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, 5 May:
01:30 PM: When the Old World meets the New: The immigration experience at Pier 21 in the early 20th century, a virtual visit by Pier 21 staff for OGS Durham Branch. https://ogs.on.ca/events/durham-branch-when-the-old-world-meets-the-new-the-immigration-experience-at-pier-21-in-the-early-20th-century/
02:30 PM: Freedom’s Debt: A Guide to Revolutionary War Pensions, by Logan Knight for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. https://acpl.libnet.info/event/16272016
Wednesday, 6 May
3:00 AM: Early Europeans in Aotearoa New Zealand: Settlers Before 1840, by Michelle Patient for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/early-europeans-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-settlers-before-1840/
11:30 AM: Top 8 Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Germany, by Sabine Akabayov for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/top-8-resources-for-jewish-genealogy-in-germany/
12:45 PM: Out of the Whirlwind: Resources for Holocaust Research, by Deborah Long for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/out-of-the-whirlwind-resources-for-holocaust-research/
2:00 PM: Top 10 Free Resources for Jewish Genealogy, by Kaye Prince-Hollenberg for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/top-10-free-resources-for-jewish-genealogy/
07:30 PM: Barn-Raising, Threshing, and Quilting Bees: The Stories Farm Diaries Tell, by Catherine Wilson for OGS Huron Branch
https://huron.ogs.on.ca/events/huron-branch-barn-raising-threshing-and-quilting-bees-the-stories-farm-diaries-tell-catherine-wilson
Thursday, 7 May
01:00 PM: Making Memory Visible Through Photography, by Julia Winckler for Gesham College.
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/making-memory
07:00 PM: Discovering Industrial Ancestors in Mills, Logging Camps, and Company Towns, by Kathryn Lake Hogan for OGS.
https://ogs.on.ca/events/may-webinar-discovering-industrial-ancestors-in-mills-logging-camps-and-company-towns-kathryn-lake-hogan-2/
Friday, 8 May
2:00 PM: Researching in Cheshire, by Margaret Roberts for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/researching-in-cheshire/
7:00 PM: Into the Light: The History and Legacy of a Black Canadian Community, by Marie Carter for OGS Kent Branch.
https://kent.ogs.on.ca/events/kent-branch-may-hybrid-presentation-into-the-light-the-history-and-legacy-of-a-black-canadian-community
Saturday, 9 May
9:00 AM: Documenting Lives: A Spotlight on BIFHSGO’s Partnership with Library and Archives Canada from 1994 to 2026 and Beyond, by Sue Lambeth for BIFHSGO. https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events
10:00 AM: A Good and Faithful Servant: the life of Henry Arrowsmith Brogdon (1812-1883), by Veronica Scrimger for BIFHSGO. https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events