2022 Genealogy Webinar Schedules Released by a Variety of Providers
There are lots of genealogy learning opportunities via webinars -- a live presentation you view using services on your computer/device. Many of these webinars are free to view live. If you want to watch one later it may require a membership fee. If you really like the webinars of a particular host or want to see an older, archived webinar the cost of membership is usually not very high for many of these webinar hosts.
Legacy Family Tree webinars are mostly held at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays though there are a few Friday afternoon and Wednesday evening webinars. They are free to view live and for almost a week afterwards at which time they become accessible to webinar subscribers only. (Some archived webinars remain free for all to view.) Handouts are available only to webinar subscribers/members. Legacy webinar membership is currently $49.95/year. (Note: If you view a webinar, there is often a discount code word which will get you 10 percent off items from the store, including webinar memberships.) Webinar members get an additional 5 percent off when signed-in.
The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has released its 2022 webinar schedule with a notable change. The webinars, held the first Saturday and third Monday of the month, in the past were free to live viewers and handouts are included. As of January 2022, each webinar appears to have a $5.50 cost. After the live webinar, only SCGS members can view the archived webinars. SCGS membership is $40/year and includes other benefits. We are not sure if the $5.50/webinar fee is just for non-members or members as well. When we learn more we will let you know.
The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society has released its 2022 webinar schedule. The webinars are held the third Tuesday of the month at 8 p.m. ET and are free to live viewers and handouts are included. After the live webinar, only WSGS members can view the archived webinars. WSGS membership starts at $40/year as of January 1, 2022. (You can join for 2022 at the 2021 rate until December 31, 2021.)
The Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, began broadcasting the genealogy classes held in the library about several years ago. Information about these free webinars are located at the FHL's wiki classes and webinars page on FamilySearch. The schedule for January through March 2022 has been posted. Sometimes additional webinars are added to the current month. Most of these webinars include handouts. Previously recorded webinars are listed under Past Webinars. (Scroll down the page to see them.) You also may find some archived in the FamilySearch Learning Center. Some highlights include several webinars/classes on using FamilySearch Family Tree, and starting genealogy focusing on various ethnic heritages as well as an introduction to using the Polish State Archives website.
The societies and company listed above are not the only online webinar opportunities out there. GeneaWebinars is a blog that hosts a calendar specializing in keeping track of the numerous genealogy webinars being held. About 35 organizers/hosts list their webinars in the calendar. Organizers/Hosts use a variety of webinar delivery systems from GoToWebinar to Google Hangouts to Twitter. Most entries have links taking you to the registration page for that webinar or the website of the host.
RootsTech 2022 Right Around the Corner
Another webinar learning opportunity is the annual RootsTech conference which once again will be completely virtual. Registration is already open for RootsTech 2022 which takes place March 3-5, 2022, and is completely free. Don't forget RootTech 2021 sessions are still viewable so if you haven't caught all you wanted to yet, you still can.
See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE
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