Continuing Education and Conferences/Webinars
Webinars - Online Classes
American Ancestors - The New England Genealogical Society - Online Classes - Link
From the Ancestry blog "Free At-Home Education Resources from Ancestry and Access to Nearly 500M National Archives Records" - Link
Ancestry Academy, from Ancestry.com, provides dozens of FREE classes online. - Link
APGen, The Association of Professional Genealogists has several online events coming soon, see the list at this link: - Link
Brigham Young University Independent Study, a variety of courses on family history topics completely free and available online. - Link
Family History Library (FamilySearch) Classes and Webinars, from the LDS church - Link
See this page for dozens of classes online - Link
Fountaindale Public Library (Bolingbrook, IL) Genealogy Club and Webinars - Link
FamilyTree Webinars are free to the public and sponsored by FamilyTree Legacy - Link
GeneaWebinars, a blog with the latest news on what’s available to view online - Link
From the Ancestry blog "Free At-Home Education Resources from Ancestry and Access to Nearly 500M National Archives Records" - Link
Ancestry Academy, from Ancestry.com, provides dozens of FREE classes online. - Link
APGen, The Association of Professional Genealogists has several online events coming soon, see the list at this link: - Link
Brigham Young University Independent Study, a variety of courses on family history topics completely free and available online. - Link
Family History Library (FamilySearch) Classes and Webinars, from the LDS church - Link
See this page for dozens of classes online - Link
Fountaindale Public Library (Bolingbrook, IL) Genealogy Club and Webinars - Link
FamilyTree Webinars are free to the public and sponsored by FamilyTree Legacy - Link
GeneaWebinars, a blog with the latest news on what’s available to view online - Link
The Indiana State Library is hosting the Genealogy and Local History Fair virtually in 2020! Registration is free and required. This year's theme is "The Women in Your Family Tree," examining techniques for researching women as well as looking at women's suffrage and other 19th-century social movements.
Saturday, October 24, 2020 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
This even will be held via Zoom. When you register, you will receive an email confirming your registration. Links to the Zoom sessions will be sent closer to the event.
This event is eligible for LEUs for Indiana librarians.
Highly acclaimed speakers Gena Philibert-Ortega and Katherine Willson will present.
Presentations
Gena Philibert-Ortega will speak on “25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors,” providing information to help identify, trace, and discover more about your female ancestors. Gena will also present “Fabric, Cigars, and Murder,” presenting her research on a community of Hoosier women who worked on a 1930s-era quilt top she discovered in California.
Katherine Willson will present “Social Reform Movements of the 19th Century, examining the beginnings of the women’s suffrage movement and other social reforms such as free public education, prison reform, and temperance. She will discuss where records pertaining to these movements can be found. Katherine will also hold a Question and Answer session to answer questions provided by Fair attendees.
Saturday, October 24, 2020 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
This even will be held via Zoom. When you register, you will receive an email confirming your registration. Links to the Zoom sessions will be sent closer to the event.
This event is eligible for LEUs for Indiana librarians.
Highly acclaimed speakers Gena Philibert-Ortega and Katherine Willson will present.
Presentations
Gena Philibert-Ortega will speak on “25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors,” providing information to help identify, trace, and discover more about your female ancestors. Gena will also present “Fabric, Cigars, and Murder,” presenting her research on a community of Hoosier women who worked on a 1930s-era quilt top she discovered in California.
Katherine Willson will present “Social Reform Movements of the 19th Century, examining the beginnings of the women’s suffrage movement and other social reforms such as free public education, prison reform, and temperance. She will discuss where records pertaining to these movements can be found. Katherine will also hold a Question and Answer session to answer questions provided by Fair attendees.
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RootsTech Goes Virtual in 2021
RootsTech Goes Virtual in 2021Online event expected to attract global audience
FamilySearch has announced that RootsTech 2021 will be held in February as a free, virtual event.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual family history conference originally scheduled for February 3–6, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, will now be held online February 25–27, 2021.
“The pandemic is giving us the opportunity to bring RootsTech to a broader audience worldwide,” said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. “A virtual event also allows us to expand our planning to truly make this a global celebration of family and connection.”
RootsTech, hosted by FamilySearch, has become the largest event of its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants every year.
RootsTech Connect 2021 will feature a variety of keynote speakers, dozens of classes in multiple languages and a virtual marketplace.
Throughout the three-day online event, attendees will have the ability to interact with presenters, exhibitors and other attendees through live chat and Q&A sessions.
“Classes will be taught in many languages, and presenters will teach from a number of international locations,” said Rockwood. “We will celebrate cultures and traditions from around the world, with activities that the audience can participate in from home — such as homeland cooking demonstrations, storytelling and music performances. This is one virtual event you won’t want to miss.”
RootsTech Connect 2021 will offer a combination of both livestream and on-demand content to accommodate differences in time zones for participants. In addition, sessions will be available to view on-demand after the event concludes.
RootsTech organizers hope participants can gather in-person again in the future, but they anticipate that the RootsTech Connect virtual opportunity will become a regular addition to the conference.
Visit rootstech.org to register for the free virtual event.
FamilySearch has announced that RootsTech 2021 will be held in February as a free, virtual event.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual family history conference originally scheduled for February 3–6, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, will now be held online February 25–27, 2021.
“The pandemic is giving us the opportunity to bring RootsTech to a broader audience worldwide,” said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. “A virtual event also allows us to expand our planning to truly make this a global celebration of family and connection.”
RootsTech, hosted by FamilySearch, has become the largest event of its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants every year.
RootsTech Connect 2021 will feature a variety of keynote speakers, dozens of classes in multiple languages and a virtual marketplace.
Throughout the three-day online event, attendees will have the ability to interact with presenters, exhibitors and other attendees through live chat and Q&A sessions.
“Classes will be taught in many languages, and presenters will teach from a number of international locations,” said Rockwood. “We will celebrate cultures and traditions from around the world, with activities that the audience can participate in from home — such as homeland cooking demonstrations, storytelling and music performances. This is one virtual event you won’t want to miss.”
RootsTech Connect 2021 will offer a combination of both livestream and on-demand content to accommodate differences in time zones for participants. In addition, sessions will be available to view on-demand after the event concludes.
RootsTech organizers hope participants can gather in-person again in the future, but they anticipate that the RootsTech Connect virtual opportunity will become a regular addition to the conference.
Visit rootstech.org to register for the free virtual event.