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, 13 October
2:00 PM: Ottawa Virtual Genealogy Drop-In, by OGS Ottawa Branch. https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/virtual-genealogy-drop-in-2-2026-10-13/
2:30 PM: Maps and Trails: Common Migration Paths from the 17th Through 19th Centuries, by Tina Beaird for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/17011687
7:00 PM: Canadian Her-Story, by Amber Godfrey for OGS Lambton County Branch (Zoom). https://lambton.ogs.on.ca/
Wednesday, 14 October
2:00 PM: Scottish Genealogy: Finding and Understanding Civil Registration Records, by Alison Spring for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/
7:00 PM: Lest We Forget? An exploration of the Valour and Unequal Treatment of Algonquin who have served in Canada’s Armed Forces, byLynn Gehl and Wendy Jocko for The Historical Society of Ottawa.
https://www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/activities/events/eventdetail/205/16,17,18,19,20,21,22/lest-we-forget-an-exploration-of-the-valour-and-unequal-treatment-of-algonquin-who-have-served-in-canada-s-armed-forces
8:00 PM: From Data to Dialogue with AI 1 of 5: Turning Data into Stories, by Andrew Redfern and Fiona Brooker for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/from-data-to-dialogue-with-ai-1-of-5-turning-data-into-stories
Thursday, 15 October,
6:30 PM: Was My William Smith in the Civil War? by Brian Rhinehart for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/17011763
Friday, 16 October
2:00 PM: Fleet Marriages: Tracing Clandestine Weddings in the UK, by Sarah Pettyfer, for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/
Saturday, 17 October
9:00 AM: Start of the BIFHSGO Conference
For registrants.
https://www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
10:00 AM: Three Ways to Use Artificial Intelligence in Your Genealogy Research, byDavid Woodcock for OGS Kingston Branch.
https://kingston.ogs.on.ca/events/kingston-branch-ogs-meeting-2026-10-17-3-ways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-your-genealogy-research/