Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 25 to 31 January 2024

 Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.

1) Upcoming Conferences, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  2024 Institute for Genetic Genealogy (i4GG) Conference - 10-year Anniversary ($$) - In-person (San Diego, CA) and Online - 10-11 February 2024

*  4th Annual Arizona Genealogy Day - Saturday, February 24, 2024 (Free) - Virtual

*  RootsTech 2024 - In-Person ($$, Salt Lake City) and Online (Free) - 29 February - 2 March 2024.

*  “Rockin’ Around Your Family Tree” Ohio Genealogical Society Conference ($$) -  In-Person  (Kalahari Hotel and Resort, Sandusky, Ohio) - 10-13 April 2024.

*  2024 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Virtual Family History Conference ($$) - "Expanding Possibilities" - 16 to 18 May 2024 - Virtual

*  Ontario Genealogical Society Conference ($$) - 14 to 16 June 2024 - In-Person (Toronto, Ontario) 

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars 

* RootsTech 2023 On-Demand Sessions

*  Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 2 February, 11 a.m.:  African American Research 101 – Post-Civil War to the Present (Part 1 of 3) by Ari Wilkins.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 6 February, 5 p.m.: From Trial to Transformation: Building a Convict’s Life through multiple records and data sets by Andrew Redfern.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 7 February, 11 a.m.:  Anchors are the Way: Leveraging Multiple forms of DNA Evidence in your Research by Paul Woodbury.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-851: Tracing Your Family History Through Food | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-852: The Shot Heard in Philippi West Virginia | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-853: The Birth of Prosthetics | Ancestral Findings Podcast 

*  Family Tree Magazine:  FamilySearch Image Portal – A Discussion with Ryan Roughan and Chris McConkie | Best Websites

*  Family Tree Magazine:  The Virtual Genealogical Association – An Interview with Jeanette Sheliga | Best Websites

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 290: Nancy E. Briscoe and the Civil War

*  Genealogy Connection: #84 - Donna Moughty, Irish Research Expert and Research Trip Leader

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  Top 25 Genealogy Sites: FREE & Worth Paying For! (2024)

*  American Ancestors:  Writing a Register-Style Sketch

*  American Ancestors:  Rachel L. Swarns with The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the Catholic Church

*  Ancestry:  Bob Odenkirk's Napoleon Link | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  BYU Family History Library:  Writing a Family History Using AI Chat - James Tanner (21 Jan 2024)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Researching Wills to Find Enslaved Ancestors – Amy Peacock (17 Dec 2023)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Understanding German Cultural Background – Larry Jensen (25 January 2024)

*  BYU Family History Library: Ten Steps to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor – James Tanner (28 Jan 2024)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: FYR Season 10, Episode 4: Reinventing Ourselves

*  Family Locket:  How to Research Like a Pro in 30 Minutes a Day

*  Family Locket:  Autosomal DNA Coverage and Choosing a Feasible Research Question

*  Family Locket:  How to Use Diagrams.net to Chart DNA Matches

*  Genealogy TV:   FREE - Build a Family Tree and Research Your Family History Totally for Free

*  Genealogy TV:  What are burned counties and how to research your family history in these counties?

*  GeneaVlogger:  Building Elon Musk's Family Tree

*  Just Genealogy:  Genealogy as Pastime and Profession - Chapter IX - Commercial Firms

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  Legacy Tree Genealogists: Celebrating 20 Years!

*  Lisa Lisson:  5 Top Genealogy Websites for I’m Loving Right Now

*  MyHeritage:  Orphan Holocaust Survivor, Unaware of His Own Name, Finds Family After 76 Years

*  Storied_Social:  Let AI Be Your Ghostwriter: Try StoryAssist™

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  Contact Your Distant Cousins | Formidable Genealogy

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  Why Your Family Tree Doesn't Reach the 1300s | Formidable Genealogy

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  Finding the Right Connection in Your Tree | Formidable Genealogy

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  New Ancestry DNA Pay Wall | Formidable Genealogy

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  2024 01 29 Universal Advice for Finding Ancestors

*  WikiTree:  New Member Q&A (1 of 2) with @fluteroots (January 2024)

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge Sweepstakes

*  Your DNA Guide:  DNA News

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  18 to 24 January 2024?

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