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3-part series4 webinars

Finding Females Part 1 — Finding Your Female Ancestors

4 webinars~6 hrs1 certificate

Female ancestors often vanish into the records—name changes, coverture laws, and gaps make them genealogy's toughest brick walls. This four-part series shows you how to find them anyway. Survey 50 record types that document women through every life stage, mine overlooked personal archives, uncover hidden sources women left behind, and master an advanced methodology for tracing wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters. Give her story back!

Finding FemalesMethodology and SkillsIntermediate
5 webinars

Everyday AI for Genealogists

5 webinars~1 hr1 certificate

Put AI to work in your genealogy—no tech skills required! This five-part Everyday AI series reveals a powerful mindset shift: AI isn't a search engine, it's your thinking partner. Master one simple, reusable prompt framework, then use it to brainstorm fresh hypotheses, organize messy research, build smart locality guides, sequence your next steps, and create timelines that expose hidden errors. Work smarter—AI suggests, you decide!

AIBeginner Friendly
2-part series6 webinars

Getting Started in Family History 2

6 webinars~2 hrs1 certificate

Ready to take your family history research to the next level? Getting Started in Family History, Part 2 with Cheri Hudson Passey builds on the basics with six practical sessions: uncover clues in cemetery and church records, search online and out in the field, dodge common beginner mistakes, and set up simple systems—research plans, logs, and organization—to keep your growing tree on track. Research with clarity and confidence!

BeginnersBeginner Friendly
2-part series6 webinars

Getting Started in Family History 1

6 webinars~2 hrs1 certificate

Just starting your family history journey? Getting Started in Family History with Cheri Hudson Passey walks you through it step by step—no experience needed! In six easy sessions, discover hidden clues in your own home, learn simple charts to organize your tree, uncover priceless family stories, and master documents, vital records, and census records. Turn your curiosity into a confident, organized family history practice!

BeginnersBeginner Friendly
5 webinars

Foundations in DNA

5 webinars~6 hrs1 certificate

New to DNA testing for genealogy? Foundations in DNA with expert Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D. is the perfect starting point. No science background needed! In five friendly, easy-to-follow sessions, you'll learn what DNA actually tells you, understand Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and autosomal DNA, make sense of your match list, and finally understand what those ethnicity estimates really mean. Start your DNA journey with confidence!

DNA TestingBeginner Friendly
6 webinars

From Matches to Proof: Applying Genealogical Standards to DNA Evidence

6 webinars~8 hrs1 certificate

A DNA match is a clue, not a conclusion. Learn to evaluate genetic relationships, confirm pedigrees, investigate brick walls, and integrate DNA with documentary evidence under genealogical standards. See how genetic findings can be woven into proof arguments and research reports—and why informed consent is essential whenever we ask others to test or manage their results.

BCGDNA TestingGenealogical Proof StandardMethodology and SkillsIntermediate
6 webinars

When Records Disagree: Resolving Conflicts and Strengthening Conclusions

6 webinars~6 hrs1 certificate

Conflicting evidence cannot simply be ignored or quietly discarded. Learn a systematic approach to identifying disagreements, evaluating sources and informants, testing explanations, and documenting a resolution. Memorable case studies involving false identities, name changes, family relationships, and an unexpected steamboat disaster show how contradictions can become powerful clues.

BCGEvidenceMethodology and SkillsIntermediate
5 webinars

When Records Are Silent: Building Proof with Indirect and Negative Evidence

5 webinars~6 hrs1 certificate

When no record states the answer, the evidence may lie between the lines—or in the silence. Learn to distinguish indirect evidence, negative evidence, and a negative search; determine when an absence is meaningful; and correlate subtle clues. Case studies show how these tools can reconstruct families, resolve conflicting claims, and prove events never explicitly recorded.

BCGEvidenceMethodology and SkillsIntermediate
6 webinars

From Records to Reasoning: Analyzing and Correlating Genealogical Evidence

6 webinars~7 hrs1 certificate

Records provide information; genealogists build evidence. Strengthen your ability to examine documents critically, evaluate reliability and context, and uncover clues hidden in the details. Then use timelines, tables, maps, and other visuals to correlate findings, expose patterns and conflicts, and transform scattered information into clear, well-supported conclusions.

BCGEvidenceMethodology and SkillsIntermediate

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