This Week’s Online Genealogy Events

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, 2 June

2:30 PM: Reflecting on Your Self to Discover Your Ancestors, by Dai Davies for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/16453136

8:00 PM: Your Family Tree, Everywhere: Mac and iOS Genealogy Solutions, by Linda Yip for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/your-family-tree-everywhere-mac-and-ios-genealogy-solutions/


Wednesday, 3 June

11:30 AM: 10 Ways German Research Is Different from U.S. Research, by Ernest Thode for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/10-ways-german-research-is-different-from-u-s-research/

12:45 PM: German Surnames Unlocked: Meanings, Origins, and Clues, by Andrea Bentschneider for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/german-surnames-unlocked-meanings-origins-and-clues/

2:00 PM: Cracking the Case with German Records You’ve Never Used Before, by Ursula C. Krause for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/cracking-the-case-with-german-records-youve-never-used-before/

7:30 PM: British Home Children in Huron, by Sinead Cox for OGS Huron Branch.
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-british-home-children-in-huron-sinead-cox/

Thursday 5 June

1:00 PM: FamilySearch Labs Rapid Fire: 3 New Features, by Sarah Hammon, Kaylee Pence, and Mike Davis for rootstech.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/familysearch-labs-rapid-fire-4-new-features

7:00 PM: Scrolling through Norwegian Genealogy Resources Online, by Eleanor Brinsko for OGS.
https://ogs.on.ca/events/june-webinar-scrolling-through-norwegian-genealogy-resources-online-eleanor-brinsko-2

Friday, 5 June

11:00 AM: Essential Skills for New Genealogists 3 of 12: U.S. Census Records from 1790–1950 and Beyond, by Dave McDonald for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/essential-skills-for-new-genealogists-3-of-12-u-s-census-records-from-1790-1950-and-beyond/

Saturday, 6 June
10:00 AM: Using the Registry of Deeds in Dublin: in person and online, by David Elliott for OGS London & Middlesex Branch.
https://londonmiddlesex.ogs.on.ca/events/london-and-middlesex-branch-using-the-registry-of-deeds-in-dublin-in-person-and-online/

Bennett Greenspan on Y-DNA

In a newly posted video, Bennett Greenspan, founder of FamilyTreeDNA, breaks down how modern Y-DNA testing can help genealogists explore the direct paternal line, compare Y-DNA matches, investigate surname lines, and push past genealogy brick walls when traditional records reach their limits.

Using the story of his own family research, Bennett shows how Y-DNA results, STR markers, SNPs, haplogroups, terminal SNPs, and Big Y matching helped him identify paternal-line connections, trace migration patterns, and connect branches of a family tree across centuries, even a millennium and more.