Saturday, September 28, 2019

Registration is OPEN for the Scottish ViC (Virtual Conference)



The third annual Scottish ViC takes place on Saturday, January 25th, 2020. 

We bring the learning to YOU. No need to travel. Enjoy learning from experts who are intimately familiar with the records and topics they will be presenting to you from the comfort of home. 
The day is fast-paced, informative and interactive. Each presentation is followed by a live Q&A with the presenter. 


The learning offered during the ViC is unmatched anywhere else and it really is testament to the fact that your Scottish ancestors are waiting to be found on the shelves of libraries and archives in Scotland.

Registration includes access to all 7 presentations, the syllabus and the marketplace for 7 days following the ViC to allow for learning to take place during waking hours for those not in the Eastern Time Zone (North America)

Topics and presenters: 


Archivist Margaret Fox will show us the richness of Wills and Testaments for genealogy research


Archivist Irene O'Brien will share with us the information that is available in the records generated upon one's death


Genealogist Emma Maxwell will share her knowledge of the genealogical gems available in both Prison and Asylum records (2 separate presentations)


Aoife O'Connor of the British Newspaper Archive will show us how to discover more about the social history and lives of our Scottish ancestors using Newspapers


Historian Stephen Mullen will shed some light on Scotland's participation in the Caribbean Slave Trade


Genealogy Educator Christine Woodcock will broaden our understanding of the reasons that brought Scots to Canada

Ready to register for the ViC? Here's the link: https://www.genealogyvic.com/

Friday, September 27, 2019

The Home Archivist: Preserving Family Records Like a Pro! - free webinar by Melissa Barker now online for limited time

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The recording of today's webinar, "The Home Archivist: Preserving Family Records Like a Pro!” by Melissa Barker is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.
Webinar Description
Learn from a professional archivist how to preserve, protect and archive family records, photographs and artifacts. Best practices for organization, purchasing archival materials and practical records preservation that any home archivist can achieve! Learn how to process your collection of genealogical records from start to finish. Learn the steps archivists use to process small and large records collections at the archives and how you can use these steps to get a handle on your family records collections!
 
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The Stories Behind the Segments10/1/2019
Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
A Day Out With Your DNA10/2/2019
Diahan Southard
Mitä teen sitten, kun saan DNA-tulokseni (Finnish)10/8/2019
Juha Vuorela
50 Records that Document Female Ancestors10/9/2019
Gena Philibert-Ortega
Hoe kan ik mijn MyHeritage familiestamboom beter beheren? (Dutch)10/14/2019
Willeke Binnendijk
Civil Law Records in Genealogical Research: Notarial Records10/15/2019
Claire Bettag, CG
Italian Civil Registration (Stato Civile): Going Beyond the Basics10/16/2019
Melanie D. Holtz, CG
Privacy: How to Protect Your Information Online10/22/2019
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
Die MyHeritage Matching Technologien (German)10/23/2019
Silvia da Silva
Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist: 2019 edition10/23/2019
Geoff Rasmussen
Decoding Secret Societies: Finding Your Female Fraternal Ancestors10/25/2019
Michael L. Strauss, AG
Comment mieux gérer votre site familial sur MyHeritage (French)10/28/2019
Elisabeth Zetland
Seven Steps to Manage Digital Files10/30/2019
Denise May Levenick
Trove: An Australian and Beyond Genealogical Treasure11/5/2019
Helen Smith
Native American Research: Things You May Not Know11/19/2019
Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA
Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest12/3/2019
Paul Milner
Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens and Borders12/17/2019
J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
See you online!

New "Member Friday" Webinar - Research in the Equality State - Wyoming Research Tips by Cari Taplin, CG

New "Member Friday" Webinar - Research in the Equality State - Wyoming Research Tips by Cari Taplin, CG
Every Friday we're pleased to offer Legacy Family Tree Webinar subscribers a new bonus webinar just for them! This Friday enjoy "Research in the Equality State - Wyoming Research Tips" by Cari Taplin, CG. 

Research in the Equality State - Wyoming Research

This presentation will give a broad overview of the history of Wyoming and how it’s development into a state will affect your research strategies. We will examine records, repositories both online and off, and take a look at a sample case study.
Research in the Equality State - Wyoming Research Tips by Cari Taplin, CG

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About the Presenter
Cari Taplin, CGCari A. Taplin is related to Roy Rogers. Or at least that's what her family told her. As a result, finding her true heritage has been her focus since the year 2000. She is a native of Wood County, Ohio but migrated to Wyoming, Colorado and now Pflugerville, Texas which is just outside Austin. Cari holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and has served in a wide variety of volunteer and leadership positions for state, local, and national societies. She currently serves on the boards of the Association for Professional Genealogists and is the Vice President of Membership for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. As the owner of GenealogyPANTS, she provides speaking, research, and consultation services. Cari focuses on midwestern and Great Lakes states and methodology.
 
