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, 4 February
2 pm: Ottawa Branch OGS Virtual Drop-in. https://meet.google.com/nvz-kftj-dax
2:30 pm: Recognizing Inaccurate and Misleading Genealogical Records, Citations, and Sources, by Bryan L. Mulcahy for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680398
7:30 pm: Six Free Websites Every Ontario Genealogist Needs, by Janice Nickerson for OGS Durham Branch.
https://ogs.on.ca/events/durham-branch-six-free-websites-every-ontario-genealogist-needs-janice-nickeron-u-e/
8:00 pm: Oops! Married twice (at the same time) Case Studies in Bigamy! by Helen V. Smith for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/oops-married-twice-at-the-same-time-case-studies-in-bigamy/
Wednesday, 5 February
2:00 pm: Foundations in DNA, 1 of 5: Introduction to DNA and Genetic Genealogy, by Blaine Bettinger for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/foundations-in-dna-1-of-5-introduction-to-dna-and-genetic-genealogy/
7:30 pm: Exploring the Library and Archives Canada Online by Ken McKinlay for OGS Huron Branch.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-exploring-the-library-and-archives-canada-online-ken-mckinlay/
Thursday, 6 February
7:00 pm: Connecting Weather and Personal Histories by John D Reid for the Ontario Genealogical Society.
https://ogs.on.ca/events/february-webinar-connecting-weather-and-personal-histories-john-reid-3/
Friday, 7 February
12:00 pm: 50 State-Level Digitized Memory Platforms You Don’t Want to Miss! by Diane L. Richard for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/50-state-level-digitized-memory-platforms-you-dont-want-to-miss/
2:00 pm: Researching Your LGBTQ+ Ancestors, by Michael J. Leclerc for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/researching-your-lgbtq-ancestors/
Saturday, 8 February
BIFHSGO Monthly Meeting
9 am: Excel and Family History: How they can work together, by Paul Cripwell.
10 am: E.F. Kelly and The Champagne of Ginger Ales, by Dawn Kelly
https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events
10:30 am: Land Records in your Pyjama’s, by Linda Corupe for OGS Simcoe County Branch.
https://simcoe.ogs.on.ca/events/simcoe-county-branch-land-records-in-your-pyjamas-with-linda-corupe/
MyHeritage updates Ethnicity Estimates
More refined ethnicity estimates are now being provided by MyHeritage. Previously I had an estimate of 61.8% Irish, Scottish, and Welsh combined. Now it’s 36.3% Scottish and Welsh, 21.3% English, and 12.5% Irish. That’s 70.1% combined.
Compare those to Ancestry‘s 50% for England and Northwest Europe with a possible range of 35 to 57%; 18% Ireland, with a possible range of 11 to 25%; 5% Scotland with range 0 to 16%; and 3% Wales with range 1 to 8%.
Family Tree DNA suggests 40% Central Europe and 29% Ireland.
LivingDNA has 46.1% Great Britain and Ireland, including 8.9% Ireland. Also 39.5% France!
23andMe estimates 75.5% British and Irish combined, with no quantitative breakdown.
Two other announcements are expected from MyHeritage this week.
The Ethnicity Estimate is currently not loading on My Heritage. DNA matches, Overview, and Tools are working. Trees are okay.