October is Family History Month, Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Filipino American History Month, and German American Heritage Month (Oktoberfest). It is a great time to celebrate your ancestors and learn more about their lives and your heritage.
As genealogists we are always looking for free resources and one of those resources are webinars. Since I am still working, I usually am not able to attend live webinars so I hope that they records some of these.
RootsTech Monthly Webinar Series
Did you know that RootsTech has a monthly webinar series? They advertise these on their website under Mini Events. These events are also advertised on FamilySearch. So what is scheduled for October?
- October 8 - 12:00pm EDT - German Empire Research – Understanding Your Ancestors Hometown Using Meyer’s Gazetteer
- October 10 - 12:00pm EDT - Using the FamilySearch Catalog
- October 15 - 12:00pm EDT - How to Build Quick Trees
- October 17 - 12:00pm EDT - Pilgrims, Puritans, and Piecers: Researching Early New England Settlers (1620-1700)
- October 22 - 12:00pm EDT - Registros parroquiales: Una introducción
- October 24 - 12:00pm EDT - Using the FamilySearch Community
BYU Library Family History Webinars
The BYU Library has monthly family history webinars which they advertise on their Family History Webinars website. You can join their email list to receive updates about upcoming events.
- October 10 - 7:00pm EDT - Mayhem on a Manifest
- October 17 - 7:00pm EDT - Mining the Treasures of FamilySearch
They also have Sunday Family History virtual classes.
- October 13 - 4:00pm EDT - FamilySearch Basics (for Latter-day Saints) 1: Getting to Know FamilySearch.org
- October 13 - 5:30pm EDT - Updated, Untangling a Mess on the FamilySearch Family Tree
- October 20 - 4:00pm EDT - FamilySearch Basics (for Latter-day Saints) 2: Adding & Correcting Info in Family Tree
- October 20 - 5:30pm EDT - How Do I…Find “Missing” Children in My Tree?
- October 27 - 4:00pm EDT - FamilySearch Basics (for Latter-day Saints) 3: Finding People to Add to Family Tree
- October 27 - 5:30pm EDT - Tracking Your Ancestors After a Divorce
Maybe you want to attend a Q&A session about a specific topic. BYU Library has designated times for Q&A Topics.
- Tuesdays & Thursdays - 5:00pm - Computer Tips & Tricks with Elder Van Celaya
- Mondays - 5:00pm EDT - French, French Canadian, Italian, Spanish Research with Sister Michele Templeman
- Mondays & Fridays - 2:00pm - Chinese Research with Elder Franklin West
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Legacy Family Tree Webinars have free as well as subscription webinars. Their free webinars are usually available for 7 days if you miss the scheduled event. After that they become part of the subscription service. You can find their current list of upcoming webinars on their webpage.
- October 8 - 2:00pm EDT - 5 Ways to Use AI to Involve Children & Youth in Family History
- October 9 - 8:00pm EDT - A History of Calendars for Genealogists
- October 11 - 11:30am EDT - Rubik's Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data
- October 11 - 12:45pm EDT - Probate Power: Parents for Charles, a Father of Phoebe
- October 11 - 3:30pm EDT - Evidence Mining & Context: Powerful Tools to Dig Deep
- October 11 - 4:45pm EDT - Strategies for Resolving Conflicting Evidence
- October 11 - 6:00pm EDT - Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard to Researching Enslaved Families
There are many more webinars that have been recorded and archived on these sites and others. So there is always something to study to increase your genealogy skills.
Also, remember that RootsTech will be live on March 6-8. You can now register for the early bird price of $99 until October 31. And be sure to take a look at the more than 1500 archived presentations from the previous years.
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