Online genealogy: Week of May 11-18

Here are some of this coming week's online genealogy events. Most of them are free. See our post “Genealogy Learning in the Time of Coronavirus,” for links to archived classes at Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsTech, and more.

Asian Americans, a five-hour film event, premieres May 11 & 12 on PBS. "Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played."

The National Genealogical Society's Virtual Family History Conference begins May 20. Visit the NGS website for details.

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society continues its series of free webinars.

May 12: Identifying and Examining DNA Outliers by Blaine Bettinger.

May 13: Unlock the Mysteries of the Nonpopulation Schedules by Nancy Waters

May 18: The Impact of Andrew Carnegie on the Building and Shaping of New York by John Kinnear

Legacy Family Tree and MyHeritage offer these webinars: 

May 12: Leveraging MyHeritage's German Resources Effectively by James M. Beidler

May 13 & 14: The Ultimate Family History Interview by Nicka Smith

May 15: Fridays in May: DNA with Diahan by Diahan Southard

Also, Legacy Family Tree continues to unlock one archived webinar per day for free viewing. The classes are based on a 7-day rotating theme:

• Sundays - Methodology
• Mondays - DNA
• Tuesdays - Ethnic Genealogy
• Wednesdays - TechZone
• Thursdays - Around the Globe
• Fridays - Beginners
• Saturdays - Technology

This week:
May 11: Foundations in DNA 1 of 5: Genealogy and DNA by Blaine Bettinger
May 12: Full Circle: Tracing the Descendants of a Slaveholding Ancestor by Nicka Smith
May 13: 3 Ways to Use Gmail Smarter by Marian Pierre-Louis
May 14: How to trace your UK ancestry by Kirsty Gray
May 15: Time and Place - Using Genealogy's Cross-Hairs by Jim Beidler
May 16: Advanced Googling for Your Grandma by Cyndi Ingle
May 17: 50 Records that Document Female Ancestors by Gena Philibert-Ortega
May 18: DNA Rights and Wrongs: The Ethical Side of Testing by Judy Russell

Conference Keeper lists many of the above, as well as these events:

May 12: How to Interview Military Veterans with Kayleen Reusser

May 13: Quhat's in a Nayme? by Maureen Brady

May 13: Finding Military Records by the Genealogy Zoom Chat Series: An Illinois Multi-Library Event

May 14: Acadia with Mark Labine, hosted by the Minnesota Genealogical Society

May 14: Legalese for Genealogists by the Genealogy Center

May 15: Your Next Step: Write Your Family History with Stephen Szabados

May 16: Meet the Pilgrims! by Pinellas (Florida) Genealogy Society

Stay safe, be well, and happy learning!

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