Best of 2012 Genealogy Education Blog Posts

Reflecting back on 2012 I would like to share the ten most popular posts on this blog. Several of them are by guest authors in my series featuring reviews of courses at the genealogy institutes, and I would like to express my appreciation to all of my guest authors.  The number one blog post was overwhelmingly the Ten-point Study Blueprint by Elizabeth Shown Mills. If you missed that one, or any of the other top ten, here are the links. Elizabeth Shown Mills Ten-point Study Blueprint

Researching in Washington D.C. without Leaving Home

Three New QuickSheets for Sound Research by Elizabeth Shown Mills

British Institute: Advanced Methodology for Irish Research  Last Genealogist Standing: Are you Unstumpable?

Learn Genealogy on YouTube?

Top 5 Signs You're Ready for Tom Jones' Advanced Genealogy Course

Research in the South: An Unparalleled Week of Learning    An Insider's View of the Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum State Genealogical Societies Sponsoring Webinars

2013 Legacy Family Tree Webinar Schedule

I am excited for this line-up of webinars from Legacy Family Tree! They have some great presenters and topics that are free to attend live. 

 

Press Release -- December 27, 2012   

 

2013 Legacy Family Tree Webinar Schedule announced 

Millennia Corporation is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its 2013 Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series. Choose from more than 40 classes from genealogy's leading educators (over 60 hours of free genealogy education) on topics ranging from genealogy technology to DNA to in-depth research methodologies and evidence analysis.

Sign up for one or for all of them today (so you don't forget later) and you will receive a reminder email both one day and one hour prior to the live event. Register at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp.

January 2013

• In the Trenches: Successful On-site Research by Marian Pierre-Louis. 1/16
  
• Best Internet Resources for East European Genealogy by Lisa Alzo. 1/23
• Inheritance in Scotland - Wills, Testaments, and Land Records by Marie Dougan. 1/30

February 2013

• Online Genealogy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Linda Woodward Geiger. 2/1
• YouTube Your Family History by Devin Ashby. 2/6
• Pre-1850 U.S. Research Methodologies by Karen Clifford. 2/13
• Making the Most of Canadian Census Records by Kathryn Lake Hogan. 2/20
• Annie Moore of Ellis Island - A Case of Historical Identity Theft by Megan Smolenyak. 2/27

March 2013

• Behind the Cheese Curtain: A Look at Wisconsin Genealogy Resources by Thomas MacEntee. 3/6
  
• Blogs: Easy-to-Make Web Pages by DearMYRTLE and Carrie Keele. 3/8
• Breaking Down Your Irish and Scottish Brick Wall in the New Poor Law Records of Scotland by Judith Eccles Wight. 3/13

April 2013

• Evidence: Guidelines for Evaluating Genealogical Evidence by Linda Woodward Geiger. 4/3
• That First Trip to the Courthouse by Judy Russell. 4/10
• A Treasure Trove of Irish Websites by Judith Eccles Wight. 4/17
• What's New at FamilySearch by Devin Ashby. 4/24

May 2013

• Researching your Roots in Rhode Island by Maureen Taylor. 5/1
• Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE. 5/3
• Land Records Solve Research Problems by Mary Hill. 5/15
• Ten Hidden Resources Every Genealogist Should Know by Lisa Alzo. 5/22
• The New Frontier in Genetic Genealogy: Autosomal DNA Testing by Ugo Perego. 5/29

June 2013

• The Genealogy of Your House by Marian Pierre-Louis. 6/5
• Get What You Came For: New Search Options Let You Target Obituaries, Photos, Passenger Lists, Births, Marriages, and More by Tom Kemp. 6/12
• Next Exit: Your New Jersey Ancestors by Thomas MacEntee. 6/19
• How Knowing the Law Makes Us Better Genealogists by Judy Russell. 6/26

July 2013

• Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records, and Border Crossing Records by Kathryn Lake Hogan. 7/10
• Research in the Old Line State: An Overview of Maryland Genealogy by Michael Hait. 7/17
• Top Ten Techniques for Finding More in Library Catalogs by Barbara Renick. 7/19
• Top 21st Century Genealogy Resources - A Baker's Dozen by Tom Kemp. 7/24
• Direct Your Research with City Directories by Maureen Taylor. 7/31

August 2013

• Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy FamilyTree by Geoff Rasmussen. 8/14
• Colonial Immigrants: Who They Were and Where They Came From by Mary Hill. 8/28

