Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 23 to 29 October 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 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)

*  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.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Tuesday, 4 November, 5 p.m.:  Finding your family’s footprints in Ireland by Maggie Gaffney.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Wednesday, 5 November, 11 a.m.:   Informed Consent: DNA’s Essential Ethical Underpinning by Judy G. Russell.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinars (free for one week) - Friday, 7 November, 11 a.m.: 

3) Recent Podcasts:


*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1170: When Did Trick or Treat Start in America?

*  Family Tree Talk:  Thinking about the push-pull factor

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 381: Love County Tax Records


4) Recent YouTube Videos 

*  Allen County Public Library:  Documenting Your Sources The Key to Credible Genealogy




*  Carole McCulloch Geneablogger:   The AI Genealogy Revolution Episode 7: Visual Storytelling




*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 27 Oct 2025


*  Family Tree Support:  Top 5 Tips for Finding Lost Family Records in Genealogy | Proven Methods from a Genealogist






*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Ghosts In Our Genes-The Neanderthal DNA Haunting Us
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Genealogy Copyright and BusinessTips Mentoring Session

*  Italian Roots and Genealogy:  The Hidden History of Your Last Name




*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Elizabeth (Putman) Sovereen (1820-1895) Biography
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  The Watchful House Remembers: Nighttime
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Sovereen-Putman Wedding in 1840 in Ontario
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Frederick Walton Seaver Jr (1911-1983) Biography


5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 16 to 22 October 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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