Discover tips and tricks to find your ancestors with common surnames and surnames that double as common words in the English language with Google. Learn how to weed out irrelevant search results to save time and get to what you want faster. Then save and automate your searches to run for you! You’ll not only improve your searches, but also improve the chances that the information you post online will be found by other genealogists facilitating collaboration!

In the past couple of months, Geoff has taken another 200 pictures with his digital camera. It’s time to import them to his computer, get them organized and searchable, and published to the cloud so the rest of his family can see what he’s been up to. But he's going to wait and do it in front of our live worldwide webinar audience.

Genealogists are creatures of habit. We tend to research the familiar - using the most common, popular, or convenient databases or records. But there are plenty of other resources available - if you know where to look! In this Webinar, we'll review ten you might be missing!

People record evidence of where they live by their property, pay taxes on property, give away property, buy and sell property, fight over property, and will property to heirs. When understood and used properly, land records comprise one of the most important genealogical sources for research in America.

Step-by-step approach to creating a blog, and making postings using the free service at Blogger.com. A great way to share genealogy research, post your society's newsletter, share info with extended family members. The webinar will also feature a survey of sample blogs, and links for additional help.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state but it offers genealogists a wealth of resources that date back to 1636 on the city, county and state level. While some resources are online, this webinar will also explore how to find what you need in local collections. This class was presented to a live webinar (online seminar) audience on April 17, 2013. 1 hour 31 minutes.

Julie Andrews sings about raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens being some of her favorite things. Judy will sing (not literally) the praises of some of her favorite things found in Irish genealogical websites. This will be an interactive class where you’ll be able to visit many of these websites. You are invited to join the choir! This class was presented to a live webinar (online seminar) audience on April 17, 2013. 1 hour 35 minutes, plus 4 pages of handouts.

If there is one home truth in genealogy research, it’s this: not everything is available online. Sooner or later, every genealogist has got to make that first trip to the courthouse to check out the original records available there. Learn how to prepare for that trip, the rules of the road, what to expect, what to ask for, and how to be sure you'll be welcomed back the next time. This class was presented to a live webinar (online seminar) audience on April 10, 2013. 1 hour 27 minutes. Plus 8 pages of handouts.

If there is one home truth in genealogy research, it’s this: not everything is available online. Sooner or later, every genealogist has got to make that first trip to the courthouse to check out the original records available there. Learn how to prepare for that trip, the rules of the road, what to expect, what to ask for, and how to be sure you'll be welcomed back the next time. This class was presented to a live webinar (online seminar) audience on April 10, 2013. 1 hour 27 minutes. Plus 8 pages of handouts.

Do you find it difficult to determine what information you have found in reference to your ancestors is good or bad information? During this webinar you will be provided with suggestions that will help you sort out the evidence you are finding and how to carefully analyze the sources and data. This class was presented to a live webinar (online seminar) audience on April 3, 2013. 1 hour 17 minutes, plus 4 pages of handouts.

Brenda Collins in her book, The Origins of Irish Immigration to Scotland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, claims that over 300,000 people from Ireland went to Scotland between 1790 and 1850. Another million fled Ireland and settled in Scotland and England during the second half of the 19th century. The new poor law records of Scotland contain incredible genealogical information about the people who ended up in this welfare system. This webinar will review the records one can find.

Honor ancestors by creating blog posts - a place on the web that anyone can find using simple search engine techniques. Learn how to cut costs of printing & snail-mailing your family newsletter, and find out how to reach beyond your current membership circle. Carrie demos setting up a blog in three easy steps. Myrt analyzes a printed newsletter and demos how to turn it into a blog. Includes info on setting up a Google Calendar that several members can update, and how to convert your blog into a genealogy book.

Participants will learn the basics of researching their Wisconsin ancestors starting with the early history as part of the Northwest Territory up through the present-day. While many of our ancestors may have settled in or passed through Wisconsin, finding them and the records left behind is another story. Wisconsin research offers certain challenges and it helps to know the strategies needed to tackle those records. You’ll not only get a quick lesson in Wisconsin history, you’ll also learn about special record sets and resources unique to the Badger State.

An Irish lass, Annie Moore, tripped down a gangplank and into the pages of history in 1892 when she became the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island. But less than a century later, an Illinois-born Annie Moore had somehow taken her place and was celebrated in song, statue and literature. That all ended when some stubborn genealogists decided to use their sleuthing skills to seek out the right Annie. Join us to learn how she and her true descendants reclaimed their rightful place in history when their reunion was featured on the front page of the New York Times. This class was presented to a live webinar (online seminar) audience on February 27, 2013. 1 hour 30 minutes.

Learn strategies and techniques on how to get the most out of the Canadian census records in order to gain a better understanding of your ancestors. This webinar will put those techniques into practice by following three different families (Canadian, French-Canadian & African Canadian) through the census records.

As researchers progress back in time tracing an elusive ancestor, fewer record sources seem to be available. Some sources known to be useful (such as census records) may appear to contain less vital data unless evaluated in different ways. And in some areas totally unique sources may be overlooked if not pointed out in advance by experienced researchers who have spent years using those sources. Karen will demonstrate how to expand your personal research success into the past.

New genealogical resources, eLearning tools, “how-to” discussions, and other items useful to the genealogist and family historian appear online nearly every day. This webinar will provide some tips and tricks for staying current with data that is most important to you and your research. Some standards for using online sources and for sharing information with others will be also be addressed.

This webinar will cover inheritance in Scotland and will explore wills, testaments and land records which are all useful in providing further evidence and documentation for your Scottish ancestors.

With more information coming online and greater access to records, there’s never been a better time to research your Eastern European ancestors. Learn about the best Internet resources for locating records, maps, networking with fellow researchers, and tracking down information abroad.

You've created a great research plan so what happens next? It's time to get out and start visiting libraries, archives and repositories! Join Marian Pierre-Louis as she provides tips for successful on-site visits.

As difficult as Irish research is, we can overcome its hurdles if we have a better understanding of the idiosyncrasies of Irish given names, surnames, and place names. Our speaker, Judy Wight, solved the case of Delia Holland - in Ireland she was known as Bridget Houlihan. This webinar discusses situations you may encounter with names and places and provides resources for overcoming these problems.

Research in the United States depends upon census, vital, land, and probate records, the bread and butter of American research. Get an overview of each type of record. Learn where to find them and how to use them effectively in your research.

Tips for the beginning genealogist or family historian will be offered including organization skills, home sources, personal interviews, and jurisdiction of some original records.

Got Canadian ancestors? Don't miss this webinar by Claire Brisson-Banks, an accredited genealogist (AG). The key to good research in any country is understanding its history, records and resources. This class will review a timetable and discuss the differences in searching Canadian records versus US records. It will cover a mini-history of the country's growth, census, church, land, and probate records along with online and community resources.