Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 22 to 28 January 2026

  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 seminars, conferences and institutes


*  Pinellas Genealogy Society 2026 Annual Seminar, featuring Diane Elder ($$, In-person and Virtual) - 28 February 2026.

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

*  Root Cellar Spring Seminar, featuring Drew Smith, MA, MS, MS ($$, In-person, in Sacramento California) - 18 April 2026.


*  'Navigating the Future' - Guild of One-Name Studies Conference 2026 ($$, In-person, Portsmouth, England) - 24 to 26 April 2026.

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

2 ) Upcoming 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 Webinar - Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 11 a.m.:  Make Easy Video Stories Your Family Will Cherish by Rhonda Lauritzen.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 5 p.m.:  Foundations in AI for Family History 3 of 5: Using AI Responsibly: Principles and Ethics by Andrew Redfern.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 5 p.m.:  English Context – History, Sources and Repositories by Paul Milner.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 February, 8:30 a.m.:   Advanced Census Research: Understanding Census Enumerators and Their Instructions by Annette Burke Lyttle.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 February, 9:45 a.m.:  The Many Faces of the Census: Beyond the Population Schedule – Agricultural, Mortality, and Industry Records by Cheri Hudson Passey.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 February, 11 a.m.:  Case Studies in Census Conflicts – Resolving Contradictions Across Decades by Cheri Hudson Passey.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 February, 12:30 p.m.: Context in the Count: Interpreting the U.S. Census With a Historical Perspective by Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 February, 5 p.m.:  Foundations in AI for Family History 4 of 5: Smart Tools—AI Helpers for Genealogy Tasks by Andrew Redfern.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 6 February, 11 a.m.:  Essential Skills for New Genealogists 1 of 12: Hail the Hunter Gatherer—Finding What You Already Have by Dave McDonald.

3) Recent Podcasts: 



*  Family Tree Talk:  Getting started, after getting stuck

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 303 - 7 Mistakes Genealogists Make and How to Solve Them


4) Recent YouTube Videos 

*  Allen County Public Library:  Researching Your Enslaver Ancestors
*  Allen County Public Library:  Tracing Southern Families Through Brick Walls


*  BYU Library Family History Center:  Ancestry.com Update – James Tanner (25 Jan 2026)




*  Denyse Allen • Chronicle Makers:  The Hidden Reason Writing Feels Harder Than Research









*  Marcia Philbrick:  Winnie Hutchinson Currey Song
*  Marcia Philbrick:  Winnie Currey Overview
*  Marcia Philbrick:  Ilene's Winter Song


*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Betty and Fred's Story: The Honeymoon in 1942


* Trace Your New England Roots:   The Genealogy Puzzle Nobody Expects to Hit


*  Write Your Family History With Devon Noel Lee:  What the Charlie Kirk Shooting Teaches Us About Writing Traumatic Family History

*  Your DNA Guide:  Genetic vs Genealogy Relationships

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 15 to 21 January 2026


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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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