Fresh Tools for Smarter Genealogy on MyHeritage

Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage Webinars
Sep 16, 2026
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About this webinar

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.

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Valid through: September 30, 2026

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Genealogy Expert at MyHeritage, providing key contributions liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world. Dedicated to Geneal...
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MyHeritage is the leading global destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history. Our platform and DNA kits make it easy for anyone, anywhere to embark on a meaningful journey into ...
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Key points and insights

In this webinar presentation, expert speaker Daniel Horowitz introduces a variety of powerful MyHeritage features designed to make family history research more efficient and rewarding. The presentation focuses on how researchers can leverage modern tools—ranging from intuitive visual aids to advanced artificial intelligence—to uncover missing information and streamline their family tree management. Throughout the session, practical demonstrations reveal how these technologies help genealogists overcome research brick walls, organize ancestral data, and extract meaningful details from historical documents and photographs without unnecessary manual effort.

  • Automated Quality Controls: Built-in features like the Missing Fact Spotter and Tree Consistency Checker automatically scan family trees to pinpoint missing crucial facts—such as birth or death details—and highlight potential chronological errors, ensuring historical accuracy.
  • Visual Research Aids: Visual enhancement options, including country color-coding with location flags and dynamic interactive timelines, offer immediate insights into ancestral geographical origins, age gaps, and life events across generations.
  • Artificial Intelligence Document Analysis: The cutting-edge Scribe AI feature reads, transcribes, and translates complex handwritten foreign documents, tombstones, and historical photographs, immediately pulling key genealogical facts and recommending actionable next steps for further investigation.

To fully grasp how these innovative features can transform a family history project, view the full webinar today. Watching the complete presentation provides a step-by-step walkthrough of each tool in action, offering clear strategies to accelerate discovery and resolve longstanding research questions. Genealogists are also invited to explore the additional learning materials, guides, and recommended viewing paths included in the syllabus to maximize their overall research potential.


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  1. MT
    Michael Travis
    5 days ago

    Great information. Well presented. So many features have been added since I first used MyHeritage many years ago so I am glad I got to find out so many of the great features that have been added. I look forward to digging in more. I also have added MyHeritage Learning paths to enhance my knowledge.

  2. CM
    Carla Marcelis
    5 days ago

    Daniel is a good speaker and takes us step by step through the aspects he's teaching. Great to see that MyHeritage continues to develop new and better features!

  3. PB
    Patricia Briggs
    5 days ago

    An amazing webinar so so good. All the information was so good and so useful. I will watch it again. Thank you very much.

  4. AF
    Ann Victoria Finkel
    5 days ago

    There are many things to learn. I have too many consistency checkers to fix.

  5. MZ
    Maria Zuniga
    5 days ago

    Although I've been using MyHeritage for years, they're always implementing fascinating new ways to research that make genealogical work much easier. That's why it's important to listen to these talks to get the most out of the tool.

  6. DM
    Darrell McGraw
    5 days ago

    Great tools at MyHeritage!

  7. JH
    joanne howard
    5 days ago

    Daniel's presentations are always excellent. I learnt a lot in this one that I did not know I could do in My Heritage account. I am now going to try some of them. I know that I have inconsistent items because I get a report periodically. I just have not worked it yet.

  8. AF
    Arthur A Fumarolo
    5 days ago

    Like Geoff, I too was introduced to a feature that was new to me. A nice overview of some of the features of MyHeritage.

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