In 1793, after being sued for adultery, Asenath (Winchel) Shattuck finally petitioned for divorce. By this time she was the mother of six, although only three legitimately. In this webinar, we’ll explore the surprising and at times shocking life of an eighteenth century Massachusetts woman, the men in her orbit and the extensive search for her Shattuck children.

The MyHeritage Collection Catalog is an invaluable resource to genealogist to locate their families records across the globe. Learn how to navigate the catalog for genealogy success and not become overwhelmed.

DNA testing has opened extraordinary new doors for family history research, and different types of DNA each tell a unique part of your story. In this webinar, MyHeritage Product Manager Hadar Marmor starts with the basics: what DNA can reveal, the different types of tests available, and what autosomal DNA testing has made possible for genealogists worldwide. He then takes a deep dive into Y-DNA and its unique power for tracing the direct paternal line, walking through Y-DNA results on MyHeritage report by report and showing what each one reveals about your paternal ancestry.

MyHeritage is constantly pushing the boundaries of genealogy technology, introducing powerful new features to enhance your research. In this dynamic session, Daniel will guide you through the most recent tools and innovations from MyHeritage and show you how to make the most of them. You'll get a behind-the-scenes peek at how these features were developed and learn practical strategies to integrate them into your own research. Whether you're a seasoned MyHeritage user or just getting started, this lecture will give you a fresh look at what's possible — and what’s coming next — on this cutting-edge platform.

Listen to the powerful and fascinating story of Mexican revolutionaries as we examine records from both sides of the border to trace the movements (and confirm the identity) of Ramón Treviño, who was surveilled by Mexican and U.S. authorities in the lead-up to the revolution.

Few of those who begin their MyHeritage family tree understand all the features. Come and learn the extensive features of all MyHeritage family trees.

WATO plus is a more intuitive and flexible version of the popular “What are the Odds?” tool at dnapainter.com. It helps genealogists test different hypotheses when exploring where a DNA tester might fit within a family tree. Jonny will demonstrate how to use WATO plus to compare scenarios, interpret related matches, and make the most of its new features.

Whether you have a DNA match you have not yet identified or you’re looking to find someone to test for a specific branch of your family tree, online resources can help! Dive into the unique challenges of working with living people. Learn practical tips for using people finder websites, databases, searches, and social media to identify and locate individuals. Explore ideas to optimize communication and facilitate successful collaboration. Achieve success with DNA connections!

Don't lose hope when your DNA matches don't have trees. We'll discuss several things you can do to help identify matches with or without trees.

This presentation is designed to showcase the immense genetic autosomal DNA discovery properties that can be realized from using (if you are able), advanced VISUAL PHASING methods as part of your family research efforts. As an active “Genetic Explorer” and one of a 5-member full-sibling group, who also has access to (for research and family discovery purposes only), an army of known close and distant cousins - on both paternal and maternal sides of the family), Jerome has been in position “to see” (first hand) how the process of genetic recombination has “placed its finger on the scale” (if you will) - up and down the line - chromosome by chromosome, to have a profound impact on how much (or how little) matching DNA may be captured and observed between any two or more genetically matching individuals. VISUAL PHASING will be explained, GEDmatch chromosome browser terms will be explained, and a specific chromosome #11 example will be demonstrated as part of this webinar.

On 16 May 1890, Arthur Bell bought a keg of beer from a saloon in Yorkville, Illinois. What happened next would forever change the fate of two families. This case study will demonstrate how to bring your family legends to life by adding historical, social, and cultural context. Numerous examples will help prove that researching your ancestors' friends, associates and neighbors (the FAN club) can reveal new clues and bring fresh points-of-view to old stories. Helpful and unique reference materials, including books and websites, will also be discussed.

Personal records and manuscripts about families which moved around, along with their neighbors are often elusive, but may hold hidden treasure for the persistent researcher. Discover the people with whom they worked, prayed, fought and married.