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.
* '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)
* RootsTech 2019-2026 On-Demand Sessions (Free)
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 22 April, 11 a.m.: Fields of Hope: African Americans, Immigrants, and Women in the Homesteading Era by Angela Packer McGhie.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 22 April, 5 p.m.: From Research to Data with AI 5 of 5: Your AI Research Assistant—Logs, Notes, and Citations by Andrew Redfern.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 24 April, 11 a.m.: Essential Skills for New Genealogists 2 of 12: Vital Records—Records of Hatchings, Matchings & Dispatchings by Dave McDonald.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 28 April, 11 a.m.: Using MyHeritage to Create Interactive Family Histories by Lisa A. Alzo.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 29 April, 11 a.m.: Mastering the ICAPGen Accreditation Process: Your Path to Professional Success by Torhild Shirley.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 1 May, 11 a.m.: Insight into State Archives: ARCs, IRADs, ONAHRs, and Other Branches by Paula Stuart-Warren.
3) Recent Podcasts:
* Ancestors and Algorithms: Ep. 34: How to Use Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT & Gemini to Find a California Gold Rush Ancestor
* Family Tree Talk: Feeling a bit stuck? Try these brickwall-bash-through techniques
* Research Like a Pro: RLP 406: Goldie May’s New AI Tool with Richard Miller
4) Recent YouTube Videos
* Ancestry: Sporting Icons and Family Tragedy: The Cheetham and Donaghy Estates | Heir Hunters | Ancestry®
* Ancestry: Ancestry Search Tips and Tricks: Advanced Techniques | Tips & Tricks Virtual Event | Ancestry
* Ancestry Aimee: AMAZING New Census Comparison Feature on Ancestry (April 2026)
* BYU Library Family History Center: You or AI: Handwriting Recognition – James Tanner (15 April 2026)
* BYU Library Family History Center: You Can’t Take It With You So Where Do You Want It to Go? – James Tanner (19 Apr 2026)
* BYU Library Family History Center: No Tech Skills Needed: Using AI to Boost Your Family Tree – Jerroleen Sorensen (19 April 2026)
* Carole McCulloch Geneablogger: How AI assistants work together on a One Place Study.
* Carole McCulloch Geneablogger: Gemini simplifies adding historical context
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Searching for Sisters with Special Guest Sunny Jane Morton
* Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist: North Carolina: Buried Treasure, Buried Stories | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 107
* Daniel Loftus Genealogy: 1926 Census Interview | IrelandAM | Daniel Loftus
* Data Mining DNA: Find Missing Dates in Your Family Tree - Spreadsheet Method
* Denyse Allen - Chronicle Makers: AI Found the Genealogy Error No One Else Could
* Family History Fanatics: Untriangulated DNA Matches: Are They Worth Your Time? | Genetic Genealogy Explained
* Family History Fanatics: Fixing Bad Indexing on FamilySearch (So You Can Actually Find Your Ancestors)
* Family History Foundation: How to Animate Your Ancestors: A Step-by-Step MyHeritage Tutorial
* Family Tree Support: How to Manage Relationships in Family Tree Maker 2019 | Easy Step-by-Step Guide
* Family Tree Support: Ancestry Just Launched a Powerful New Census Comparison Tool
* Family Tree Support: Marriage Records Goldmine: What Every Genealogist Should Look For
* Family Tree Support: 7 DNA Testing Myths Genealogists Still Believe
* Family Tree Support: Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini: Which AI Finds Your Ancestors?
* Family Tree Support: Stop Chasing Records: 5 Genealogy Fundamentals Every Researcher Must Master First
* Family Tree Support: AncestryDNA vs 23andMe in 2026: Which DNA Test Should Genealogists Really Choose This Year?
* Family Tree 123: WikiTree Biographies: Turning a Bare Stub into a WWI Pilot's Living Story
* Finding Family DNA: After Learning My Birth Mother Died, My Paternal Search Shocked Me
* Finding Family DNA: She Beat Cancer Twice—Then DNA Uncovered a Family Bombshell
* Finding Family DNA: My Endless Search for My Birth Family: Adopted from China | Finding Family DNA | Ep. 41
* Findmypast: A Family History Of... The Irish Famine | Part 4 - Evidence, Absence, and Stories from Silence
* Genealogy TV: Beyond the Big Four for Genealogy Research
* GenTales Genealogy: My DAR Pins and Memorabilia
* How We Got Here: The Family Historian's Roadmap
* Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Good Deeds Anatomy of a Canadian Land Document
* Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Sieges of Fortress of Louisburg-US Colonial Genealogy
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: My Ancestry DNA Led Me to a Hidden Military Archive
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: Ancestral Roots in Italy
* Kathryn Lake Hogan - Looking4Ancestors: After RootsTech: Now What? A Practical Plan for Your Genealogy Research
* Legacy Carvers: 110 Pages Sat in My Files for Two Years. Then I Opened NotebookLM!
* Marcia Philbrick: Sarah Hammond Agonizing Westward Journey
* Marcia Philbrick: Peace Be Still Ballad of Sarah Ellen Ralston Hammond
* Marcia Philbrick: Sarah Ellen Ralston Hammond: Anatomy of an Obituary The Geography of Endurance
* National Genealogical Society: NGS 2026 Family History Conference: An Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Preview
* ProjectKin: Projectkin Live: Watch as friends explore a new series
* PSG Photo Solutions: Teaching Families to Organize Photos for Lasting Photo Legacy
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: The Golden Shore Parts 3 and 4 - The Schaffner Family Crosses Panama in 1855
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Biography of the Jeremiah and Abigail (Peirce) Knowlton family of Massachusetts.
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Fred and Betty's Stoy Betty and Randy Come Home from the hospital in 1943
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Life Story of the Jeremiah and Abigail Peirce Knowlton Family (1745-1797) of Massachusetts
* The Formidable Genealogist: Episode 6: Quickly Find FREE Revolutionary War Burial Cards | The Formidable Genealogist Studio
* The Formidable Genealogist: Episode 7: Family Stories - Legends & Lies | The Formidable Genealogist Studio
* The Photo Managers: Turn Your Love of Photos into Income—with a Supportive Community Behind You!
* The Photo Managers: What Happens to Your Photos When You're Gone?
* Trace Your New England Roots: This Colonial Founder's 'Disappearance' Was All Wrong
* Trace Your New England Roots: Your DNA Ancestry Test Decoded | Autosomal DNA!
* WikiTree: WikiTree #SaturdayRoundup (18 Apr 2025)
* Write Your Family History With Devon Noel Lee: Don’t Write Your Family History Until You Decide These Things
5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 9 to 15 April 2026?
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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