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.
* Palatines To America National Conference ($$, In-person, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) -- 18 to 19 June 2026.
* FEEFHS Annual Conference ($$, In-person, in Salt Lake City) -- 5 to 7 August 2026.
* Pennsylvania's Genealogy Event "PaGE" 2026 Conference ($$, Virtual) -- 6 to 8 August 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)
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 -- Friday, 12 June, 8 a.m.: Land Records of Upper Canada 1 of 3: Crown Land Petitions by Janice Nickerson.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 12 June, 9:30 a.m.: Land Records of Upper Canada 2 of 3: Heir & Devisee Commission Files by Janice Nickerson.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 12 June, 11 a.m.: Land Records of Upper Canada 3 of 3: Land Registry Office Records by Janice Nickerson.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 16 June, 11 a.m.: Mastering Data Collection by Jill Morelli.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 17 June, 11 a.m.: DNA in Action 3 of 6: Generating Clues from DNA Networks by Karen Stanbary.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 19 June, 11 a.m.: Descendants in Dialogue: Connecting Families of the Enslaved and Enslavers by Sharon Batiste Gillins and Cheri Hudson Passey.
* Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 23 June, 11 a.m.: Top 10 Canadian Collections at MyHeritage by Kaye-Prince-Hillenberg.
3) Recent Podcasts:
* Ancestors and Algorithms: Ep. 41: Tracing Enslaved Ancestors with AI | Using Perplexity, Claude, NotebookLM, and ChatGPT to...
* Ancestral Findings: When the Markers Are Gone, the History Remains
* Family Tree Talk: How the family history community makes all the difference
* Research Like a Pro: RLP 413: Using Claude's Custom Skills for Genealogy Research Reports
4) Recent YouTube Videos:
* Ancestry: How to Use a Family Reunion to Grow Your Family Tree | Tips & Tricks Virtual Event | Ancestry
* Ancestry Aimee: 3 Things AI Does Perfectly (and 2 That Will Ruin Your Family Stories)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Understanding and Improving a FamilySearch Data Quality Score - James Tanner (4 Jun 2026)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Swedish Family History Research - Maureen Brady (3 June 2026)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Beginning Your Place Search with FamilySearch Places – James Tanner (7 Jun 2026)
* BYU Library Family History Center: Finding People to Add to Family Tree (for Latter-day Saints) - Kathryn Grant (7 Jun 2026)
* Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist: Connecticut: The Windsor Witch | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 114
* Denyse Allen • Chronicle Makers: I Let AI Fact-Check My Genealogy Research (And It Was Brutal)
* DNA Family Tree: Getting Started with Stemma - Basic overview to get started with Stemma
* Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound: FamilySearch Full-Text Search: Find Records You Didn't Know Existed
* Family History Foundation: Annotate Your Genealogy Files Desktop PDF Drawing Hack
* Family Tree Support: Family Book Creator 2024 Is Finally Here! | Best New Features for Genealogists
* Family Tree Support: Why “Perfect” AI Genealogy Stories Are Dangerous
* Family Tree Support: Why Your Ancestors “Disappear” in Records (And How Genealogists Find Them Again)
* Family Tree Support: 4 Gemini Gem Prompts Every Genealogist Should Be Using
* Family Tree Support: Why You Should NEVER Ignore “No Image Available” Records on Ancestry
* Family Tree Support: The BEST Online Marriage Records for Finding Your Ancestors in the U.S.
* FamilySearch: FamilySearch Labs Rapid Fire: 3 New Features
* Forgotten Family Lines: How To Solve An Old PHOTO Mystery!
* Genealogy TV: National Genealogical Society Conference 2026
* Italian Roots and Genealogy: The Gemello Family: Surviving Prohibition in California
* Marcia Philbrick: The Paper Trail of Private Hutchinson
* Marcia Philbrick: Albert's Road
* Marcia Philbrick: Albert Hutchinson Audio Overview
* PSG Photo Solutions: Saved From the Fire! A Photo Legacy Story with Nancy McFarland
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Edward Hildreth's Life in 1845 at Age 14 in Townsend, Massachusetts
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Alexander and Rachel (Morley) Whittle Family Adventure from England to Australia in 1840
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: ABC Biography of the Philip Jacob and Maria Barbara (Wilhelm) Konig family of York, Pennsylvania
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Betty and Fred's Story: Building a Life Together - February to April 1944
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Slide Presentation: Life Story of Torger Sjursen Leland and Anna Ellingsdatter Natvig of Wisconsin
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Slide Presentation: Life Story of the Robert and Elizabeth Ballard Seaver Family of Roxbury, Mass.
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Life of the Nicholas Brocke Family of Kendrick, Idaho in 1905 Part 3
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: A Song -- "Seaver Roots of Roxbury"
* Randy Seaver, Geneaholic: Emily and Lyle's Story: Lyle's First Day of Work at the Post Exchange
* Santa Cruz Public Library: GSSCC Lecture: Get Transcribing with Transkribus! with Pamela Brigham, May 6, 2025
* The Diehl on Genealogy: This One Mistake Killed Your Genealogy Search | How to Fix It Now
* The Formidable Genealogist: Episode 14: Finding Native American Records | The Formidable Genealogist Studio
* The Photo Managers: Clean Up Android Photos in Minutes (Not Hours)
* Trace Your New England Roots: Yellow Feather: The Brewing Storm in 1660s New England!
* WikiTree: Ask Aleš: What Would You Like To Know About WikiTree Plus? w/host Greg Clark (June 2026)
* Write Your Family History With Devon Noel Lee: Incorporate Historical Context And Write Better Family History Stories
5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 28 May to 3 June 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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