Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 31 July to 6 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 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.

*  2025 New England Regiobnal 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 (members only) - Friday, 8 August, 11 a.m.:  Foundations in DNA 4 of 5: Using Shared Matching by Blaine Bettinger.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Tuesday, 12 August, 11 a.m.:   Uncovering the Past with AI: How MyHeritage Extracts Historical Records from Newspapers by Maya Heier.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Wednesday, 13 August, 5 p.m.:  

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 15 August, 11 a.m.:  5 Questions to Answer About Your DNA Matches by Paul Williams.

3) Recent Podcasts:


*  Family Tree Talk:  Fully fledged family historian!



*  The Genealogy Guys:  The Genealogy Guys Podcast #435

4) Recent YouTube Videos

*  Allen County Public Library:  Maximizing FamilySearch
*  Allen County Public Library:  Why Family History Needs Historians
*  Allen County Public Library:  Creating an Irish Research Plan



*  Carole McCulloch Geneablogger:  AI Image Generator Comparisons



*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 4 Aug 2025







*  GenAI and Genealogy Made Simple:  Genealogy Just Got Easier with ChatGPT Projects




* Int'l Institute for Genealogical Studies:  Irish County Archives for Genealogists
* Int'l Institute for Genealogical Studies:  Exploring Canadian Military Records

*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  Why Italian Culture is STILL the Best in the World!


*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  10 Powerful AI Prompts for Genealogy



*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  John Rich 1790 1868 of Wiltshire AI-assisted Song
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Norman Seaver's Revolutionary War 1775 Homecoming



5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 24 to 30 July 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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