Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 20 to 26 February 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 - has many links to register for  and/or view conferences and institutes

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

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

*  i4GG 2025 Conference ($$) - 28 to 30 March 2025 - In-Person (San Diego, calif.) and Online Streaming.

*   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 to 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 ($$)

*  Houston Genealogical Forum (HGF) Artificial Intelligence Seminar ($$) -- Saturday, 1 March, 10 a.m. CST.  In-Person or Online -- speaker is Blaine Bettinger.


*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 26 February, 11 a.m.:  Shootout at the Rhododendron Lodge: Reconstructing Life-Changing Events by Judy G. Russell

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 28 February, 9 a.m.:  From Spit to Screen: The Journey of Your DNA Sample by Paul Woodbury.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 28 February, 11 a.m.:  Streamlining Genealogical Research Plans with AI: A Step-by-Step Guide by Diana Elder.

3) Recent Podcasts:






4) Recent YouTube Videos:


*  American Ancestors:  The Irish Country House: A New Vision



*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Tech Tip 11 Perplexity Deep Research
*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Tech Tip 12 Images with Flux in Abacus
*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Tech Tip 13 Story Outlining with Claude



*  Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist:  Their Love Stories | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 46

*  Daniel Loftus Genealogy:  The Newly Redesigned IrishGenealogy.ie Site

*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  SUBSTACKexplained - for Producers


*  Family History on the AI Fast Track:  Better Prompts = Better Results - PRO TIPS
*  Family History on the AI Fast Track:  Outsmarting the Flaws of Generative AI


*  FamilySearch: Storied Sponsor Takeover

*  Genealogy TV:  Aimee's Story


*   Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  DNA - Websites to Help You Research
*   Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Holocaust Survivors Reunited After Decades
*   Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  NEW Irish Census Website Changes Everything!


*  Journey Through the Generations:  RootsTech Tips: 2025 Edition



*  MyHeritage:  Introducing Ancient Origins



*  Write Your Family Story with Devon Noel Lee:  Struggling with Scrapbook Text? AI Can Help (Here’s How!)


5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  13 to 19 February 2025?   Read past Genealogy Education Bytes here.

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NOTE:  If  I missed something important in this time period, please let me know in a comment or an email. 

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