What to Expect from FamilySearch in 2025
This Week’s Online Genealogy Events
Choose from selected free online events today. All times are ET except as noted. Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed. Find out about a few more, mainly US events, at Conference Keeper.
Tuesday, 7 January
2 pm: Ottawa Genealogy Drop-in for OGS Ottawa Branch.
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/virtual-genealogy-drop-in-2-2025-01-07/
2:30 pm: Ancestry.com – Beyond the Basics, by Susan Kim for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12433364
7:30 pm: Where Have All the Obits Gone? by Gordon McBean for OGS Durham Branch.
https://ogs.on.ca/events/durham-virtual-meeting-where-have-all-the-obits-gone-gordon-mcbean/
Wednesday, 8 January
7:30 pm: Researching the McEwan Family, by Anne Kay for OGS Huron Branch.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-researching-the-mcewan-family/
8 pm: Genealogy Meets AI: Panel Discussion with Andrew Redfern, Blaine Bettinger, Diana Elder, Mark Thompson, Steve Little, and Thomas MacEntee.for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/genealogy-meets-ai-panel-discussion/
Thursday, 9 January
6:30 pm: This Goes Here, That Goes There…Let’s Organize! by Anni Parsons, for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12457102
Friday, 10 January
2 pm: Researching in Yorkshire, by Jude Rhodes for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/researching-in-yorkshire/
Saturday, 11 January
9 am: How Valuable are Valuation Rolls? by Robert Urquhart
10 am: The Time of Cholera, by Alison Hare
For BIFHSGO.
https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events
10:30 am: Removing the Rebels: Peter Robinson’s Settlement Scheme, by Christine Woodcock for OGS Simcoe County Branch
https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/events/simcoe-county-branch-removing-the-rebels-peter-robinsons-settlement-scheme-with-christine-woodcock
I attended the Researching in Yorkshire seminar by Jude Rhodes from Legacy Webinars this week. It was a great overview of the largest and one of the more complicated counties in England. The sylabus is great as well giving lots of great links to the resources Jude talked about during the seminar. Anyone researching in Yorkshire would be wise to watch it, especially if you’re researching in West Yorkshire as many of her examples came from there. If you’re not researching in Yorkshire, you might want to check out their other county seminars.
I am also going to watch the AI discussion you’ve listed in prep for BIFHSGO’s meeting on the topic. Thanks for the tips, John.