Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 27 March to 2 April 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

*   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.)

*  2025 International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP) Conference ($$) - 12 to 15 June 2025 - In-Person and Virtual (Columbus, Ohio)

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)

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

*  Family Tree Webinars 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon (free for a week) - Thursday, 3 April to Friday, 4 April):  24 webinars 

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Tuesday, 8 April, 7 p.m.:  Finding Great-Granny’s Family: Four Words and DNA by Cathie Sherwood

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 9 April, 11 a.m.:  Foundations in DNA 2 of 5: Understanding and Using Y-DNA and mtDNA by Blaine Bettinger.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 11 April, 11 a.m.:  Neglected Gold in Older Genealogical and Historical Periodicals by Paula Stuart-Warren.

3) Recent Podcasts:

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast: AF-1065: The Real Story of April Fools’ Day | Ancestral Findings Podcast 

*  Branching Out:  RootsTech 2025 Wrap-Up

*  Family Tree:  How do I get through my brickwalls?

*  Family Tree:  Easy ways to begin writing your family story

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Finding Female Ancestors – An Interview with Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Research Like a Pro: RLP 351: Separating Women of the Same Name - Two Cleo Zinns

4) Recent YouTube Videos

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  Protect Your DNA & Family Tree Data Before It's Too Late!

*  Allen County Public Library:  Building Your Family’s Story Using AI on FamilySearch: A Case Study

*  American Ancestors:  The Power of Learning Your Family History – Featuring Authors Lee Hawkins and Martha S. Jones

*  Ancestry:  Unveiling History: The 1921 Census of England and Wales | Tips & Tricks Virtual Event | Ancestry®

*  Ancestry:  The Truth Behind Ty Burrell’s Family Rumor | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  Ancestry:  

*  BYU Library Family History:  Research in Canada: An Introduction – Jacqueline Kanyuck (26 March 2025)

*  BYU Library Family History: Can You Use AI to Do Family History Research? - James Tanner (30 Mar 2025)

*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Genealogy AI Face-off: 1 Analysing Documents

*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger: Genealogy AI Face-0ff: 2 Extracting Data

*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger: Genealogy AI Face-off: 3 Creating timelines with historical context

*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger: Genealogy AI Face-off: 4 Embedding Historical Context

*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Genealogy AI Face-Off: 5 Identifying Patterns and Connections

*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Genealogy AI Face-Off: 6 Research Planning and Strategy

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 15, Day 3: Another Emotion Filled Day!

*  Chronicle Makers:  RootsTech insider interview with Lynn Turner, Director FamilySearch Library

*  Crista Cowan:  Project Managing the Saga (with Nicka Sewell-Smith) | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 52

*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 31 Mar 2025

*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Myrt's Book Club: Written Conclusion (continued)

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Explore the MyHeritage Wiki with Insider Maor Malul | Genealogy Tools You Need to Know!

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Diahan Southard’s Unexpected Path to DNA & Family History

*  Family History Fanatics:  Building a BETTER Genealogy Research Workflow (Tips for LDS Family Historians)

*  Family Locket:  How Do You Generate Hypotheses in WATO Plus

*  Family Tree:  DNA Talk - Karen Evans with Laura House. Genetic genealogists talk DNA

*  FamilySearch:  Ndaba Mandela Keynote Highlights | RootsTech 2025

*  FamilySearch:  Who I Am - Live at RootsTech 2025

*  FamilySearch:  Thank you for attending RootsTech 2025

*  Finding Family DNA:  Reunion Tears and Triumphs at RootsTech 2025 | Finding Family DNA | Ep. 23

*  Genealogy TV:  Mark Thompson and Steve Little Interview Rootstech 25

*  Genealogy TV:  23andMe - Genealogy TV Podcast

*  Genealogy TV 2:  Extract Census from Ancestry to Excel for North Carolina Family History Research

*  Greg Clarke:  How to Save and Organize 23andMe Matches and Relatives in Common

*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  Pinocchio Silent Film from made in Italy in 1911‪@ItalianRootsandGenealogy‬ #pinocchio 

*  Lisa Lisson:  Ancestry's NEW Networks Tool: What You Need to Know

*  ProjectKin:  Kathy’s Corner » Exploring Our Mystery Photos, Part 3 » March 2025

*  ProjectKin:  Projectkin Live: About One-Place Studies with Guests Jane Chapman & Bill Moore

* Prompts to Pedigrees: Gen AI & Genealogy:  Ancestry.com: Are Suggestions Worse Than Hints?

*  Storied_Social:  Family Treehouse Episode #26 with Deborah Maddox

*  WikiTree:  New Member Q & A via Zoom with @fluteroots 2 of 2 (March 2025)

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Tech Talk (March 2025)

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge feat Dave Vance ‪@FamilyTreeDNA‬

*  Write Yoiur Family History With Devon Noel Lee:  Writing Family History? It Doesn't Have to Be a Book!

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  20 to 26 March 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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