Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 5 to 11 February 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, 11 February 2026, 11 a.m.:  Searching for Sisters? Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States by Sunny Morton.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 13 February 2026, 11 a.m.:   Breaking the 1870 Brick Wall: Comprehensive Strategies for Tracing Formerly Enslaved African American Ancestors by Andre Kearns.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 17 February, 5 p.m.:   Lineage in Context: Creating a Compelling Kinship-Determination Project by Angela Packer McGhie.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 18 February, 11 a.m.:  DNA in Action 1 of 6: Proving Your Pedigree with DNA by Karen Stanbary.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 20 February, 11 a.m.:  Emigration and Migration from Yorkshire, England by Jude Rhodes.

3) Recent Podcasts: 






4) Recent YouTube Videos 




*  BYU Library Family History Center:  FamilySearch Update – James Tanner (8 Feb 2026)



*  Dallas Genealogical Society:  Photo Research with Artificial Intelligence

*  Denyse Allen • Chronicle Makers:  What Nobody Warns You About with Genealogy

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  From Family Photos to America’s Stories: A Vivid-Pix Conversation
*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  How Family Photos Spark Memory and Connection
*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Photos Bring Memories Back: Why Scanning Matters





*  Finding Family DNA:  Why My Birth Father Stopped Contact



*  Marcia Philbrick:  Artie Briles Overview




*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Betty and Fred's Story - Building A Life
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Randy Seaver in 1983 - A Happy Life
*  Randy Seaver, Geneaholic:  Life Memoir of Brita Olsdatter Leland (1818-1895)



* Trace Your New England Roots:  Genealogy Dead-End? Look at What You Already Have


5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  Week of 29 January to 4 February2026?


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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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