Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 28 August to 3 September 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 September) - Wednesday, 3 September, 7:15 a.m.:  Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause.

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

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

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

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

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for September) - Wednesday, 10 September, 7:15 a.m.:  Creating an Ancestor Sketch by Thomas MacEntee

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for September) - Wednesday, 10 September, 8:30 a.m.:    Manage large writing projects through optimistic start, muddled middle, and triumphant finish by Rhonda Lauritzen

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for September) - Wednesday, 10 September, 9:45 a.m.:  The Five Writing Scripts of the World by Amie Bowser Tennant

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for September) - Wednesday, 10 September, 11:00 a.m.:    Using Historical Context in Your Genealogy Writing: A Gettysburg Soldier Case Study by Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG®

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for September) - Wednesday, 10 September, 12:30 p.m.:   How to write a genealogical crime mystery story by Nathan Dylan Goodwin

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for a week) - Friday, 12 September, 11:00 a.m.:  

3) Recent Podcasts:





4) Recent YouTube Videos


*  BYU Library Family History Center:  Who are the Germans from Russia? By Amy Stoddard
*  BYU Library Family History Center:  Gratitude in Family History - Rayanne Melick (28 Aug 2025)
 
*  Carole McCulloch Geneablogger:  One Place Study: Julie Muirhead - Part 2
*  Carole McCulloch Geneablogger:  One Place Study: Interview with Julie Muirhead - Part 3



*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 1 Sep 2025

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Famiy History Hound:  Did FamilySearch Just Break My Brick Wall? I Think So!









*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  The Hidden Culture of NJ Italian-Americans


*  Lisa Louise Cookew's Genealogy Gems:  FamilySearch AI Research Assistant Secrets REVEALED


*  National Genealogical Society:  NGS 2025 Annual Meeting on 20 August


*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Daniel Spangler's (1781 - 1851) Life Story



5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 21 to 27 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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