Family History Education

Did you know that family history education is only a few keystrokes away? You may be thinking that you don't live in Utah and therefore, can't take advantage of the world class Family History Library. Well, there may be some things that might be missed, but with the ability to connect remotely to the library for classes and such, your excused for not doing family history are dwindling! :)

FamilySearch.org has a great wealth of information and education. One of my favorite places is the FamilySearch Wiki. When I don't know how to help a patron, or when I'm starting research in a new place, the Wiki is my first stop.

FamilySearch posts it's list of webinars (past and upcoming) in the FamilySearch Wiki. There are other ways to get this information, but this link might turn out to be a gold mine for you! What I love about it is that even if I can't attend a webinar I can still get my hands on the handouts. I know we live in the land of the Internet, but sometimes a piece of instructional paper can feel so friendly and familiar in our hands! That's why I love their handouts!

Take some time and check out the FamilySearch Wiki. You might just find a new best friend!

Free Webinar US Research Series: United States Military Records—October 11, 2014

LET FREEDOM RING!

Image: David Maiolo

Image: SSG Sun L. Vega

David Dilts, AG. will be presenting a class on using United States Military Records to help document the lives of our ancestors. The class is on Saturday, October 11, 2014. This should be a great class as military records contain some great information to help us round out our ancestors lives. We had some horrendous military conflicts in the 20th century and I, for one, am very grateful for those individuals who answered the call to action. I am very aware that my freedom was paid for by many self-sacrificing individuals, including some of my ancestors. For information about this class, click here.

Free Webinar US Research Series: United States Probate Records--September 11, 2014

Missouri Probate Record

Have you ever used probate records in your research? Want to but don't know how? You are invited to this free webinar on United States Probate Records from The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It will be on September 11, 2014 from 6-7 pm Mountain Time. Take advantage of this opportunity. It is a great way to hone your skills!

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Photo Credit: Public domain
I chose this pedigree because my daughter-in-law is a huge Harry Potter fan! Maybe now she will become interested in family history! :)

Below is the schedule for webinars through August 2012 at LegacyFamilyTree. I love these webinars (no, I'm not paid to say this and I don't have any affiliation with the company except as a fan!) because I can sit at home in my jammies and soak it all in! The nice thing about these webinars is that they are usually posted for free for ten days so that you can catch them even if you miss the original date!
Register for free at:
www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp

May 2012

 Researching Your Pennsylvania Ancestors by Lisa Alzo. 5/2

 Researching Your New York Ancestors by Thomas MacEntee. 5/30

June 2012

 Researching Your German Ancestors by Kory Meyerink. 6/6.

 Putting Flesh on the Bones by Ron Arons. 6/13

 Marriages and Anniversaries: mining newspapers by Tom Kemp. 6/20

 Staying Safe Using Social Media by Thomas MacEntee. 6/22

 Digital Images: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos by Geoff Rasmussen. 6/27

July 2012

 The Quest for your English Ancestors by Claire Brisson-Banks. 7/11

 Plan Your Way to Research Success by Marian Pierre-Louis. 7/18

 The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program is Right For You? by Thomas MacEntee. 7/27

August 2012

 Neglected History by Megan Smolenyak. 8/1

 Wikis for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee. 8/8

 The 5 C’s for Success in Genealogy Today with Barbara Renick. 8/22

 Building a Family from Circumstantial Evidence by Judy Russell. 8/29

Legacy Family Tree Webinar Schedule

I personally love Legacy Family Tree's webinars! It is so easy to open up my iPad and listen while I am doing those mundane things that have to be done. If you have never listened to one of their webinars, now is the time to take action! You will be surprised at all of the different topics that they discuss. Below is their schedule through February 2012.

legacyfamilytree.com

If You Love Webinars...

Here is the schedule of  the webinars that will be presented at LegacyFamilyTree for the coming weeks. I really like these webinars because they are practical and give me good tips in various areas. I have found that webinars are one source of education that I really use. Try it! You will like it too!

www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars

Legacy Family Tree is at it Again!

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Can I just stay that I LOVE LegacyFamilyTree Webinars! They are always so informative and easy on the ears! The next webinar will be Wednesday, May 4th. The presentation is Preserving Family Photographs: 1839 to the Present by Maureen Taylor. The presentation is at 2:00 pm EST, 12:00 noon for us in the Mountain Time Zone. Go to legacyfamilytree.com/webinars to register. You won't be sorry! Another nice thing about these webinars is that if you miss them at the scheduled time, most of them are recorded and posted for a week (or more) so that you can catch them on your time!

GeneaWebinars-A Brand New Site!!!

 

Do you know what a webinar is? This may seem like a dumb question, but I am still running into people who haven't even heard the term before! A webinar is basically an online seminar. In other words, for me (and hopefully you!) it is a place to gain more education about a particular topic. Lucky for us, there is a new website devoted to webinars about genealogy. The site just went live last week and I was fortunate to learn about it from DearMYRTLE herself! A big thanks to DearMYRTLE and colleagues for putting this together so that we can have all of the genealogy webinars listed on a calendar in one place! The cool thing is that there are live webinars, on-demand webinars, and archived webinars. Definitely something for everybody! If you look at the speaker list so far, it reads like a who's who of the genealogy world. To take a peak at what is coming up, click on the link above and scroll down to the Google Calendar. If you are interested in a class, click on the link in the calendar and follow the instructions given. How I love technology!!!