Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 15 to 21 August 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 and  Institutes 

Conference Keeper Calenda


*  UGA Summit of Excellence Conference ($$) - 5-7 September 2024 - Virtual 


*  2024 New York State Family History Conference ($$) - 20-21 September - Hybrid - In-person in Syracuse, New York

*  36th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences ($$) - 26-30 September 2024 - In-person - Boston, Mass.

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

Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view webinars and classes.

 FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars (Free)

*  GenWebinars ($$)


*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Wednesday, 21 August, 11 a.m.:  Who Hid the Body? Finding Your Ancestor’s Place of Burial by Elizabeth Williams Gomoll.

*  Family Tree Webinars (member only) - Friday, 23 August, 11 a.m.:  Analyzing Deeds & Wills: I See What It Says—but What Does It Mean?! by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) -Tuesday, 23 August, 7 p.m.:   Using MyHeritage for Family History Research in Australia by Shauna Hicks.

*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Wednesday, 24 August, 11 a.m.: Using the Collaborate Tool at FamilySearch by Karen Clifford.

*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Friday, 26 August, 11 a.m.:  African American Research 101 – Antebellum Era (Part 3 of 3) by Ari Wilkins.

3) Recent Podcasts:


*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 286 Original Records and Website Search Strategies



4) Recent YouTube Videos:



*  Applied Genealogy Institute:  Use AI for a research plan


*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Revamp Genealogy Projects with AI: 4. Chat Omni Prompts



*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 19 Aug 2024

*  Donna Rutherford:  Using ProTools to Solve DNA Matches

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Growing My Channel: Weekly YouTube Stats and Strategies - Week Six







5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  8 to 14 August 2024?

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