Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 25 to 31 December 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.

*  RootsTech 2026 ($$, In-person in Salt Lake City, Free Virtual) -- 5 to 7 March 2026.

*  National Genealogical Society 2026 Family History Conference ($$, In-person and virtual, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) - 27 to 30 May 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)

*  RootsTech 2019-2025 On-Demand Sessions (Free)

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 8:30 a.m.:  Genealogy Meets the Internet Archive and AI: A Comprehensive Review by Thomas MacEntee.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 9:45 a.m.:  AI as Partner, Not Replacement: Human-Led Research Planning in the Sally Keaton Case by Nicole Elder Dyer 

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 11 a.m.:  Unraveling Family History with AI: Leveraging AI to Trace an Ancestor’s Journey, with Chat GPT (Free Version)  by Diane Henriks.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 12:30 p.m.:  From Problem to Solution: A Case Study Approach to Using AI in Genealogy by Andrew Redfern.

3) Recent Podcasts:

*  Ancestors and Algorithms:  AI for Genealogy: How to Transcribe Handwritten Genealogy Documents with Free AI - Gemini 3 Tutorial

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1218: Christmas Traditions in Poland | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1219: So why December 25? | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1220: The Christmas Story | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1221: Every Mistake I Made in 2025 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  AF-1222: How To Check Your Family Tree For Errors | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Family Tree Talk:  Could the census ever be boring?

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 390: Revisiting the Father of Cynthia (Dillard) Royston - Part 3 Locality Research

4) Recent YouTube Videos 

*  Ancestry:  Galaxidi’s Flour War: Carnival Chaos | The Infinite Explorer with Hannah Fry | Ancestry

*  Ancestry:  Bravery & Sacrifice In Celebrity Family Trees | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  Ancestry:  Historically Black College and University (HBCUs) Records on Ancestry®

*  Ancestry:  A Potential Kidnapping In My Family Tree? | Every Family Has A Secret: Episode 12

*  Ancestry:  Found But Lost: The Orphaned Survivor | The Infinite Explorer with Hannah Fry | Ancestry

*  BYU Library Family History Center:  Preserving Family Memories on FamilySearch.org James & Ann Tanner (27 Dec 2025)

*  Carole McCulloch Geneablogger:  Stories from the vault: Episode 12: The Goats of Hertfordshire

*  Carole McCulloch Geneablogger:  Stories from the Vault Episode 13: The Craftsman's Journey

*  Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist:  Texas: Christmas Card Culture Connections (with Sylvia Hernandez) | Stories That Live In Us | Ep 91

*  EasyGenie:   Google Gemini for genealogy: letter & diary transcription basics, step by step

*  Family Locket:  Top Tips for Using Lucidchart to Make DNA Diagrams

*  Family Tree Support:  How I Finally Organized Decades of Family Photos | Genealogy Simplified

*  Family Tree Support:  Best Desktop Genealogy Software That Works with Ancestry | Full Comparison for Family Historians

*  Family Tree Support:  How I Used Grok to Break Through a Genealogy Brick Wall | AI Tools for Family History Research

*  Family Tree Support:  Family Tree Maker 2024 Updates You Need to Know | Latest Features & Upcoming Fixes

*  Family Tree Support:  Ancestry Brings Family History to Life with New AI-Powered Stories | What You Need to Know

*  Family Tree Support:  Top 10 Genealogy Tools of 2025 | The Best Online & Offline Resources for Family Historians

*  Family Tree Support:  FamilySearch 2025 Updates: Are These New Tools Really Worth Using?

*  Finding Family DNA:  She Forgave Her Father For Killing Her Mother

*  Finding Family DNA:  We Found Her Birth Father in Mexico After 2 Years Of Searching

*  Genealogy TV:  Ancestry’s New AI Stories: IT TALKS TO YOU (2026)

*  Genealogy With Amy Johnson Crow:  Genealogy 2025 Recap

*  GeneaVlogger:  A Message From 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki

*  GeneaVlogger: Holiday Genealogy & DNA Q&A – Ask Me Anything LIVE

*  Legacy Carvers:  Christmas '64: Before Gramps Decided the Photos Were Kindling

*  MyHeritage:  A Family History Carol: 12 Days of MyHeritage!

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Randy's Christmas Eve Dream

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  The Severt Leland Family Christmas in 1925

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  DJ Carringer Family Christmas in 1875

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Betty and Fred's Story: "The Big Moment"

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Randy's Memories - "Randy's Last Ride"

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  The Future of Genealogy and Family History in the Next Five Years

*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Life Memoir of Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. (1911-1983) in 1983

* Trace Your New England Roots:  This Genealogy Brick Wall Took a Decade to Crack

* Trace Your New England Roots:  John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley | Your Ancestor May Be Their Descendant

*  WikiTree:  Member Q & A via Zoom 2 of 2 (December 2025)

*  WikiTree:  2025 WikiTree Challenge 10 feat George Morgan @legacyfamilytree

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Tech Talk (December 2025)

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 18 to 24 December 2025?

Read past Genealogy Education Bytes here.

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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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