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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 24 to 30 September 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.


*  APG 2026 Virtual Professional Management Conference (members only) ($$, Virtual) -- 14 to 17 October 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.

*  RootsTech 2027 ($$ in-person, Free virtual) -- 4 to 6 March 2027.

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, 30 September, 11:30 a.m.:  UNreasonably Exhaustive Research: Finding a Mother & a Father for a Man of Common Name, Born c1788, Virginia by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 2 October, 11 a.m.:  Migration Pathways Between Canada and the United States You Haven’t Considered by Kathryn Lake Hogan.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 6 October, 6 p.m.:  Paternal or Maternal - Where Does This Match Fit? by Paul Woodbury.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 7 October, 8:30 a.m.:  Photo Restoration Using Free and Paid Tools Like Never Before by Kimball Carter.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 7 October, 9:45 a.m.: Cameras My Ancestors Held and What They Tell Us by Gordon L. McBean.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 7 October, 11 a.m.: Generations in Focus: Preserving Family Memories Through Photography by Angela Andrieux.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 9 October, 11 a.m.: They Came from Virginia: A Case Study in African American Research and Methodology by Julia A. Anderson.

3) Recent Podcasts:

* Ancestors and Algorithms:  Ep. 57: Find Her Maiden Name: Proving Parents with Indirect Evidence and AI





4) Recent YouTube Videos:








*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 28 Sept 2026


*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  She Was Only Thirteen - A Genealogy Song 







*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Movement & Migration w/ Dante Eubanks




*  Italian  Roots and Genealogy:  Your Italian Family History: A Guide to Getting Started

*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Historical Mysteries Recently Solved By DNA
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Scottish Burial Records
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  IIGS September Internet Tech and Tools for Genealogy

*  Marcia Philbrick: Rachel Elmeda Christy Explainer



*  Talking Family History:  Ancestry Unpacked 2026 Tips 13


5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 17 to 23  September 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.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2026/09/genealogy-education-bytes-week-of-24-to.html

Copyright (c) 2026, Randall J. Seaver

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 17 to 23 September 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.


*  APG 2026 Virtual Professional Management Conference (members only) ($$, Virtual) -- 14 to 17 October 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.

*  RootsTech 2027 ($$ in-person, Free virtual) -- 4 to 6 March 2027.

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, 23 September, 11:30 a.m.: Visual Phasing and Genetic Recombination: A 7-Generation Study by Jerome Spears.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 30 September, 7 a.m.: The Widow Won, the Barkeep Lost: Using Historical Context and the FAN Club to Enrich Your Family Stories Method by Candace Marx.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 30 September, 8:30 a.m.: Manuscripts and Timelines: Finding Ancestors in Personal Papers by J. Mark Lowe.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 30 September, 10 a.m.: Taming Same-Name Research by Jenny Haqnsen.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 30 September, 11:30 a.m.:  UNreasonably Exhaustive Research: Finding a Mother & a Father for a Man of Common Name, Born c1788, Virginia by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 2 October, 11 a.m.:  Migration Pathways Between Canada and the United States You Haven’t Considered by Kathryn Lake Hogan.

3) Recent Podcasts:

* Ancestors and Algorithms: Ep. 56: Negative Evidence: Dating a Death in Czech Texas


*  Family Tree Talk:  Elijah and the Minotaur

*  Lisa Louise Cookes Genealogy Gems:  Give that Boring Ancestor a Makeover! Episode 311



4) Recent YouTube Videos:
















*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Irish Research: What's In A Name

*  Kentucky Tennessee Research Associates:  Discovering Stories in my Family Research
*  Kentucky Tennessee Research Associates:  Its County Fair Time How did your Family Participate


*  Marcia Philbrick:  The 1880 Kansas Farmer




*  Talking Family History:  Ancestry unpacked News 2026 09 18


5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 10 to 16  September 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.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2026/09/genealogy-education-bytes-week-of-17-to.html

Copyright (c) 2026, Randall J. Seaver

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Using Artificial Intelligence To Create Images and Animation

My devoted readers know that I love to use Artificial Intelligence to create stories and graphics, and I often take time to make funny stories or graphics, usually about myself.

