FREE Genealogy Webinars from Legacy Family Tree and More!

Free Genealogy Webinars: Legacy Family Tree Webinars is the world’s most popular webinar website for genealogy webinars, where you can enjoy a robust offering of live and recorded genealogy webinars presented by top speakers. Check out the FREE genealogy webinars listed below. The webinars offered by Legacy Family Tree Webinars are recorded and available for FREE for the 7-day period AFTER the live event.

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FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR Leveraging MyHeritage DNA Tools to Make New Discoveries

Leveraging MyHeritage DNA Tools to Make New Discoveries presented by Ran Snir, Tuesday 10 December 2024, 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST/ 11am PST. Your DNA Match list is full of incredible discoveries waiting to be made…with the right tools and a little know-how. MyHeritage offers the most comprehensive set of DNA tools on the market, making it ideal for genetic genealogy. In this session, Ran Snir, VP Product at MyHeritage, will give you an overview of the DNA tools available on MyHeritage and show you how you can use them to make breakthroughs in your research. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9349 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR Researching in 17th Century Connecticut

Researching in 17th Century Connecticut presented by Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D., Wednesday 12 December 2024, 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 6pm MST/ 5pm PST. While many 17th-century Connecticut colonists have been researched and written about, there remain research challenges: distinguishing people with the same name, deciphering hard-to-read handwriting, understanding unique record sets, and more. This class examines the beginnings of Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook Colonies and the people who inhabited the lands prior to colonization. The class reviews published genealogical resources and record transcriptions and then presents strategies to locate and utilize primary sources. The webinar concludes with tips on overcoming common research challenges. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9350 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR Reflecting on AI in Genealogy: 2024’s Lessons and 2025’s Pathways

Reflecting on AI in Genealogy: 2024’s Lessons and 2025’s Pathways presented by Steve Little, Friday 13 December 2024, 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST/ 11am PST. In this reflective session, we’ll look back at the pivotal lessons learned from integrating AI into genealogy throughout 2024. This webinar will delve into how AI has reshaped research practices, influenced data interpretation, and prompted new ethical and privacy considerations. We’ll analyze the successes and challenges faced over the year, extracting key insights that can inform future strategies. The discussion will also venture into anticipations and predictions for AI in genealogy in 2025, offering a forward-looking perspective on emerging trends and potential advancements. This webinar is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the year in AI genealogy, setting the stage for continued innovation and exploration in the field. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9351 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR Lost and Found: Locating Ancestral Origins with FAN Club and DNA

Lost and Found: Locating Ancestral Origins with FAN Club and DNA presented by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG, Tuesday 17 December 2024, 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST/ 11am PST. It’s hard to do genealogy well without studying your ancestors’ Friends & Family, Associates, and Neighbors – their FAN club. If your ancestors are Irish, you might have no luck at all without those FAN principles. But if you combine FAN club research with DNA, you might have just the winning ticket to get you back to your Irish ancestor’s origins. In this case study presentation, learn how focused research pointed the way from Ohio to townlands in County Mayo for an 1850s-era Irish immigrant. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9355 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR I (Think I) Have a DNA Network: Now What?

I (Think I) Have a DNA Network: Now What? presented by Diahan Southard, Wednesday 18 December 2024, 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST/ 11am PST. Ever stared at your DNA match list and felt that mix of excitement and dread? There you are, faced with hundreds of genetic cousins, each one holding a piece of your story – but let’s be honest, most of us have no clue what to do with all these mysterious relatives. In this straight-to-the-point lecture, we’re going beyond the basics of building a DNA Network to tackle the real question that keeps genealogists up at night: “Now that I have all these matches, how do I actually use them?” We’ll show you how to transform that overwhelming list into a strategic research tool, navigate the sometimes-murky waters of relationship predictions, and harness practical tools like WATO and BanyanDNA to unlock the family secrets hidden in your genetic code. Fair warning: once you learn to read the stories in your DNA matches, your family tree will never look the same again. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9356 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR RECORDINGS

The webinars offered by Legacy Family Tree Webinars are recorded and available for FREE for the 7-day period AFTER the live event.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR RECORDING Finding Your British WWI Soldier – Dead or Alive

Finding Your British WWI Soldier – Dead or Alive presented by Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv, Tuesday 3 December 2024, 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 6pm MST/ 5pm PST. New record images create the most complete set of records to identify the over 5.5 million soldiers served in the British Army during World War I. This is a large topic, but research has gotten easier during the last couple of years as original resources and indexes have become available online, and new finding aids have been created. This lecture examines what records were destroyed during WWII, what records survived along with how to use the new indexes, online originals and how to interpret them. Plus put the soldier’s actions into battle context. VIEW for FREE now through Monday 9 December 2024 at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9326 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR RECORDING Challenging Some DNA Myths: Learn to Separate DNA Fact from Fiction

Challenging Some DNA Myths: Learn to Separate DNA Fact from Fiction presented by Paula Williams, Wednesday 4 December 2024, 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST/ 11am PST. We often go into DNA analysis with certain assumptions in mind. They can help us, lead us astray, or both! VIEW for FREE now through Tuesday 10 December 2024 at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9348 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

FREE GENEALOGY WEBINAR RECORDING The Trifecta: Giving Light to the Lives of the Formerly Enslaved

The Trifecta: Giving Light to the Lives of the Formerly Enslaved presented by Nicka Smith, Friday 6 December 2024, 2pm EST / 1pm CST / 12pm MST/ 11am PST. Take a deep dive through case studies to learn how Civil War Pensions, the Freedmen’s Bureau, and Probates/Successions come together to reveal the pre-emancipation, post emancipation, and 20th Century lives of the formerly enslaved and their families. VIEW RECORDING for FREE now through Thursday 12 December 2024 at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9328 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

About Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Legacy Family Tree Webinars is a world pioneer in online genealogy education. For more than a decade, we’ve been offering the best in online educational genealogy content with live and recorded webinars featuring top experts in family history research. We enable genealogists across the globe and of all skill levels to enrich their knowledge and skills with top-quality sessions they can access from the comfort of their homes. Our vision is to educate, entertain, and inspire genealogists everywhere to gain new insights, find new resources, and make new discoveries about their family history.

Our story

Legacy Family Tree Webinars was founded by professional genealogist Geoff Rasmussen in September 2010. Originally envisioned as a “once or twice a month” live webinar series, the service quickly grew into a full-fledged membership site offering hundreds of webinars. In 2017, Legacy Family Tree was acquired by the global genealogy company MyHeritage, and in April 2021, we hosted our 1,500th webinar.

What members are saying

“I have been researching family history for 50 years, but still learn something from every webinar!” — Sue Grable

“I just found my great-grandfather’s passage record on MyHeritage during this class. THANK YOU! You pointed the way. I have been looking for YEARS!” — Debra Koehler

“NEVER thought I’d get to the point where this stuff made sense…Realizing how much I’ve learned from this pioneering way you developed to teach genealogy, and the talented folks you bring in to share their knowledge and experience with us. Hard to believe how far I’ve come. And still learning. Thank you!” — Annie Delyth Stratton

“There are so many wonderful opportunities to learn… I really enjoy watching so many talented people further my education about DNA and family research.” — Beverly Fortney Leeming

“Field trips and expensive seminars are out of the question, so your webinars are a pot of gold for me. The quality is top drawer.” — Janis L.

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