Saturday 26 April 2014

A-Z Challenge 2014: W is for Webinar

www.a-to-zchallenge.com
Have you heard of webinars?  They are definitely something you will want to look into in your journey of learning more about genealogy.  A webinar is like a seminar - only it's on the internet.  You sit in front of your monitor and watch as a guest presenter talks about a topic while you look at his/her powerpoint presentation. I'm going to take a Legacy webinar as my example, because the word 'free' occurs in many places...

You register for the webinar here.  Legacy's usually take place on a Wednesday, and because of the different time zones, although they hold them during the North American afternoon, that translates into 7pm for me.  They send you a special link, which you click on at the start time, and a webinar usually lasts about 1 1/2 hours.  It is in their (free) archive on the web and can be watched again and again as many times as you like FOR A WEEK.  Then it goes into their paid archive and you have to be a member of their special site at familytreewebinars.com.

Here are some of the topics in April:
 
7 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists
by Thomas MacEntee. 4/2

Get Organized Using the FamilyRoots Organizer Color Coding System
by Mary Hill. 4/9

Using Probate Records to Solve Genealogical Problems
by Linda Geiger. 4/11

Genealogy Evidence and Online Family Trees
by Karen Clifford. 4/16

The Homestead Act of 1862
by Thomas MacEntee. 4/23

Google Glass and Family History
by Devin Ashby. 4/30

The ones in May:

50 Year View — What I’ve Learned Climbing My Family Tree
by Tom Kemp. 5/7

Photo Apps for Android, iPhones or iPads
by Maureen Taylor. 5/14

I Had My DNA Tested — Now What?
By Ugo Perego. 5/21

Using Tax Lists to Solve Genealogical Problems
by Linda Geiger. 5/28

and a link to a PDF which you can download which tells you all the Legacy webinars during the year: HERE

7 comments:

  1. Oh we have to take webinars but that is for our work so I know about them but didn't even think that there would be webinars for this and that sounds really interesting to check out. There is so much to check out!:)

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    1. Do check them out. There are some fascinating topics. Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Ah, but which North American afternoon? Usually that translates (for me) to New York time, which makes it too early for us west coasters. Sometimes.

    Liz A. from Laws of Gravity

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    1. They are usually 2.0 to 3.30 Eastern. BTW, just visited your blog as part of the A-Z Challenge.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Thank you for your clear explanation about webinars. I have seen them mentioned without fully exploring what they offer and you have listed some interesting topics out there.

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  4. I am glad you found the explanation useful. I would really get into them if I were you. They are free, and it is a lovely way of spending a Wednesday evening (often, up to 2000 people 'attend'). You pick up things you didn't know before, and it is just a nice feeling to know that there are people out there who have the same interests as you.

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Visiting from A/Z; we have lots of webinars through work, but looks like a lot of good topics for someone interested in geneology!

    Only a few more letters to go for the challenge; hope you enjoyed participating in it!

    betty

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