Webtember 2023: Free Online Genealogy Conference All September Long
- By Daniella
It’s that time of year again! Legacy Family Tree Webinars is thrilled to host our fourth annual Webtember, a FREE, month-long online genealogy conference. Webtember is a fantastic chance to take your genealogy skills and know-how up a level from the comfort of your home!
Every Friday in September, Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host multiple webinars with expert speakers on a wide variety of family history topics. A total of 25 webinars will take place. You can join live for all five Fridays or just one webinar that strikes your interest. If you can’t join live, no worries: all the recordings will be available and free to view at your convenience through the end of the month.
Register now for any or all of the sessions!
This year’s program boasts a wonderful lineup of speakers and fascinating topics. Don’t miss our Director of Content, Mike Mansfield, speaking about the newly released 1931 Canadian census! The full schedule is below:
| Date | Time (EST) | Speaker | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 | 10:15 A.M. | Teri E. Flack | Connecting Generations through Probate and Property | |
| Sep. 1 | 11:30 A.M. | Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS | Capturing their Stories: Best Practices for Recording Family History Interviews | |
| Sep. 1 | 12:45 P.M. | Mary Eberle, JD | Case Study: Finding My 3rd Great Grandfather: How X-DNA Led the Way | |
| Sep. 1 | 2:00 P.M. | Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy | Following Oral History in search of William Davis but finding Mildred Brand: A Case Study | |
| Sep. 1 | 3:30 P.M. | Shannon Combs-Bennett | DNA Matchmaking Made Easy on MyHeritage | |
| Sep. 8 | 10:15 A.M. | Thomas MacEntee | 3-2-1 data backup is great, but first you need to find all of you data | |
| Sep. 8 | 11:30 A.M. | Suzanne Russo Adams, AG | Italian Local and Parish Censuses | |
| Sep. 8 | 12:45 P.M. | Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal | 10 Places to Search for An Ancestor's Death Date... Without a Death Certificate | |
| Sep. 8 | 2:00 P.M. | Cyndi Ingle | Life Cycle of a Record: From Clerks and Clerics to You, The Digital User | |
| Sep. 8 | 3:30 P.M. | James M. Beidler | Explore Your Ancestors’ Names in the ‘Newspaper Name Index’ | |
| Sep. 15 | 10:15 A.M. | Richard Hill | Hidden Roots in Your DNA: Adoptee Success & Surprise Discoveries | |
| Sep. 15 | 11:30 A.M. | Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS | So, You Think You Know All About City Directories? | |
| Sep. 15 | 12:45 P.M. | Dave Obee | Driven by Faith: The German Protestants in Ukraine | |
| Sep. 15 | 2:00 P.M. | Lisa Medina | Mexican Land Reform and the Ejido: History and Records | |
| Sep. 15 | 3:30 P.M. | Mike Mansfield | Diving into the Newly Released 1931 Canada Census | |
| Sep. 22 | 10:15 A.M. | Melissa Barker | 10 More Things To Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives | |
| Sep. 22 | 11:30 A.M. | Ann G. Lawthers, SC.D. | Hidden Treasure in New England Town Records | |
| Sep. 22 | 12:45 P.M. | Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG | Lighthouses and Their Keepers; For Those in Peril on the Sea | |
| Sep. 22 | 2:00 P.M. | Nicka Smith | Finding John Lee | |
| Sep. 22 | 3:30 P.M. | Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL | Using Negative Evidence: The Power of Silence in the Records | |
| Sep. 29 | 10:15 A.M. | Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. | 50 Family History Writing Tips in 50 Minutes | |
| Sep. 29 | 11:30 A.M. | Craig R. Scott, MA, CG, FUGA | Another Revolutionary War Case Study | |
| Sep. 29 | 12:45 P.M. | Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG | Mini Case Studies Demonstrate Finding a Town of Origin | |
| Sep. 29 | 2:00 P.M. | Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv | Welsh Emigration to North America | |
| Sep. 29 | 3:30 P.M. | Sharon Monson | MyHeritage’s US Naturalization Records, Northern California, 1852-1989 Collection |
Enjoy!
