Choose from these selected free online events. All times are Eastern Time, unless otherwise noted. Registration may be required in advance—please check the links to avoid disappointment. For many more events, mainly in the U.S., visit https://conferencekeeper.org/virtual/
Tuesday, 3 February
2:00 PM, Ottawa Virtual Genealogy Drop-In for OGS (Ottawa Branch)
https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/
2:30 PM, The Commissioner and Mr. Coughlin: Two Immigrants, One Murder, and a Search for Origins, by Brendan Wolfe for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/15525705
7:30 PM, Scoundrel BINGO, by Janice Nickerson for OGS (Durham Branch)
https://timetraces.com/durhambranch/
8:00 PM, English Context – History, Sources and Repositories, by Paul Milner for Legacy Family Tree Webinars
https://familytreewebinars.com/
10:00 PM (7:00 PM PT),
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA, by Debra Cole for the British Columbia Genealogical Society,
https://www.bcgs.ca/
Wednesday, 4 February
11:30 AM, Advanced Census Research: Understanding Census Enumerators and Their Instructions, by Annette Burke Lyttle for Legacy Family Tree Webinars
https://familytreewebinars.com/
12:45 PM, The Many Faces of the Census: Beyond the Population Schedule, by Cheri Hudson Passey for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, https://familytreewebinars.com/
2:00 PM, Case Studies in Census Conflicts – Resolving Contradictions Across Decades, by Cheri Hudson Passey for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, https://familytreewebinars.com/
3:30 PM, Context in the Count: Interpreting the U.S. Census, by Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, https://familytreewebinars.com/
7:30 PM, AI in Genealogy, Is it really new? by Gordon McBean for OGS (Huron Branch)
https://ogs.on.ca/events/
8:00 PM, Foundations in AI for Family History: Smart Tools, by Andrew Redfern and Fiona Brooker for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, (Members’ exclusive)
https://familytreewebinars.com/
Thursday, 5 February
1:00 PM, Death Investigation: What Do Coroners Do? by Peter Thornton for Gresham College.
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/death-coroners
7:00 PM, Investigative Genetic Genealogy: What Is It and How You Can Help by Marie Palmer for OGS
https://ogs.on.ca/
Friday, 6 February
2:00 PM, Essential Skills: Hail the Hunter Gatherer—Finding What You Already Have by Dave McDonald for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, https://familytreewebinars.com/
Saturday, 7 February
11:00 AM, The Terrible Silence – Maritime Disasters and Tragedy at Sea by Charlotte Ward-Kelly for International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH),
https://isbgfh.com/
Note: Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Saturday, 14 February. I will be presenting “Rain Soaked Roots” for BIFHSGO, exploring the fascinating ways weather impacted our ancestors’ lives and the records they left behind.