Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 19 to 25 June 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.

*  2025 Midwest African-American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) ($$) -- 8 to 10 July 2025 -- Virtual.


*  2025 Kentucky History and Genealogy Conference (KYGS) ($$) -- 8-9 August 2025 -- In-Person (Kenton County, Kentucky)

*  2025 New York State Family History Conference (NYG&B) ($$) -- 19-20 September 2025 -- In-Person (Kingston, N.Y.) and Virtual.

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

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

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars (Free)

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 25 June, 11 a.m.:   Southern Ancestors…Black and White…in the Freedmen’s Bureau by Sharon Batiste Gillins.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 27 June, 11 a.m.:  Hand-written Text Recognition: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Transcribe and Search by Yvette Hoitink.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 2 July, 2 a.m.:  Irish Ancestors – 5 More Essential Websites You Need to Know About by Natalie Bodie.

*  Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 2 July, 11 a.m.:  The Six-Folder Genealogy Organizing System by Nancy E. Loe.

3) Recent Podcasts:



*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 296 Native American Genealogy Research (AUDIO PODCAST)


4) Recent YouTube Videos





*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Writing ancestral stories with AI master prompts
*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  Family Historian's AI Toolbox
*  Carole McCullough Geneablogger:  The 12-Question Story Scoping Framework




*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Bring Your Ancestors to Life! | Animating Photos with MyHeritage LiveMemory™






*  Gen-AI and Genealogy Made Simple:  The Hidden Reasons Gen-AI gets Your PDFs Wrong


*  Genealogy TV:  Mapping Ancestors Migrations



*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Creating a DNA Super Kit—How and Why
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Which Subscription Sites Are Best for Irish Research?
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: US Colonial Ancestors in the American Revolution



*  Marcia Philbrick:  Hugh Judson Crawford Overview



*  Society of Genealogists:  Researching Romany and Traveller Ancestors


*  Write Your Family History with Devon Noel Lee:  The SHOCKING Truth About Including Themes in Family History Writing
*  Write Your Family History with Devon Noel Lee:  Viewer Changed My Mind About First Person Voice in Family Histories

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 12 to 18 June 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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