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Thursday, September 26, 2019

Register for Webinar Friday - The Home Archivist: Preserving Family Records Like a Pro! by Melissa Barker

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Learn from a professional archivist how to preserve, protect and archive family records, photographs and artifacts. Best practices for organization, purchasing archival materials and practical records preservation that any home archivist can achieve! Learn how to process your collection of genealogical records from start to finish. Learn the steps archivists use to process small and large records collections at the archives and how you can use these steps to get a handle on your family records collections!
 
Join us and Melissa Barker for the live webinar Friday, September 27 at 2pm eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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MelissaBarker-144x144Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager currently working as the Houston County, Tennessee Archivist. She is also a professional genealogist lecturing, teaching and writing about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual webinar presentations all across the United States for genealogical and historical societies. She writes a popular blog entitled “A Genealogist in the Archives”. She is the Reviews Editor for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) magazine FORUM. In 2016, she started a bi-weekly advice column entitled “The Archive Lady” that can be viewed at Abundant Genealogy. She has been researching her own family history for the past 28 years.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Unlocking English & Welsh Civil Registration Records - free webinar by Mike Mansfield now online

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The recording of today's webinar, "Unlocking English & Welsh Civil Registration Records” by Mike Mansfield is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free.
Webinar Description
Civil registration records in England and Wales began in 1837 and can provide extensive information about your ancestors. Learn about these valuable records and how you can access the index to these records on MyHeritage, which allows you to easily procure them from the General Register Office.
 
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Register for our upcoming webinars (free)
Ahnenforschung für Beginner (German)9/25/2019
Andrea Bentschneider
Meaningful Tables and Graphs for Correlation in Family History9/25/2019
Ruth Wilson Craig, CG
The Home Archivist: Preserving Family Records Like a Pro!9/27/2019
Melissa Barker
The Stories Behind the Segments10/1/2019
Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Civil Law Records in Genealogical Research: Notarial Records10/15/2019
Claire Bettag, CG
Trove: An Australian and Beyond Genealogical Treasure11/5/2019
Helen Smith
Native American Research: Things You May Not Know11/19/2019
Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA
Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest12/3/2019
Paul Milner
Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens and Borders12/17/2019
J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
See you online!

Register for Webinar Wednesday: Meaningful Tables and Graphs for Correlation in Family History by Ruth Wilson Craig, CG

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The objective of this webinar is to give viewers concrete examples of how tables and graphs can be used in family history reports and presentations.
 
Join us and Ruth Wilson Craig, CG for the live webinar Wednesday, September 25 at 2pm eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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RuthCraig-144x144Ruth Craig has spent most of her professional career as a Professor at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She recently received the credential of Certified Genealogist®, having been drawn into the field when she applied for re-naturalized German citizenship based on her father’s German-Jewish heritage. Her areas of interest include Massachusetts/New Hampshire/New York and French-Canadian genealogy. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Mayflower Society.

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Register for Tuesday's MyHeritage webinar: Unlocking English & Welsh Civil Registration Records by Mike Mansfield

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Civil registration records in England and Wales began in 1837 and can provide extensive information about your ancestors. Learn about these valuable records and how you can access the index to these records on MyHeritage, which allows you to easily procure them from the General Register Office.
 
Join us and Mike Mansfield for the live webinar Tuesday, September 24 at 2pm eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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MikeMansfield-144x144Mike Mansfield works for MyHeritage.com as the Director of Content Operations. Previously Mike has worked for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch and has been active in the genealogy and family history domain for the last 20 years. Mike has presented at numerous genealogical conferences and symposia in the United States, England, Scandinavia, and Australia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from BYU and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University.
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Friday, September 20, 2019

1,000 Webinars: History, Bloopers, Inside the Tech, and what's next - free webinar by Geoff Rasmussen now online

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The recording of today's webinar, "1,000 Webinars: History, Bloopers, Inside the Tech, and what's next” by Geoff Rasmussen is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free.
Webinar Description
Celebrate our 1,000th webinar together as we recall the history, relive the bloopers, remember the emotions, and view never-before-revealed insights of the behind-the-scenes of the webinar series that revolutionized genealogy education.
 
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If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 44 minute recording of "1,000 Webinars: History, Bloopers, Inside the Tech, and what's next" is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. 
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Register for our upcoming webinars (free)
MyHeritage ADN : les fonctionnalités avancées (French)9/23/2019
Marie Cappart
Unlocking English & Welsh Civil Registration Records9/24/2019
Mike Mansfield
Ahnenforschung für Beginner (German)9/25/2019
Andrea Bentschneider
Meaningful Tables and Graphs for Correlation in Family History9/25/2019
Ruth Wilson Craig, CG
The Home Archivist: Preserving Family Records Like a Pro!9/27/2019
Melissa Barker
The Stories Behind the Segments10/1/2019
Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Civil Law Records in Genealogical Research: Notarial Records10/15/2019
Claire Bettag, CG
Trove: An Australian and Beyond Genealogical Treasure11/5/2019
Helen Smith
Native American Research: Things You May Not Know11/19/2019
Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA
Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest12/3/2019
Paul Milner
Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens and Borders12/17/2019
J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
See you online!

