Free Genealogy Webinars in September: A Gift from Legacy Family Tree

Who doesn't love free? As we move into fall and perhaps have a bit more indoor time than we had during the summer, we have received a gift of educational webinars from the software company, Legacy Family Tree, and the genealogy website, MyHeritage. They are sponsoring a series of twenty free webinars, called "Webtember: All Genealogy. All September Long," and you can watch each lecture as a livestream or view the digital recordings at your leisure. Here are all the details. . .

Although the series has begun, there are still ten livestreaming sessions for which you can register, some of which are being taught by genealogy heavy-hitters, such as Elizabeth Shown Mills and Maureen Taylor.

The webinars are being offered on Friday, 20 September and Friday, 27 September 2024 at specific times noted on the website. If you are interested, here are the upcoming livestream webinars:

• "The Real Life of New England Vital Records," by Diana MacLean Boumenot, CG
• "Broken Branches: How to Detect Cases of Misattributed Parentage," by Paul Woodbury, AG
• "Using the Hudson Bay Company Records for Genealogy Research," by Tara Shymanski
• "Researching in Jalisco," by Lisa Medina
• "5 Ways to Make the Most of MyHeritage.com Photo Tools," by Maureen Taylor
• "Church Records in Archives," by Melissa Barker
• "Top 10 Tips for Working with the Old German Handwriting," by Katherine Schober
• "Irish Landed Estates," by Natalie Bodle
• "Reuniting Sisters Separated During WWII After 70 Years," by Nitay Elboym
• "Finding Origins and Birth Families: Methods That Work," by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

Ten of the webinars are now available as one-hour recordings, and you can watch them on the Legacy Family Tree website. Here is what is available:

• "Explore Millions of Norwegian Historical Records," by Vidar Overlie
• "Finding John Lee: The Saga Continues," by Nick Smith
• "Translating German Newspapers—As Easy as Wins, Zwei, Drei," by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG
• "The Neighbors Knew: Strategies for Finding YOUR Ancestral Details in THEIR Records," by Paula Stuart Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA
• "Luff in the Devon Cottages: Exploring a One-Place Study," by Kirsty Gray
• "Six Ways to Figure Out How We're Related," by Roberta Estes
• "Elizabeth Matson—the wife of Timothy Mather born 1711 or Timothy Mather born 1737?" by Bryna O'Sullivan
• "10 Things You Don't Know About Cemeteries," by Gena Philibert-Ortega
• "Researching Your Birmingham Ancestors," by Mike Sharpe
• "Bridging Generations: Connecting with Living Relatives Through MyHeritage," by Lisa Lisson

Anything sound interesting to you? If so, go to the Legacy Family Tree website and follow the simple directions for registering, or just scroll down to the bottom of that page to find the recordings. Click on a link and enjoy watching.

While we are on the subject of Legacy Family Tree, if you are a member of St. Louis Genealogical Society and are a PC owner who uses this genealogy software, we have two classes available for you on the StLGS website. The first is a digital recording of "Legacy Family Tree, Version 10," which you can find on our "Recorded Classes" page. (Be sure to log in first so you can get to the recording.) The second is a hybrid class, in-person at our StLGS office in Maplewood, on Saturday, 21 September. Called "Advanced Legacy Family Tree," you will find it on the "Current Classes" page, where you can still register. Both classes are taught by StLGS volunteer and longtime Legacy Family Tree user, Cathy Amen.