Online Genealogy Webinars and Workshops: NEW TOPICS by Thomas MacEntee 

Online Genealogy Webinars and Workshops by Thomas MacEntee: I’m happy to announce FOUR new topics for webinars available starting 1 June 2024 (click each topic below for details):

• Creating an Ancestor Biography Sketch NEW

• Exploring ChatGPTs Created for Genealogy NEW

• Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI NEW

• Using and Managing a Genealogy Research Log NEW

I specialize in explaining genealogy research methodology and new Web-based technologies to the genealogy community in non-threatening and easy-to-understand terms with a variety of online genealogy lectures available.

My goal is to ensure that genealogists and family historians understand how to best leverage these technologies to advance their research. Click HERE to request a webinar.

PLEASE READ the information below and DOWNLOAD my current “pitch” document listing all the webinars, speaking fees, and requirements.  And PLEASE send this PDF to other genealogical and historical societies and request that they book me for one of their upcoming presentations! Click below to download the PDF.

Online Genealogy Webinars: Webinar Request Form

Please click https://genealogybargains.com/form-webinar-request to request a webinar or email me at hidefgen@gmail.com. It also would help if you check my current schedule at https://genealogybargains.com/upcoming-genealogy-webinars-online-classes/ to see if your preferred date is available.

Online Genealogy Webinars: The List

There are over 50 topics available to be presented via webinar.  Click on each link below for a detailed description.

• 10 Must Haves for Genealogy and Family History Success

• 10 Secrets You Should Know to Survive Microsoft Word

• 10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy

• 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists 

• AI and Genealogy: Trouble Ahead? NEW

• After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research POPULAR

• Backing Up Your Genealogy Data

• Building a Genealogy Research Toolbox

• Can I Use That In My Genealogy? What You Should Know About Copyright

• City Directories: No Town Too Small, No Clue Too Little 

• Creating an Ancestor Biography Sketch NEW

• The Coded Census – Deciphering US Census Codes

• Exploring ChatGPTs Created for Genealogy NEW

• Genealogy Research Checklist: Did I Get Everything?

• Facebook: A Tool for Genealogy Research 

• Family History Trippin’: Planning a Successful Genealogy Trip 

• Genealogy Do-Over™: A Year of Learning from Mistakes POPULAR

• Genealogy Pit Stop: Research in 15 minute Increments

• Genealogy Tech Troubleshooting: What Would You Do? NEW

• Getting the Most Out of a Census Record NEW

• Google Alerts for Genealogists

• Google Books for Genealogists

• Google Drive for Genealogists

• Google for Genealogists

• Google Forms for Genealogists

• Got Photos? Digitizing and Creating Keepsakes Using Family Photos

• Hiding Out in the Open: Discovering LGBT Family History

• How to Deal With Other Genealogists Without Going Crazy

• Internet Archive: A Gold Mine for Genealogists

• Managing the Genealogy Data Monster

• Mind Mapping Your Research Plans and Results

• The Mysterious Death of Anna T. McPhillips 

• One Touch Genealogy Research: How to Handle a Record Just Once 

• The Other Census: US State Censuses 

• Photo Organizing and Preservation: You Can Do This POPULAR

• Privacy, DNA, and Genealogy: Handling the Double-Edged Sword

• Secrets of the US Federal Census – How Did Enumeration Really Work?

• Smarter Search Strategies for Genealogy 

• Staying Safe Using Social Media

• Street Names and Numbers: Grid Changes, Renaming, and More

• Successful Collateral and Cluster Searching 

• Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI NEW

• Turning Genealogy Clues into Genealogy To Do’s 

• US and Canada Newspaper Resources and Strategies

• Using and Managing a Genealogy Research Log NEW

• Utilizing Social Networks for Genealogy Research

• What’s Been Done: Using Someone Else’s Genealogy Research 

• You Use WHAT for Genealogy? Wonderful Uses for Unusual Tools

Speaking rates are negotiable depending upon format and number of presentations given.  In addition, topics can be customized for your specific needs.  Please feel free to contact me for more information.

Online Genealogy Webinars: Who is Thomas MacEntee?

So, what if I told you that a Baby Boomer guy with a love of punk rock music but also Renaissance Art, somehow “fell” into the technology industry almost 40 years ago, and then left a lucrative career in information technology to pursue his love of family history and genealogy?
And that his passion for tracing his roots began over 45 years ago when he was watching the mini-series Roots on ABC Television at his great-grandparents’ house in February 1977?

While some might think these two elements – technology and historical research – are opposites. The truth is, “tech people” like Thomas are needed to guide today’s genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best apps and devices as they break down those research brick walls.

Having taught over 1,000 in-person and virtual genealogy lectures since 2010, serving on the boards of many genealogical societies, organizing a group of over 1,000 genealogy bloggers, and helping researchers save money on genealogy products and services, Thomas is ready for the next chapter in his professional journey: changing the way genealogists acquire new research skills, motivating researchers to take a chance on new technologies, and improving how family stories and heirlooms are preserved and passed on to the next generations.

Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, student, advocate, marketer, storyteller, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals.

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