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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
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
2-part series6 webinars

BCG Portfolio Part 1: Document Work and the Kinship-Determination Project

6 webinars~7 hrs1 certificate

Strong portfolios start with careful work: accurate transcription, abstracting, evidence evaluation, research planning, and proving generational relationships. This six-webinar series supports Part 1 of the Certified Genealogist® portfolio—document work plus a three-generation Kinship-Determination Project. Topics include the 2025 Application Guide, the Genealogical Proof Standard, document analysis and abstracting, lineage structuring, and using social context to build a compelling family narrative from proven relationships.

BCGBoard for Certification of GenealogistsMethodology and Skillsintermediate
2-part series6 webinars

BCG Portfolio Part 2: Research Report and Case Study

6 webinars~7 hrs1 certificate

Sound research isn't enough—readers must follow the reasoning. This six-webinar series supports Part 2 of the Certified Genealogist® portfolio: a research report and a case study resolving conflicting evidence or proving a conclusion without direct records. Nancy Peters covers report standards; four Joy Reisinger lectures explore context, social history, the FAN principle, and conflict resolution; Kelley Conner Lear closes with visual tools for correlation and analysis.

BCGBoard for Certification of GenealogistsMethodology and Skillsintermediate
6 webinars

Know the Law, Know Your Ancestors

6 webinars~6 hrs1 certificate

Your ancestors' lives were shaped by laws you've never heard of—and understanding them unlocks records you'd otherwise misread. This six-part series teaches you to find and apply the law to family history. Learn quick shortcuts and Google Books tricks for finding old statutes, master the legal framework behind confusing records, uncover stories hidden in old laws, and determine an ancestor's age using the law alone. Read the past like a lawyer!

LawMethodology and Skillsintermediate
4 webinars

Star-Spangled Ancestors: Researching the War of 1812

4 webinars~7 hrs1 certificate

The War of 1812 gave America its national anthem—and a rich trail of military records for genealogists. This four-part series shows you how to find your veteran ancestor. Learn the war's history and the key records that document service, master the pension and bounty land files preserved by 'Preserve the Pensions,' and follow a case study that identifies a veteran through nothing but an old photograph. Trace your Star-Spangled ancestor!

War of 1812Military RecordsHistorical Recordsintermediate
5 webinars

Becoming American: Tracing Naturalization Records

5 webinars~6 hrs1 certificate

Your immigrant ancestor's journey to citizenship left behind a rich paper trail. This five-part series teaches you to find and read it. Learn the naturalization process from 1790 to 1954, follow a case study through hands-on searching, uncover the unique naturalization records of women under 'derivative citizenship,' and dig into the WWII 'enemy alien' laws that reclassified ordinary immigrants overnight. Trace the path from alien to citizen!

Naturalization RecordsHistorical Recordsintermediate
5 webinars

Getting Started with Immigration Research

5 webinars~7 hrs1 certificate

Every family's story crosses an ocean somewhere—this five-part series helps you trace that journey. Get a broad survey of records for tracing 20th-century immigrants, then pinpoint your ancestor's town of origin using family heirlooms and repositories. Explore the wave of European migration from 1820-1920, uncover the overlooked story of Pacific Coast immigrants, and master seven methodologies for cracking your toughest brick walls.

Immigration RecordsHistorical RecordsMigration Recordsintermediate
6 webinars

Emigration from the British Isles & Colonial America

6 webinars~7 hrs1 certificate

Long before Ellis Island, waves of emigrants left the British Isles for colonial and early America. This six-part series traces their journeys. Survey who colonial immigrants were and where they came from, master hands-on techniques for finding English colonial pioneers, discover Liverpool's role as the world's greatest emigration port, and follow the distinct emigration stories of Welsh, Irish, and Scottish ancestors.

Immigration RecordsHistorical RecordsEmigrant Recordsintermediate

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