March Webinars

It's the beginning of March  - time to register for a webinar or 2, maybe 3 to keep up with your CGE - Continuous Genealogical Education that is!!

GeneaWebinars is a calendar and blog devoted exclusively to coordinating online genealogy seminars and is the brainchild of DearMYRTLE.  It's a handy, comprehensive alternative to receiving emails from multiple sites about webinars. The blog describes each webinar as it becomes available. The Calendar lists all upcoming webinars by date and time. Click on the topic for more information. 

A sampling of topics in March includes the 1940 census, Ireland, indexing,  DNA, and digital writing tools. Spring house and garage cleaning can wait!

Subscribe to GeneaWebinars to learn about the latest upcoming webinars. Be sure to register in advance. Can't attend on the scheduled date?  No problem.  The webinars are usually available for free in the archives for several days.

What could be better than getting your CGEs from the comfort of your easy chair?

Image: GeneaWebinars Logo
posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond

Tech Tuesday - Wonderful World of Webinars

Webinars are plentiful.  The genealogy software you use probably conducts webinars on its website.  Numerous websites you visit or follow probably offer webinars.  Good news - many are free.

How do you find webinars?  Check out GeneaWebinars. According to the website,

"Thanks to Ol’ Myrt of DearMYRTLE who created GeneaWebinars, the [genealogy] community not only has a comprehensive directory of upcoming online genealogy education seminars, but also a way in which presenters and providers of these webinars can advertise their offerings."

Are you wondering how to attend a webinar?  Thomas MacEntee has written a helpful article for Archives.com titled "How to Attend a Genealogy Webinar". His topics include:

• How webinars work
• Where to find them
• Preparing your computer
• Getting the most from a webinar
• Using webinars for genealogy society meetings

Have your calendar ready and let the learning begin! Oh, and remember, many of the webinars are available to view for a short period of time after the "live" program.

Posted by Denise Hibsch Richmond