We’ve tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 most-watched webinars for February 2024! Are your favorite topics or instructors among the list? Need something new to learn? Use the list to get inspired!

Each month thousands of Legacy Family Tree Webinar subscribers head for the library to learn new skills and techniques to help improve their genealogy research. Among the now-2,139 genealogy classes in the members-only library, these were the most watched during the month of February 2024.  They aren’t necessarily the newest classes but rather the topics that were sought out by our members.

Have you seen any of these classes? Are these among your favorites too? Some of these classes (and topics) might be new to you! Get inspired to learn more and make your genealogy journey more fun!

The Top 10 for February 2024

  1. Finding Females: Wives, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Paramours by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  2. AI and Genealogy: Trouble Ahead? by Thomas MacEntee
  3. Finding Fathers: Tracking Males Who “Disappeared” or “Just Showed Up” by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  4. Anchors are the Way: Leveraging Multiple forms of DNA Evidence in your Research by Paul Woodbury, MEd., AG
  5. Metes & Bounds Land Plats Solve Genealogical Problems by Jerry Smith, CG
  6. Genealogy Smart Start: Things I Wish I’d Known by Elizabeth Williams Gomoll, CG
  7. Introduction to County Research in England by Mia Bennett
  8. Genealogy Institutes: A Deep Dive Into Dynamic Education by Cyndi Ingle
  9. Explore Uncharted Paths in Tracing Brick Wall Ancestors Through DNA Network Graphs by Diana Elder, AG, AGL
  10. Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy: New Beginnings in 2024 by Steve Little

The Runner-Ups

  1. Essential Keyboard Shortcuts and other PC Tech Tools for Genealogy by Peggy Jude
  2. African American Research 101 – Post-Civil War to the Present (Part 1 of 3) by Ari Wilkins
  3. Introduction to the MyHeritage Knowledge Base and the MyHeritage Wiki by James Tanner
  4. From Trial to Transformation: Building a Convict’s Life through multiple records and data sets by Andrew Redfern
  5. Using Evidence Creatively: Spotting Clues in Run-of-the-Mill Records by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  6. Using Negative Evidence: The Power of Silence in the Records by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  7. Dissection & Analysis of Research Problems: 10 Steps to a Solution by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  8. The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS): A Review by Shannon Green, CG
  9. TechZone: Checklist for Identifying and Dating Photos by Michelle Patient
  10. Genealogy’s Biggest Challenge: Identity! by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

The 2nd Runner-Ups

  1. Irish ancestors – Top 5 websites you need to know about by Natalie Bodle
  2. African Americans in the Army: 1868-1948 by Janice Lovelace, PhD
  3. Turning Witnesses into Evidence by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  4. Okay, I ‘Got the Neighbors’—Now What Do I Do with Them?! by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
  5. Tips & Tricks for Researching in Australian Archives by Shauna Hicks
  6. Webinar Short: Excel Tips for DNA Analysis: How to Make a DNA Citation Template by Paul Woodbury, MEd., AG
  7. Beginning with DNA Painter by Jonny Perl
  8. Newspapers in Mexico by Lisa Medina
  9. How to trace your French ancestors with MyHeritage resources by Marie Cappart
  10. Samuel Witter vs. Samuel Witter: Separating Same Name Men, War of 1812 by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

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The #1 rated webinar in February 2024

After each live webinar, viewers rate the webinar on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest). This month’s #1 rated webinar is:

  1. Finding Females: Wives, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Paramours by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

Congrats to Elizabeth!