In the past two weeks, after seeing what my friends and colleagues on Facebook have done, I created:

1)  AI asked ChatGPT5 "Create an infographic for What you know about me?" and uploaded a recent photograph, and it created:


2)  My Facebook colleagues also came up with a Sketchbook idea, so I asked ChatGPT5 to "Create a Sketchbook infographic about me and my work."


That has many of the same features as the first infographic, just expressed differently.

3)  Some of my Facebook friends suggested making an Action Figure card using a photograph of yourself.  So I asked ChatGPT5 to "Show me what I'd look like as an action figure. It should be in a clear blister pack and look like like a collectible action figure with small, themed accessories and a matching colored cardboard backing. The product should look like a small retail toy" and uploaded an image created with the MyHeritage Time Machine feature of a Historian:

4)  But I noticed that there was no real "Action" there, so I asked ChatGPT5 to "Create a swashbuckling genealogist as an action figure? He might be fighting through a stream of land deeds or probate records in a county office" and the result was:


That's better!!!  

But wait.  Steve Little posed on Facebook today about Meta/Facebook's new Muse.ai tool that can create animation of an image (I know, other tools do this too, but I wanted to test out Muse.ai).

5)  I asked Muse.ai to eliminate eveeything but the swashbuckling Randy image and "Can you animate the genealogist -- swinging the sword, dancing, etc." 

Of course it can (the bonus is it added audio to the 10-seconde video):


6)  And my real-life friends wonder what I do all day holed in my genealogy cave!  

I'm still having great genealogy fun with my AI assistants, who have a great sense of humor and skills that I don't dream of having. 

None of these requests take very long - several minutes to create an image and video. I usually request them on the spur of the moment.

Everything I've done to date the past three years has been with FREE Artificial Intelligence tools.

My motto has changed now -- "Life is short, do genealogy first and celebrate with ice cream."

7)  What does your Action Figure look like?  Can you use AI to create images of an imaginary you?  And a short video?  Explore! Have fun!!  Amuse yourself (and your friends)!!! Maybe this should be a Saturday Night Genealogy Fun topic!

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page. Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.


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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 9 to 16 September 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.

*  2026 New York State Family History Conference ($$, In-person/Virtual, New York City) -- 18 to 19 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) 

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 16 September, 11:30 a.m.: Fresh Tools for Smarter Genealogy on MyHeritage by Daniel Horowitz.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 18 September, 11 a.m.: Husband, Father, and Revolutionary: The Case of Ramón Treviño by Lisa Medina.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 22 September, 11 a.m.: MyHeritage Family Trees: A Guide to All Features by James Tanner.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 23 September, 7 a.m.: Using 'What Are the Odds? Plus' (WATO) to Solve DNA Mysteries by Jonny Perl

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 23 September, 8:30 a.m.: Connecting with DNA Matches: Using Tools & Technology for Collaboration by Jennifer Zinck.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 23 September, 10 a.m.: Leafless but Not Hopeless: Identifying DNA Matches Without Trees by Paula Williams.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 23 September, 11:30 a.m.: Visual Phasing and Genetic Recombination: A 7-Generation Study by Jerome Spears.

3) Recent Podcasts:

* Ancestors and Algorithms: Ep. 55: The Blast Radius Method - Audit Your Family Tree With AI




*  Journey Through the Generations:  NEW BOOK! When DNA Tells a Different Story.


4) Recent YouTube Videos:








*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 14 Sept 2026







*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Property & Manumissions w/ Shamele



*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies:  Learn Your Heritage Languages-Eastern European Genealogy
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Internet Tools—FamilySearch Tips
*  Int'l Institute of Genealogical Studies: Methodology — How to use charts and genealogical numbering systems

*  Kentucky Tennessee Research Associates:  You've Got To Ask The Questions




*  Trace Your New England Roots:  This DNA Match Could Be My Viewer's Half Sibling!
*  Trace Your New England Roots:  Unexpected DNA Match? What to Do Next!


5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 3 to 9  September 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.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2026/09/genealogy-education-bytes-week-of-19-to.html

Copyright (c) 2026, Randall J. Seaver

Please comment on this post on the website by clicking the URL above and then the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post. Share your comment on X, Facebook, or Pinterest using the icons below. Or contact me by email at randy.seaver@gmail.com. Note that all comments are moderated and may not appear immediately.

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