Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 21 to 27 August 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 East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference (ECGGC) ($$) -- 12-14 September 2025 - Virtual

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

*  2025 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) ($$) -- 29 October to 1 November 2025 -- In-Person in Manchester, NH 

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 MonthlyWebinars (Free)

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 27 August, 11 a.m.:  Ancestors on the Move: Migration from Farms to Cities, 1870–1920 by Annette Burke Lyttle.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 29 August, 11 a.m.:  Using Google Earth Web to Tell Your Family History Migration Stories by Colleen Robledo Greene.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (members only) - Wednesday, 3 September, 2 a.m.:   Ancestors on the Margins: tracing misfortunate ancestors in Britain by Janet Few.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (members only) - Wednesday, 3 September, 7:15 a.m.:  Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (members only) - Wednesday, 3 September, 8:30 a.m.:  Exploring Mecklenburg’s Rich History and Genealogical Treasures by Andrea Bentschneider.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (members only) - Wednesday, 3 September, 9:45 a.m.:  German Genealogy: Latest and Greatest Websites and Tools by James M. Beidler.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (members only) - Wednesday, 3 September, 11 a.m.:  The Emperor’s New Code by Ute Brandenburg.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (members only) - Wednesday, 3 September, 12:30 p.m.:  Eight Little-used Published German Sources by Warren Bittner.

3) Recent Podcasts:



*  Family Tree Talk:  Brickwall? Toast.


4) Recent YouTube Videos



*  BYU Library Family History Center:  Avoiding the Same Name Trap - Kathryn Grant (24 Aug 2025)
 



*  Denyse Allen ~ Chronicle Makers:  Don’t Use AI for Genealogy Until You See This










*  Lisa Louise Cookew's Genealogy Gems:  Find Millions of Genealogy Records with this Free Tool

*  Maureen Taylor The Photo Detective:  Save or Toss Family Photos?



*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Amy (Champlin) Oatley's Life Video Overview
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Genealogy Song: Voices From the Past 


5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 14 to 20 August 2025?


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NOTE:  If  I missed an upcoming conference or webinar, or a useful podcast or video, in this time period, please let me know in a comment or an email. 

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