October 2 — Using U.S. Cemetery Records to Fill in Gaps on Your Family Tree

Presented by the FamilySearch Library. A good practical session on

 

using cemetery records to uncover information that may not appear

 

elsewhere. FREE. Conference Keeper

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FamilySearch Classes & Webinars

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October 7 — 1:00 PM ET — Advancing Your Native American Genealogy Research
Presented by Ancestry as part of its Virtual Event Series. FREE registration. Ancestry
Register at Ancestry Virtual Events

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October 9 — FamilySearch Family Tree: Correcting Relationships
Presented by the FamilySearch Library. Learn how to correct incorrect parent, spouse and other relationships in the shared FamilySearch Family Tree. FREE. Conference Keeper

FamilySearch Classes & Webinars

October 12 — Making the Most of MyHeritage DNA
Presented by the Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia DNA Special Interest Group. A particularly useful choice for members who have tested at MyHeritage. FREE via Zoom. Conference Keeper
GRIVA October DNA Program

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October 13 — New Tools and Ideas in Genealogy Research — D. Joshua Taylor
Presented by the New Jersey State Library. Taylor will look at newer tools and approaches that can improve genealogy research. FREE online. Conference Keeper
New Jersey State Library Webinar

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October 13 — Researching a Civil War Soldier and His Family
This one caught my eye for GSGC: it is presented by York County Library in South Carolina and is available online. FREE. Conference Keeper
York County Library Event

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October 14 — 1:00 PM ET — Family Tree Building 101
Ancestry's Virtual Event Series. A good choice for newer genealogists or anyone who wants a refresher on building a reliable tree. FREE registration. Ancestry
Ancestry Virtual Events

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October 14 — Grave Matters: Conserving Cemeteries
Presented by the Mecklenburg Genealogical Society in North Carolina. Another nice regional choice for your South Carolina audience. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper

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October 15 — Google My Maps: Visualizing Your Ancestors' Lives
Presented by the Florida State Genealogical Society. Learn to use Google My Maps to map ancestral locations and better understand where your ancestors lived and moved. FREE. Conference Keeper
Webinar information and registration

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October 17 — ABCs of DNA: DNA-Based Relationship Estimators and Analyzers
Presented by the Albuquerque Genealogical Society. Tools and techniques for figuring out possible relationships from DNA results. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper
Webinar information

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October 20 — 6:30 PM ET — Search Options in FamilySearch
Explore three different FamilySearch search methods and learn how to get more useful results. Presented virtually by the Medina County District Library. FREE. OGS

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October 20 — 8:00–9:30 PM ET — DNA and Documents Prove a Mexican Ancestral Line — Karen Stanbary, CG, CGG
The annual Joy Reisinger Memorial Lecture from the Board for Certification of Genealogists. It demonstrates how DNA evidence and original records can be combined to meet the Genealogical Proof Standard. FREE live webinar. Board for Certification of Genealogists
Register for the Reisinger Lecture

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October 21 — From 1619 to Juneteenth: Slavery and the Law Before the Civil War — Judy G. Russell
Presented by the St. Louis County Library. Judy Russell—the Legal Genealogist—examines how law affected enslaved people and the records genealogists use to research them. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper

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October 24 — Eastern European Genealogy for Beginners
Presented by the DuPage County Genealogical Society. A useful introduction for researchers tackling Eastern European ancestry. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper

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October 26 — Along the River, Through the Narrows, or Over the Gap: Traversing America's Frontier
Presented by the St. Louis County Library's Emerson History & Genealogy Center. Explores migration routes and how geography influenced our ancestors' movement. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper

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October 27 — The Genealogy Proof Standard According to Sherlock Holmes — Jill Morelli
Now that is a title that should get members to click! Presented virtually by Omaha Public Library. FREE. Conference Keeper

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October 27 — DNA Basics 2: Exploring Your DNA Results
Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society. Moves beyond taking the DNA test into understanding what those results actually mean. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper

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October 28 — Lincoln at the Library: Family History Research Leads to a Box of Civil War Letters
Presented by the Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library. This sounds like a terrific family-history storytelling program. FREE virtual program. Conference Keeper

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October 29 — Czech and Slovak Genealogy: Finding Their Records — Steve Szabados

Presented by the Lake County Genealogical Society. FREE virtual program.