September 2013

• Getting the Most from Your Records: Putting Them Through the Wringer! by Linda Woodward Geiger. 9/4
• More Blogging for Beginners with DearMYRTLE. 9/6
• You Use WHAT for Genealogy? by Thomas MacEntee. 9/11

October 2013

• Using Church Records to Identify Ancestors by Mary Hill. 10/23
• Using Court Records to tell the Story of our Ancestors' Lives by Judy Russell. 10/30

November 2013

• Ancestry Trees Can Jump Start Your Research by DearMYRTLE. 11/1
• Researching with Marian! Creating a Research Plan with YOUR Research by Marian Pierre-Louis. 11/6
• Researching Your Ohio Ancestors by Lisa Alzo. 11/13
• Mind Mapping Your Research Plans and Results by Thomas MacEntee. 11/20

December 2013

• How Computers & Gadgets are Changing Genealogy by Barbara Renick. 12/4
• Overcoming Lost Records Using Technology by Karen Clifford. 12/18

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Free Genelaogy Webinars from MyGenShare

Yesterday I mentioned webinars that are not included on the calendar at GeneaWebinars, and here are some more you may be interested in. These are FREE genealogy webinars hosted by MyGenShare.

Note:  All Webinars are Mountain Time Zone

 

1. Fifty Google Searches Every Genealogist Needs to Know

 Thurs. Dec. 20, 10:00 AM |  Wed. Jan. 23, 7:00 PM

 

2. Effective Strategies for Researching Newspapers

Thurs. Dec. 20, 7:00 PM | Thurs. Jan. 17, 10:00 AM

 

3. The 30 Second Genealogist…How to Find Genealogy Answers You Want Now

Fri. Jan. 4,  7:00 PM | Wed. Jan. 9, 10:00 AM

Wed. Jan. 16, 7:00 PM | Fri. Jan 18, 7:00 PM

 

4. Supercharge Your Research:  Cut Ten Years off Your Learning Curve

Mon. Jan. 3, 7:00 PM | Tues. Jan. 13, 3:00 PM

 

5. Identifying and Using Records-Part 1: Vital Records, U.S. Census, Religious Records, Land Records, Etc

Sun. Jan. 6, 3:00 PM

 

6. Identifying and Using Resources-Part 2: Directories, Newspapers, Immigration and Naturalization Records, Etc

Sun. Jan. 6, 4:30 PM

 

7. Use a Digital Camera to Cut Your Research Time by Half

Mon. Jan.. 7, 10:00 AM

 

8. How to Become the Sherlock Holmes of Genealogists

Tues. Jan. 8, 10:00 AM | Thurs. Jan. 31, 7:00 PM

 

9. Digitally Preserving Your Family History and Heritage

Wed. Jan. 9, 7:00 PM

 

10. Saturday Seminar Jan 12, 2013:

Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know

(Lessons 1-5) - Session #1 10:00 AM

(Lessons 6-10) - Session #2 11:30 AM

(Lessons 11-15) - Session #3 1:00 PM

(Lessons 16-20) - Session #4 2:30 PM

 

11. Quick Start for Family Historians

Fri. Jan. 11, 10:00 AM | Fri. Feb. 1, 7:00 PM

 

12. The Purpose of Temple and Family History Work for Mormons

Sun. Jan. 20, 3:00 PM

 

13. Ten Ways to Supercharge Family History Research at Home

Wed. Jan. 16, 10:00 AM

 

14. Ancestor Immigration and Migration: Keys to Unlocking Family History

Thurs. Jan. 10, 10:00 AM

 

15. How to Discover Treasures in the Library, Archives and Societies

Tues. Jan. 15, 10:00 AM

 

16. Conducting Oral Interviews: The Most Important Research You’ll Ever Do

Thurs. Jan. 10, 10:00 AM

 

17. Ah Ha! I’m a Genealogist and Love'n it

 Mon. Jan. 14, 7:00 PM

 

18. Genealogy Treasures: How to Find, Learn and Share Genealogy One Generation to the Next

Mon. Jan. 21, 10:00 AM | Tues. Jan. 29, 10:00 AM

 

Note:  All Webinars are Mountain Time Zone

Genealogy Webinars with Michael John Neill

Michael John Neill, the author of Casefile Clues, is doing a series of webinars at very reasonable prices ($4.00 to $8.50). These webinars are not listed on the calendar at GeneaWebinars so I thought it would be worth posting them here for those who may be interested.

