Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 9 to 15 July 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.

*  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.

*  5th Annual East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference ($$, In-person + Recordings, Boston, Mass.) -- 21 to 23 August 2026.

*  2026 New York State Family History Conference ($$, In-person, Virtual, New York City) -- 18 to19 September 2026.

*  2026 Heritage Books Genealogical Conference & Cruise with Angie Bush, Blaine Bettinger, and Craig Scott ($$, In-person, Cruise from Miami, Florida) -- 6 to 17 November 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) ($$, In-person, 

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 15 July, 11 a.m.: Advanced Topics in DNA 4 of 5: Advanced Clustering and Organizing by Blaine D. Bettinger.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 17 July, 11 a.m.: Wills and Testaments in the Spanish Colonial Southwest by Henrietta Martinez Christmas.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 21 July, 11 a.m.:  DNA Helps Identify Parents for James Dolan by Jennifer Zinck.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 21 July, 11 a.m.: Solving Pre-1850 Identity Mysteries: The Case of Martha Brown Chandler by Marian Pierre-Louis.

3) Recent Podcasts:

* Ancestors and Algorithms:  
Ep. 46: The Paper Son - Chinese Roots and AI | Cracking a Chinese Exclusion Act Case




*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Roots 50th Anniversary with Chris Haley - Episode 309


4) Recent YouTube Videos:








*  Denyse Allen • Chronicle Makers: AI Found What My Family Was Really Doing in 1776

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Every Genealogist Will Understand This Song





* Italian Roots and Genealogy:  Your Italian Surname's Secret Germanic Past

*  Jennifer Holik  - Ancestral Souls Wisdom School: Accessing the Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for WWII, Korea or Vietnam
*  Jennifer Holik  - Ancestral Souls Wisdom School: Writing & Publishing a Veteran Book


*  Marcia Philbrick:  The Price of the Ride







*  Write Your Family History With Devon Noel Lee:  Stop Ruining Your Family History Book With JOBLESS Chapters


5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 2 to 8 July 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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