Educational Opportunities

Genealogy Learning Opportunities

Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Conference Keeper-- the most complete collection of Genealogy events online!!

Facebook Groups with a Genealogy focus are also a great resource and there are a variety of groups which range from beginner to advanced including genetic genealogy groups.

Federation of Genealogical Societies-- Many of the state societies sponsor free webinars.  Great Resources here!


Webinars I have Attended and Recommend:

• FAN + GPS + DNA: The Problem-Solver's Great Trifecta-Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
• Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries-Blaine T. Bettinger, PhD, JD
• The "WHO" of Genetic Genealogy-Blaine T. Bettinger, PhD, JD
• How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA by Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D. 
• When Does Newfound Evidence Overturn a Proved Conclusion?--by Tom Jones, PhD, CG, CGL
• No, no, Nanette! What negative evidence is..and isn't-Judy G Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL 
• When Worlds Collide: Resolving Conflicts in Genealogical Records-Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• Becoming a Genealogy Detective --Sharon S Atkins
• Bullet Journaling for Genealogy--Kathryn Lake Hogan, UE, PLCGS
• Strategies to Find the Most Challenging Ancestors with Autosomal DNA Data-- James M. Baker PhD, CG
• So Many Historic Books: How Can I Find My People?-- James M. Baker PhD, CG
• Tips and Tricks to Organizing Your Genealogy - -Shannon Combs-Bennett 
• Finding Dirk:  Insanity in the 19th Century -- Jill Morelli CG
• Weaving DNA Test Results into a Proof Argument-- Karen Stanbary MA CG
• Finding Missing Persons With DNA Testing-- Diahan Southard
• What Now? Your Next Steps with Autosomal DNA Testing by Diahan Southard 
• MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS--Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL
• Using atDNA to Verify and Expand Genealogy--Emily Aulicino
• Apprentices, Indentured Servants, and Redemptioners: White Slavery in America --Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG 
• Misbegotten Children: Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate-Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG
• Nurse, Matrons, Laundresses & Cooks. Documenting Women in the Civil War--Angela Y. Walton-Raji
• Take Me Back to Where I Belong: Transportation Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau--Angela Y. Walton-Raji
• Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush's Father--Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL
• Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors--LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, 
• Tracing Slave and Slaveowner Ancestors with DNA and Genealogy--Nicka Smith
• Finding Isaac Rogers--Nicka Smith
• Get Excited about Your Pre-1870 African American Research--Diane L. Richards
• Are You My Grandpa? Men of the Same Name--Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG
• What's In a Name? Every Surname Tells a Story--Tessa Keough
• Introduction to Quaker Genealogy Research--Craig R. Scott, MA, CG, FUGA
• Early Religious Experience in America: Theology Behind the Records--  Michael D. Lacopo
• Navigating YDNA at FTDNA.com - by Geoff Rasmussen and Diahan Southard
• Your Whiteboard in the Cloud: Trello for Genealogists --Lisa Alzo
• Researching Criminal Records--Ron Arons 
• State-Land States and Federal-Land States: Researching U.S. Land Records Beyond the Basics: Vital Records & Related Sources--George G. Morgan
• North Carolina Land Grants--Dr. A. B. Pruitt
• Finding and Using Land Ownership Maps--Rick Sayre CG, CGL, FUGA
• Migration Patterns East of the Mississippi Prior to 1860--Mary Hill, AG
• Neighborhood Reconstruction: Effective Use of Land Records"--Mary Hill, AG