Webinars

Get live genealogy hints and help from genealogy experts in our webinars! These interactive events will teach you how to improve your research skills and make new family history discoveries. Each webinar lasts about an hour and includes a Q&A session where you can get answers to your specific genealogy questions on the workshop topic.

• Recorded Webinars
• Webinar FAQ
• How to Participate

Recorded Webinars

• Length: 1 hour
• Price: FREE
• Presenter: Allison Stacy, editorial director and publisher of Family Tree Magazine with special guests Lisa Louise Cooke, David A. Fryxell and Nancy Hendrickson
  

Tracing your family tree has never been easier or more rewarding—and this live tutorial will give you the tools you need to get off to a sound start. You’ll discover how to research and record your family history with step-by-step advice and ideas from genealogy experts. Watch it now!

• New York Genealogy Crash Course: Find Your Empire State Ancestors, presented by James M. Beidler
  
• Georgia Genealogy Crash Course: Find Your Peach State Ancestors, presented by Grace Dobush
  
• Historical Books on the Web: Millions of Tomes at Your Fingertips, presented by Nancy Hendrickson
  
• Pennsylvania Crash Course: Find Your Keystone State Ancestors, presented by James M. Beidler
  
• Your Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com: Tips, Hints and Hacks for Finding Your Ancestors, presented by David A. Fryxell
  
• Ellis Island: Find Your Ancestor in a Sea of Online Records, presented by Lisa A. Alzo
  
• Brick Wall Busters: Solutions to Real-Life Stumpers, presented by Allison Stacy & David Lambert
  
• Online Military Records: Document Your Family’s Service, presented by David A. Fryxell
  
• Making the Most of FamilySearch.org, presented by Diane Haddad
  
• Photo Sharing 101: How to Organize, Archive and Share Family Memories Online, presented by Grace Dobush
  
• Search Engine Tips & Tricks: Google Techniques to Boost your Research, presented by Lisa Louise Cooke
  
• Organization Made Easy, presented by Allison Stacy
  
• Photo Retouching, presented by Allison Stacy and Christy Miller
  
• Brick Wall Strategies, presented by David Allen Lambert and Allison Stacy
  
• Vital Records, presented by Lisa Louise Cooke
  
• Online Immigration Records, presented by Diane Haddad
  
• FamilySearch Essentials, presented by Allison Stacy
  
• Finding Your Family in Old Newspapers, presented by Lisa Louise Cooke
  
• Heirloom Preservation Made Easy, presented by Grace Dobush
  
• Online Census Secrets, presented by Diane Haddad and Allison Stacy
• Googling Your Genealogy, presented by Allison Stacy

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How Does This Work? Webinar FAQ

OK, so this all sounds good—but if you’ve never taken a webinar, you might still be wondering how they actually work.

A webinar is similar to a live workshop or seminar you’d attend at a genealogy society meeting or conference, only it takes place over the Internet. That means you can “attend” the workshop from the comfort of home. All you need a computer and a broadband Internet connection—no special computer skills required.

You just log in at the special URL provided when you register, then listen and follow along as the presenter shares helpful tips and advice on the workshop topic. As you listen, you can pose questions for the presenter to answer during the Q&A segment of the workshop. A “host” will also be available to help if you encounter any technical issues.

Each workshop lasts an hour. Don’t worry about taking notes—you’ll get to download a PDF of the slides once the workshop concludes, plus any handouts the presenter provides. You also can access an “archive” version of the entire workshop online in case you want to listen again. (This is also a good way to attend the workshop if you can’t make it to the live event.)

How to Participate

Here’s a step-by-step overview of the process:

1. Use the links above to go to our online store, ShopFamilyTree.com, and purchase a registration for the desired session. You’ll go to a registration page that recaps the session content and a form to fill in your registration information.

2. After purchase, you will receive a link to the webinar registration page. Follow that link to register for the session on GoToWebinar, the system that hosts our webinars. Fill in at least the required fields.

 

3. Upon registering at GoToWebinar, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail. This e-mail contains all the details you need to log in to the webinar, including an access link you'll use to log on the day of the webinar. You'll also receive a “reminder” e-mail with the log on details if you register several days in advance. This e-mail also includes an e-mail address to contact an administrator with any technical issues.

3. Five to 10 minutes before the workshop is scheduled to start, log in using the access information provided in your confirmation e-mail. (Mac users, we recommend using your Safari browser.) Your browser will launch a new window where the workshop will take place. You’ll see the presentation slides in the middle. 

4. Participants’ audio is muted (to ensure that background noise doesn’t spoil anyone’s experience), but there’s a chat window in the lower right corner of your window where you can ask questions and communicate with the host in case you have a problem.

5. When the webinar concludes, simply close the GoToWebinar window.

If you still have questions about Family Tree University webinars, please contact us.

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