Center: Evolution of a State Hospital by Bill Briska presented by Elgin Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.elginroots.com/

Oct 07 (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting presented by Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society (Free) www.tpcgs.org

Oct 08 (VIRTUAL) Intro to Genealogy presented by Mortal Ties Collective https://www.mortaltiescollective.com/upcoming-events/free-webinar-intro-to-genealogy

Oct 08 (VIRTUAL) Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History presented by Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society (Free) www.tpcgs.org

Oct 08 (VIRTUAL) Did your Ancestors Attend Church? Researching in Religious Records with Lisa Gorrell presented by Genealogy Club of Newtown (Free) https://chboothlibrary.libcal.com/event/15442361

Oct 09 (In-Person /OR) Land Records with Karen Kunz presented by Klamath Basin Genealogical Society (Free) https://klamath-basin-genealogical-society.square.site/

Oct 10 CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Speaker proposals sought for MyHeritage Webinars presented by MyHeritage https://familytreewebinars.com/call-for-presentations-2026

Oct 10 (VIRTUAL) The Art of the Pedigree presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1236889

Oct 11 (Hybrid/DE) So Many Matches, So Little Time: Strategies for Identifying Your Autosomal DNA Matches presented by Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society (Free) www.downstatedegenealogists.org

Oct 11 (In-Person /WA) What’s in Your Attic – Is There A Story There? presented by Eastside Genealogical Society (Free) www.eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org

Oct 11 (In-Person /CA) 2025 Fall Workshop presented by Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County ($) www.stanislausgenealogy.org

Oct 11 (VIRTUAL) Getting The Most From ShipIndex.org presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1373507

Oct 13 (VIRTUAL) How to Backup Everything Online, with Julia McIntyre – CCGS Monday Genealogy Classes presented by Charlotte County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ccgsi.org/

Oct 13 (In-Person /WA) Finding Ancestors in the 19^th Century Russian Revizskie skazki presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State (Free/donation) https://www.jgsws.org/event-details/finding-ancestors-in-the-19th-century-russian-revizskie-skazki

Oct 14 (In-Person /IN) Brick Walls A to Z – TSGS Monthly Meeting presented by Tri-State Genealogical Society (Free) https://tsgspaddlewheel.com/tsgs/events-page/

Oct 15 (Hybrid/FL) The Salem Witch Trials with Eleanor Langlois presented by Charlotte County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ccgsi.org/

Oct 18 (In-Person /IL) Quad Cities Archives Fair presented by QC Stacks (Free) https://sites.google.com/view/qcarchivesfair/home

Oct 18 (Hybrid/IL) Family History Day: Family Search Lecture and Workshop presented by Town and Country Public Library District (Free) https://elburn.librarymarket.com/event/family-history-day-family-search-lecture-and-workshop-45757

Oct 18 (Hybrid/IL) Family History Day: Using Ancestry: Searching, Records and More Lecture & Workshop presented by Town and Country Public Library District (Free) https://elburn.librarymarket.com/event/family-history-day-using-ancestry-searching-records-and-more-lecture-workshop-43972

Oct 20 (VIRTUAL) What’s New at Ancestry.com, with Dottie Baugh – CCGS Monday Genealogy Classes presented by Charlotte County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ccgsi.org/

Oct 25 (In-Person /TX) Haunted Spirit Walk presented by Bell County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.txbcgs.org/

Oct 25 (In-Person /SC) Preserve Wadmalaw Island African American History presented by IAAM Wadmalaw Community Center (Free) https://www.vivid-pix.com/blog/beyond-dna-patient-records-events-in-october-educate-about-connection-between-aging-well-remembering-the-past/

Oct 25 (VIRTUAL) Grave Matters: Basics of Cemetery Family History Research presented by Plainfield Public Library (Free) https://plainfieldnj.librarycalendar.com/event/gen202510

Oct 25 (VIRTUAL) Native American Genealogy Research – Genealogy Speaker Series October 2025 presented by Polk County History Center (Free) https://www.polk-county.net/events/genealogy-speaker-series-october-2025-native-american-genealogy-research/

Oct 25 CONTEST Win Vivid-Pix RESTORE software presented by Reunions Magazine https://reunionsmag.com/restore25oct

Oct 25 CONTEST Win a MyHeritage DNA Kit presented by Reunions Magazine https://reunionsmag.com/dna25oct

Oct 26 (VIRTUAL) Transkribus Part 1: Working with Tabular Data presented by Global Jewish Genealogy Society (Free/$) https://www.globaljgs.org/upcoming-events/

Oct 27 (VIRTUAL) What’s New at FamilySearch.org with Turia Clark Day – CCGS Monday Genealogy Classes presented by Charlotte County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ccgsi.org/