For registration links see http://www.casefileclues.com/webinars_neill.htm
Questions? Email Michael at mjnrootdig@gmail.com

Date	Description
29 December 2012	This presentation will look at responsible ways to “tie” images and other Ancestry.com data to your online tree. There’s more to sourcing that simply connecting the image/data to your ancestor. We will focus on actual example and see how to reduce the chance you accidentally get errors in your data.
29 December 2012	We will look at ways to get errors out of your own tree. This will include fixing relationships, removing duplicates, altering incorrect sourcing, and more. Attendees should have some working knowledge of using the Ancestry.com trees.
29 December	This presentation will look at determining what content is on GoogleBooks, searching all content globally, searching specific content, download and viewing options, options for using material in blog posts and personal research, and more.
2 January 2013	This presentation will have an updated presentation on searching for content on Fold3.com. We will take a quick look broadly at what content Fold3.com has, but will spend the bulk of the presentation time discussing how to search and effectively navigate material on the website. Fold3.com is a paid website and requires a subscription. Attendees do not need to have their own subscription.
2 January 2013	Archive.org has changed since our original presentation. This session will provide a broad overview of the material on the Archive.org site, how to search for specific content (particularly printed histories and microfilm), how to navigate that material, and what viewing and downloading options there are for material on Archive.org. Archive.org does not require a subscription and is free to use.
2 January 2013	FamilySearch.org is free for all to use. We will look at hints and suggestions for navigating and interacting with content on FamilySearch. This presentation is geared towards beginning and intermediate level researchers.
5 January 2013	This presentation will focus on census searching techniques for databases at Ancestry.com.

Illinois Genealogical Society 2013 Webinar Series

This announcement is posted at the request of the Illinois State Genealogical Society. They have a great lineup of webinars for 2013 that are open to the public for free.

December 14, 2012

The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is happy to announce that registration for the 2013 ISGS Webinar Series is now open! We have a fantastic lineup of presentations and speakers and we hope you will join us for a wonderful educational experience.

A webinar is a live lecture/presentation that you can attend via a computer with an internet connection. ISGS offers the live broadcast of its webinars to the public for FREE. The live broadcasts are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM Central. For ISGS members who are unable to attend the live session, recordings of all past webinars are available through the Members Section of the ISGS website, to watch at your convenience.

Here's what we have in store for 2013:

January 8 – Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional Selective Service Records
Presenter: Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4690779734341377024

February 12 – Best Genealogy Present You Can Give Yourself: Citing Your Sources
Presenter: Harold Henderson, CG
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7953472737629097216

March 12 – Back to Your Roots: Planning a Successful Heritage Research Trip
Presenter: Lisa Alzo
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8438226523594802432

April 9 – Digging Through Documents Word by Word
Presenter: Debbie Mieszala, CG
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3231307790843086592

May 14 – Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical Perspective
Presenter: Laura Prescott
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6182542135328835840

June 11 – The Research Calendar: A Resource You Cannot Live Without
Presenter: Luana Darby
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1792803534084357632

July 9 – Common Surnames: Ways to Identify Your Ancestors in a Crowd
Presenter: Juliana Smith
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5387125736981834496

August 13 – Getting to Here from There: Following your Ancestor’s Migration Trail
Presenter: Jay Fonkert, CG
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8033182932596979200

September 10 – “To the Honorable, the General Assembly” - The Treasure Trove in Legislative Petitions
Presenter: Judy G. Russell, CG
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3615763026611679744

October 8 – Little Houses on the Prairie: Midwestern Research Techniques
Presenter: Diana Crisman Smith
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/848493470127452672

November 12 – Up In Smoke!! What To Do When the Courthouse Burns
Presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1130232329628818432

December 10 – Miracles, Mysteries & Mayhem: Online Family Trees
Presenter: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8253902195291921152

Note: All webinars take place at 8:00 PM Central.

And don't forget to spread the word! Forward this email onto your friends and colleagues, post the information to social media sites and/or your blog/website, or print out a few copies of our webinar flyer to hand out at your local society meetings. The flyer can be accessed at
http://ilgensoc.org/upload/menu/2013_Webinar_Brochure.pdf.