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.
* Root Cellar Spring Seminar, featuring Drew Smith, MA, MS, MS ($$, In-person, in Sacramento California) - 18 April 2026.
* MGC Spring Seminar 2026: Branches & Bytes: Exploring AI in Genealogy with Steve Little and Mark Thompson ($$, In-person, in Kansas City, Missouri) - 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)
* RootsTech 2019-2026 On-Demand Sessions (Free)
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 11 a.m.: Advertising the Law: The Gems in the Legal Notices by Judy G. Russell.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 5 p.m.: From Research to Data with AI 3 of 5: Organising Information—Tables, Tags, and Templates by Andrew Redfern.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 10 April 2026, 11 a.m.: Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records by Ari Wilkins.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 14 April, 11 a.m.: 5 Ways to Use AI to Find Family in Final Records at MyHeritage by Cathy Wallace.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 15 April, 11 a.m.: DNA in Action 2 of 6: Writing Proofs including DNA by Karen Stanbary.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 15 April, 5 p.m.: From Research to Data with AI 4 of 5: Seeing Patterns—Summaries, Timelines, and Clusters by Andrew Redfern.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 17 April, 11 a.m.: Researching Métis Ancestors: Origins, Scrip, and Red River Records by Christine Woodcock.
* Ancestors and Algorithms: Ep. 32: Tracing Irish Ancestors With AI
* Family Tree Talk: Just shooting the (genealogy) breeze
* Research Like a Pro: RLP 404: RootsTech Class 2026 Class Takeaways
* The Family History AI Show: EP41: MyHeritage Announces Scribe AI, Dave Vance Talks AI at FamilyTreeDNA, Full Text Search at Fold3, Wikipedia's AI Ban
4) Recent YouTube Videos
* AIGroup Innovations LLC: 09 AI Powered Research Insights
* Allen County P ublic Library: "Gone But Not Forgotten" - Military Records and Genealogy
* Allen County P ublic Library: The Magic of Recording a Voice, a Story, and a Family History
* Allen County P ublic Library: Reimagining Family History Storytelling in a World Transformed by Data
* Allen County P ublic Library: Tracing Your Irish Roots An Intro to Irish Genealogy
* Ancestry: Comedy Icons And The History Behind The Laughs | Marathon | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry
* Ancestry: Using Ancestry Tools to Reveal the Meaning in Your Discoveries | RootsTech 2026 | Ancestry®
* BYU Library Family History Center: What to Expect When Working with a DNA Helper – Bonnie Bossert (1 April 2026)
* Carole McCulloch Geneablogger: GRO & Ancestry Split-Screen: How to Verify Birth Records FAST
* Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist: Vermont: Conversations of Green Mountain Kingdoms (with Mike Brousseau) | Episode 105
* Dallas Genealogical Society: Suddenly Scotland: An Introduction to Scottish Research
* Data Mining DNA: Every Person in Your Family Tree in a Spreadsheet
* Denyse Allen - Chronicle Makers: One Ancestor, Three AI Stories - Which One Will You Choose?
* Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound: Five Things You'll Find in Newspapers That Help Build Your Family Story
* Family History Foundation: How 100s of People Are Making Discoveries With These 15 Free Genealogy Forms - Walkthrough
* Family Tree Support: RootsTech 2026 Is Over… But FamilySearch Relatives Is STILL Live (For a Limited Time!)
* Family Tree Support: 3 Google Tools That Completely Transformed My Genealogy Workflow
* Family Tree Support: Stuck on a Genealogy Brick Wall? Here’s How I Use Perplexity AI to Break Through Faster
* Family Tree Support: Inherited Old Photos? Avoid These 4 Costly Genealogy Mistakes
* Family Tree Support: FamilySearch AI Is Getting Smarter in 2026… But Are You Using It Correctly?
* Family Tree Support: Uploading & Downloading GEDCOM Files on Ancestry
* Family Tree 123: The American Revolution in Your Family Tree: Finding Patriot & Loyalist Ancestors
* FamilySearch: DNA and Family History: The Basics
* FamilySearch: DNA Swim School – Part 1: Floating with One DNA Match
* Finding Family DNA: With 25 Donor Siblings, Her Donor Dad Was ID’d | Finding Family DNA | EP 16 Patreon
* Finding Family DNA: What Happened After the DNA Reunions? (2-Year Anniversary Special) | Finding Family DNA | Ep. 40
* Genealogy Quick Start: Clues and Maps w/ Annette Burke Lyttle, CG
* Genealogy TV: RootsTech 2026 - MH Daniel Horowitz Interview with NEW TRAITS
* GenTales Genealogy: Let's Talk About Lineage Societies
* How We Got Here Genealogy: Before the Titanic: The White Star Disaster the World Forgot
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: Italian Genealogy Records: The Migration Clues Everyone Misses
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: I Traced My Sicilian Family Back to San Gervaso
* Marcia Philbrick: Richmond Hammond Between the Records
* Marcia Philbrick: Richmond Hammond Vanishes at Dentist
* Marcia Philbrick: The Pension Ledger The 60 Year Cost of the Civil War
* PSG Photo Solutions: Boston 2026 Photo Managers Conference: Turning Fragile Albums into Lasting Photo Books
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) at Age 16 in 1830 in Norfolk county, Ontario
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Newspaper Article About Julia (White) Richmond in 1908 in Killoingly, Conn.
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: ABC Biography of the Burgess and Jerusha (--?--) Metcalf Family of New England
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Betty and Fred's Story: September to mid October 1943
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Jonathan and Amy Oatley Discuss a Move in 1834 to East Killingly, Conn.
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Life Story Presentation of the Burgess and Jerusha (--?--) Metcalf Family of New England
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Lyle Carringer Finds Courage in 1916-1917 in San Diego
* Santa Cruz Public Library: GSSCC: Randy Seaver, "From Census to Story: Bringing Ancestors to Life with Evidence, Context and AI
* The Formidable Genealogist: Episode 1: Your Learning Era | The Formidable Genealogist Studio
* The Formidable Genealogist: Episode 2: Ready to Go Pro? | The Formidable Genealogist Studio
* The Photo Managers: Turn Your Photos Into a Beautiful Book Using Canva
* Trace Your New England Roots: King Philip's War | Why This 17th Century Conflict Still Shapes New England
* WikiTree: WikiTree Tech Talk (March 2026)
* WikiTree: Ask Aleš: What Would You Like To Know About WikiTree Plus? w/host Greg Clarke (Apr 2026)
* WikiTree: WikiTree #SaturdayRoundup (4 Apr 2025)
5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 26 March to 1 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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