New "Member Friday" Webinar - From Venezia to Catania: the Basics of Italian Research by Melanie Holtz, CG

New "Member Friday" Webinar - From Venezia to Catania: the Basics of Italian Research by Melanie Holtz, CG
Every Friday we're pleased to offer Legacy Family Tree Webinar subscribers a new bonus webinar just for them! This Friday enjoy "From Venezia to Catania: the Basics of Italian Research" by Melanie Holtz, CG. 

From Venezia to Catania: the Basics of Italian Research

This webinar focuses on the reasons for researching your Italian ancestors, the historical background and political structures that affect what records were created and where they can be found, as well as the key record types and collections that can be used to research your Italian ancestors.
From Venezia to Catania: the Basics of Italian Research by Melanie Holtz, CG

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About the Presenter
Melanie HoltzMelanie D. Holtz, CG is a full-time professional genealogist, lecturer, and writer specializing in Italian genealogy and dual citizenship. She operates an international research firm that maintains offices in both the U.S. and Italy. Melanie is a board-certified genealogist who lectures and writes on Italian genealogy, professional development, and genealogical standards.
She is a former APG board member and chair of the Professional Development Committee, where she advocated for mentorship and expanded educational offerings within the organization. Melanie has published multiple Italian genealogy courses, as well as “The Family Tree Italian Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Italy.”
 
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

FREE Virtual Q&A: Your English Genealogy Research Questions, Answered!



 Do you have questions about tracing your British ancestors? 
Need answers for breaking down your English genealogy research "brick walls"?

Join us for a FREE Virtual Q&A!

Legacy Tree Genealogists is hosting a LIVE Q&A on their Facebookpage, broadcast live from their booth at the Family Roots Expo in Saint George. One of our English genealogy experts, Jacqueline Tritsch, will be answering YOUR questions about English genealogy research.

Friday, 27 September, 2019
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. MT 
(5 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. ET)

Submit your questions prior to the event at https://www.legacytree.com/live, then visit the Legacy Tree Genealogists Facebook page on Friday, 27 September at 6 p.m. MST for the answers! 


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Register for Webinar Wednesday: Research Latin America Genealogical Resources on the Internet by Daniel Horowitz

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This webinar will refer to many genealogical and general resources, computer databases, cemeteries, immigration, and citizenship records available in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. Daniel will provide a brief overview of government records available online, how to access them or get in touch with organizations, schools, clubs, cemeteries, newspapers, genealogical societies, and more.
 
Join us and Daniel Horowitz for the live webinar Wednesday, September 18 at 2pm eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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Danielhorowitz-144x144Genealogy Expert at MyHeritage, providing key contributions liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world. Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, he was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela for 15 years. Daniel is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects and holds a board level position at the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA).

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Monday, September 16, 2019

Register for Tuesday's BCG webinar (live-only): Civil Law Concepts and Genealogy by Claire Bettag, CG

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(Live webinar only - no recording will be available.) Civil law - as opposed to common law - is a legal system that governs private relationships and interactions in most non-English speaking countries. Rooted in principles derived from ancient Roman law, it is the legal system that governs an estimated 60% of the world’s populations, including most European countries. Consequently, researchers tracing ancestral lines outside the United States frequently encounter records created in a civil law tradition. Proper interpretation of those records requires understanding the underlying civil law principles. In the United States only the state of Louisiana is today ruled by civil law, a legacy of the state’s unique colonial history under France and Spain. Colonial records created under civil law are also among the colonial records of California, parts of the Mississippi Valley, the Gulf Coast, and the American southwest. This presentation discusses major legal concepts that affect records and research in civil law societies.
 
Join us, the Board for Certification of Genealogy, and Claire Bettag, CG for the live webinar Tuesday, September 17 at 8pm eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. 

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About the presenter
ClaireBettag-144x144Claire Bettag, CG, FUGA, FNGS, is a professional genealogist in Washington D.C. focusing on Louisiana French and Acadian families. She has lectured nationally and was a contributing author to Professional Genealogy (ed. Elizabeth Shown Mills, 2001). She has published in the NGS Quarterly, APG Quarterly, and other publications. Currently she is writing a book about her paternal line for private publication. She has served as the director of NIGR (now Gen-Fed) and a ProGen mentor, and on the boards of NGS, APG, and BCG. She is on the NGSQ editorial board and volunteers at the National Archives.
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Webinar time
The webinar will be live on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at:
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  8. Listen via headset (USB headsets work best), your computer speakers, or by phone. 
We look forward to seeing you all there!