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 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) ($$, In-Person in Manchester, NH) -- 29 October to 1 November 2025.
* 2025 Texas State Family History Conference (TxSGS) ($$) -- 7-8 November 2025 - Virtual.
* RootsTech 2026 ($$, In-person in Salt Lake City, Free Virtual) -- 5 to 7 March 2026.
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)
* 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 one week) - Wednesday, 22 October, 11 a.m.: Early British and Irish Census Project by Amy Harris.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Friday, 24 October, 11:00 a.m.: Organize Digital and Digitized Photos & Documents Using AI by Art Taylor.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Tuesday, 28 October, 11 a.m.: A MyHeritage Webinar
* Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Wednesday, 29 October, 11 a.m.: Colonial New York Research by Kory L. Meyerink.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Friday, 31 October, 11:00 a.m.: Using Google Earth Web to Tell Your Family History Migration Stories by Colleen Robledo Greene.
3) Recent Podcasts:
* Ancestors and Algorithms: AI for Genealogy: Perplexity AI Complete Guide for Genealogy - Master Every Feature to Break Thro...
* Ancestral Findings Podcast: AF-1166: When Family Isn’t Family | Ancestral Findings Podcast
* Ancestral Findings Podcast: AF-1167: The Price of Secrets | Ancestral Findings Podcast
* Ancestral Findings Podcast: AF-1168: When the World Came Together: How World’s Fairs Sparked Invention
* Ancestral Findings Podcast: AF-1169: The Power in a Name | Genealogy Unfiltered
* Family Tree Magazine: Using Find a Grave Ethically and Efficiently – An Interview with Daniel Loftus | Best Websites
* Family Tree Talk: Those unexpected details…
* Genealogy Happy Hour: Episode 114 - Little Known Places To Research.
* Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems: Episode 300 - Memory Lane
* Research Like a Pro: RLP 380: Love County Courthouse Land Records
4) Recent YouTube Videos
* American Ancestors: Clues of Service: Determining the Military Service of Your Ancestors
* BYU Library Family History Center: Preparing for a Genealogical Trip Abroad – James Tanner (12 Oct 2025)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Getting Relationships Right in the FamilySearch Family Tree - Kathryn Grant (12 Oct 2025)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Making Amazing Genealogy Discoveries With FamilySearch Full-Text Search- James & Ann Tanner 10/2025
* BYU Library Family History Center: Goldie May as a Newspaper Finding Aid – Richard Miller (15 October 2025)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Duplicates in Family Tree Pt 1: Why They’re There and How to Find Them- Kathryn Grant (19 Oct 2025)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Did Your Ancestors Work on a Railroad? – James Tanner (19 Oct 2025)
* Carole McCulloch Geneablogger: The AI Genealogy Revolution Episode 4: Organise Your Genealogy Research with AI Projects
* Carole McCulloch Geneablogger: The AI Genealogy Revolution Episode 5: Creating Images with AI
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 16 -Day 5 with Callie!
* Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist: Colorado: Braving the Wild Frontier (with Chris Trainor) | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 81
* Data Mining DNA: What Do Your GEDmatch Ancient DNA Matches Really Mean?
* Family Locket: Writing Up Negative Findings in a Research Report
* Family Tree Support: Unlock Your Family's Past: AI Transcription Magic for Old Newspaper Clippings!
* Family Tree Support: How to Use DNA Matches to Break Genealogy Brick Walls
* Family Tree Support: Can ChatGPT Be Used Successfully for Genealogy? – The Secrets to Success
* FamilySearch: FamilySearch Family Tree: Record Hints and Sources
* Genealogy TV: AncestryDNA Ethnicity Estimates (aka Origins) - How it Works
* Genealogy TV: Ancestry's Custom Clusters Just Dropped
* GenealogyBank: Discover Your Family Story in Newspapers 1690-Today. Genealogy Bank
* GenTales Genealogy: The Mysterious Disappearance of George Arthur Lincoln in 1908
* Goldie May: How your genealogy research is vulnerable to AI
* How We Got Here: Did Ancestry's 2025 DNA Update Just Get Genealogically Useful?
* Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Methodology: Tips and Tricks Using Timelines to Research Your Family
* Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Canadian Records Genealogy Credentials & Electives Overview
* Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Halloween Customs & Irish Origins
* Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: To Bequeath or Not—Researching Ancestors through Wills
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: The REAL Deal on Italian American Culture in the Midwest
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: Find Out If Your Name Hides a Tuscan Mystery!
* MyHeritage: Journey into the world of MyHeritage
* PSG Photo Solutions: 10 Weeks Until Christmas! Create a Celebration Board | Meaningful Holiday Photo Gift Idea
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Sarah Fletcher Kemp's (1802-before 1850) Biography
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Bessie Richmond's Life at age 10 in 1892
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Sarah Fletcher Kemp's Life in 1845 in Ontario
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: The Watchful House Remembers: Coach Fred Seaver
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Alexander Sovereen's (1814-1907) Life Memoir in 1900
* Society of Genealogists: Researching in Devon
* WikiTree: Member Q & A via Zoom 1 of 2 (October 2025)
* WikiTree: Member Q & A via Zoom 2 of 2 (October 2025)
* WikiTree: WikiTree #Hacktoberfest2025 (16 Oct 2025)
5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 9 to 15 October 2025?
Read past Genealogy Education Bytes here.
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