Oct 28 (VIRTUAL) Asian Art Museum Talk – Honoring the Dead: Afterlife Beliefs and Burial Rites presented by Santa Clara County Library District (Free) https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/events/6797fcf5dc65485900c01ac7

Oct 30 (VIRTUAL) Service & Sacrifice: Documenting Military Life presented by Cherished Legacies (Free) https://tinyurl.com/PRR-Military

Oct 31 (In-Person /UK) FamilySearch Wiki WOW Factors Workshop presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1395766

Nov 03 (VIRTUAL) Where Are My Records with Julia McIntyre – CCGS Monday Genealogy Classes presented by Charlotte County Genealogical Society (Free) https://ccgsi.org/

Nov 06 (In-Person /WI) FamilySearch: The Best Free Genealogy Resource presented by Pauline Haas Public Library (Free) https://live-paulinehaass.pantheonsite.io/event/familysearch-best-free-genealogy-resource-1968

Nov 06 (In-Person /IL) Genealogy Seekers: Cooking Up Memories – Creating Your Family Cookbook presented by Town and Country Public Library District (Free) https://elburn.librarymarket.com/event/cooking-memories-creating-your-family-cookbook-43845

Nov 07 (VIRTUAL) Diving into the Parish and its Records presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1395115

Nov 07 (VIRTUAL) Photogenealogy Advice Hour presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) (members only) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1429248

Nov 08 (VIRTUAL) Every Scrap Tells a Story: Practical Genealogy Research with the GPS presented by Campbell River Genealogy Society ($) https://www.crgenealogysociety.ca/

Nov 08 (VIRTUAL) Edward S. Curtis – Continuing the Legacy presented by Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society (Free) www.Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society – https://gorgegen.blogspot.com/

Nov 08 (In-Person /UK) Armed Forces Advice Surgery presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1395583

Nov 09 (VIRTUAL) Introduction to Landsmanshaftn and Why It Is Important for Your Research with Avrohom A. Krauss presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado (Free/$) https://jgsco.org/event-6282570

Nov 10 (In-Person /WA) Translating and Transcribing Documents for Jewish Genealogical Research Using AI presented by Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State (Free/donation) https://www.jgsws.org/event-details/translating-and-transcribing-documents-for-jewish-genealogical-research-using-ai

Nov 11 (VIRTUAL) The Farmer in the Dell..and U.S. Records with Paula Stuart-Warren presented by Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group (Free) https://svcgg.org/

Nov 11 (VIRTUAL) Branching Out: Finding Your Civil War Servicemember’s Story – TSGS Monthly Meeting presented by Tri-State Genealogical Society (Free) https://tsgspaddlewheel.com/tsgs/events-page/

Nov 12 (In-Person /CA) Heritage Travel: Journey to the Land of Your Ancestors presented by San Diego Oasis ($) https://san-diego.oasisnet.org/

Nov 13 (In-Person /OR) Klamath Basin Genealogical Society monthly meeting presented by Klamath Basin Genealogical Society (Free) https://klamath-basin-genealogical-society.square.site/

Nov 13 (VIRTUAL) Caring for Your Family History presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1305858

Nov 16 (VIRTUAL) Newly Updated: One-Step Webpages: A Hodgepodge of Lesser Known Gems with Steve Morse, PhD, One-Pages creator presented by Global Jewish Genealogy Society (Free/$) https://www.globaljgs.org/upcoming-events/

Nov 17 (VIRTUAL) Researching in East Surrey presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) (Free) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1395388

Nov 22 (In-Person /TX) Native American Tribes of Bell County presented by Bell County Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.txbcgs.org/

Dec 05 (In-Person /UK) SoG Workshop Lab – searching our collections and finding aids presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1170107

Dec 09 (VIRTUAL) 25+ Free Genealogy Websites – TSGS Monthly Meeting presented by Tri-State Genealogical Society (Free) https://tsgspaddlewheel.com/tsgs/events-page/

Dec 13 (Hybrid/DE) Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI with Thomas MacEntee presented by Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society (Free) www.downstatedegenealogists.org

Dec 13 (In-Person /OH) SCCOGS Christmas Party with Special Guest, Steve Free presented by Scioto County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society (Free) https://www.facebook.com/SciotoOHGenealogy/

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Feb 14 (Hybrid/DE) Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives with Leah Greer presented by Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society (Free) www.downstatedegenealogists.org

Apr 11 (Hybrid/DE) Reclaim the Records: Who We Are and What We Do presented by Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society (Free) www.downstatedegenealogists.org

Apr 21 (VIRTUAL) Family History Skills Stage 2 presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1430059

Jul 06 (VIRTUAL) Genealogy for Librarians and Archivists presented by Society of Genealogists (UK) ($) https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1143685

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