Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025

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

1) Upcoming Conferences and  Institutes 

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  RootsTech 2025 (Free/$$) - 6-8 March 2025 - Virtual (Free) and In-Person ($$) (Salt Lake City, Utah)

*  Australasian Conference 2025 - Connections: Past, Present, Future ($$) - 21-24 March 2025 - In-Person (Brisbane, Australia)

*   OGS 2025 Conference "Light Up Your Genealogy" ($$) - 30 April to 3 May 2025 - In-Person (Sandusky, Ohio)

*  NGS 2025 Family History Conference "Tales & Trails" ($$) - 23-25 May 2025 - In-Person (Louisville, Ky.)

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 ($$)

* RootsTech 2024 On-Demand Sessions (Free)

*  THE Family History Show ($$) - 8 February 2025 - Online

*  2025 Legacy Family Tree Webinars series announced — adds members-only AI series and 173 new webinars

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 8 January, 5 p.m.:  Genealogy Meets AI: Panel Discussion by Geoff Rasmussen.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 10 January, 11 a.m.:  Researching in Yorkshire by Jude Rhodes.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Tuesday, 11 January, 11 a.m.:  MyHeritage: Your Family Stories are Just One Click Away by Melissa Barker.

3) Recent Podcasts:

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:   AF-1019: Tracing Faith Through Family Lines | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1020: Tracing the Stories of Our Ancestors as the Calendar Turns | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Family Tree:  Timberrrr!!!

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 338: When City Directory Indexing Goes Wrong

*  The Family History AI Show:  EP20: Top AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025, AI Tools Not Worth Paying For, 12 Days of OpenAI Begins, Use AI Hallucinations to Your Advantage

*  Weekly Genealogy Toolkit:  What's next?

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  Narrow Down Ancestry Hints | Search Hints By Record Group

*  Allen County Public Library:  Breaking Down Irish Brick Walls Successful Case Studies In Identifying Your Place of Origin

*  Allen County Public Library:  Finding and Using Alien Registrations for 20th Century US Immigrants

*  Allen County Public Library:  The Widow Won, the Barkeep Lost: Using Historical Context and the FAN Club

*  Allen County Public Library: History in Brief: The Life of a Civil War Soldier

*  Ancestry:  Blossoms' Tom Ogden Guesses His Family Tree | Unearth The Past | Ancestry®

*  Ancestry:  Season 11 Teaser (Returns January 7th!) | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry® 

*  Ancestry:  Comic Origins | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  Family History on the AI Fast Track:  This New Ancestry Feature Makes ThruLines EASIER Than Ever

*  Family Locket:  How to Choose an AI Model for Genealogy

*  Genealogy TV:  Unlocking Family History Tips to Decode Census Records

*  Genealogy TV:  Ancestry + FamilySearch = Powerhouse Strategy Revised 12 29 24

*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  The Italian ‪@ItalianRootsandGenealogy‬ #italianimmigrants #italian #italiano #italianmovies #dago

*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  The Making of an American‪@ItalianRootsandGenealogy‬ #italianmovies #italianimmigrants

*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  What was the first Mafia movie? The Black Hand‪@ItalianRootsandGenealogy‬ #mafiamovies #mafiamovie

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  There's No Such Thing as a "Boring" Ancestor  

*  Storied_Social:  Family Story Vignettes | Capturing Memories in Mini-Stories

*  The Family History Guide:  Inside the Guide - Germany Sites and Databases

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree #SaturdayRoundup (28 Dec 2024)

*  WikiTree:  

*  Write Your Family History With Devon Noel Lee:  

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  19 to 25 December 2024?

==============================================

NOTE:  If  I miss something important, please let me know in a comment or an email. 

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2025/01/genealogy-education-bytes-week-of-26.html

Copyright (c) 2025, Randall J. Seaver

Please comment on this post on the website by clicking the URL above and then the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post. Share your comment on X, Facebook, or Pinterest using the icons below. Or contact me by email at   randy.seaver@gmail.com.  Note that all comments are moderated and may not appear immediately. 

Subscribe to receive a free daily email from Genea-Musings using www.Blogtrottr.com.