We’ve tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 most-watched webinars for December 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-2,324 genealogy classes in the members-only library, these were the most watched during the month of December 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 December 2024

1. DNA: Proof, Citation & Privacy by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
2. Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management & Analysis by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
3. I (Think I) Have a DNA Network: Now What? by Diahan Southard
4. Challenging Some DNA Myths: Learn to Separate DNA Fact from Fiction by Paula Williams
5. Lost and Found: Locating Ancestral Origins with FAN Club and DNA by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG, CGG
6. Top Ten AI Genealogy Breakthroughs of 2024 by Steve Little
7. Reflecting on AI in Genealogy: 2024’s Lessons and 2025’s Pathways by Steve Little
8. Leveraging MyHeritage DNA Tools to Make New Discoveries by Ran Snir
9. Dear Me: Writing Research Reports to Yourself by Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG, QG
10. The Trifecta: Giving Light to the Lives of the Formerly Enslaved by Nicka Smith

The Runner-Ups

1. Webinar Short: Mastering DNA Match Labels: Utilizing the Power of Your Notes Field by Dana Leeds
2. In a Rut? 7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Research by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
3. Researching in 17th Century Connecticut by Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D.
4. “Her Sixth Matrimonial Venture:” A Case Study on Tracing a Woman’s Multiple Marriages by Sharon Hoyt, CG
5. One Man, Multiple Names: A DNA-Based Case Study by Dana Leeds
6. Finding Origins & Birth Families: Methods That Work by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
7. Finding Your British WWI Soldier – Dead or Alive by Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv
8. Analyzing Deeds & Wills: I See What It Says—but What Does It Mean?! by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
9. Stump Craig: Live and Unscripted by Craig R. Scott, MA, CG, FUGA
10. Finding Uncle John’s Grist Mill, His Neighbors And That Cemetery Using Maps, Records & Stories by J. Mark Lowe, FUGA

The 2nd Runner-Ups

1. Turn Your MyHeritage Record Matches into a Research Roadmap by Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A.
2. Strategies for Resolving Conflicting Evidence by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA
3. Practical chromosome mapping: gaining insights from segments of DNA by Jonny Perl
4. 10 Essential Philadelphia Repositories for Genealogists by Katy Bodenhorn Barnes
5. Webinar Short: Keeping Track of Surnames by Fiona Brooker
6. Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Marriage Record Using Legacy 10 (and a first look at the FAN Club report) by Geoff Rasmussen
7. AI and Family History: Extending Beyond the Basics by Andrew Redfern
8. How to Find the Truth about a Family Story by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
9. Sense and Sensibility: The Power of Logic, Intuition, and Critical Thinking by Robbie Johnson, CG
10. Which Johann Christoph is Mine? by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

The top 3 highest-rated live webinars in December 2024

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

1. DNA: Proof, Citation & Privacy by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
2. The Trifecta: Giving Light to the Lives of the Formerly Enslaved by Nicka Smith
3. Finding Your British WWI Soldier – Dead or Alive by Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv

Congrats to everyone!

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