Webinars are great for people who are looking for in-depth classes
on specific topics and who can devote an hour to an hour and a half to watching. The presenters tend to be some of the most
educated and experienced in their specialty.
Some of you may wonder what makes it a webinar. A webinar is typically broadcast live by the
person who wrote the material and is accompanied by slides and a 2 to 4-page
syllabus. Usually there is a way for asking
questions. Some times the live chat has a lot of comments and information from
the other viewers. Legacy Webinars
(below) also has giveaways and a question and answer period.
One of my favorite webinar providers is Legacy Family Tree Webinars at familytreewebinars.com. Free webinars every Wednesday plus some Tuesdays and
Fridays. You
register for the free live webinar and they will email you instructions. Whether you watch it live or not, you will
have free access for a week.
Click here to see the 2018 schedule and to
register: Click here to register.
While you are there, sign up to receive info about
webinars added during the year.
Or, you can become a member. Members pay around $50 a year for access to all the
webinars all the time in the archives, access to the syllabus, and other
perks. That is, access to over
600 webinars covering all types of genealogical subjects – Basic to advanced
including research techniques, US & foreign research, DNA, etc.-- and have
access to over 2,200 pages of handouts. While viewing, you also have
access to the playlist so you can jump ahead to the section you want.
Family
Search
has oodles of free and archived webinars you can access here:
You will see Upcoming
Webinars. Some have the handouts already
available. Then Past Webinars. Some Past Webinars just have handouts, no video.
Family Search also has a list of
other sources for webinars. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Webinars_and_Online_Classes_from_outside_FamilySearch
The Southern California Genealogical Society has free webinars on
Saturdays.
Their
twice-monthly webcasts with knowledgeable genealogists to help grow what you
know. The SCGS webinars are free but archived videos are for members
only. They would love to have you join.
https://www.ancestry.com/academy/courses/recommended
has changed from paid videos to FREE.
http://blog.geneawebinars.com Check
out the calendar tab for a wide variety of webinars.
I don’t know if YouTube qualifies as a webinar,
but there are thousands of genealogy videos there. Family Search,
Ancestry.com, and Lisa Louise Cooke are among many you could search for.
Or search for a specific topic.
Lastly, if you are looking for something particular, try Cyndi’s
List. Cyndi is a Washington genealogist who categorizes genealogy
websites and has hundreds of thousands of links on her site. For
webinars, try this:
Best of all, google “free genealogy webinar” with your
topic.
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