Ancestry.com - Webinars

Make a lasting impression at this year’s family reunion with a descendant family tree poster or descendant-based family history book. In this hour-long webinar, you’ll learn how to create a book or poster that your relatives will be talking about long after the reunion’s over. Descendant books and posters also make great birthday and anniversary gifts.

If you discovered a dusty set of 1852 county courthouse records in your grandmother's attic, you'd take a look, right? Not getting a DNA test is like leaving those records unexplored--you may be missing out on amazing leads. Our panel explains the basics of Ancestry.com DNA testing. We'll present a simple science overview, how to take the test, and the payoffs for family history. Learn how: - DNA testing for genealogy works--in easy terms. - To understand and apply your results to grow your tree. - Ancestry.com DNA testing can continue to pay off for years. - Women can benefit from a paternal lineage test. - To use Ancestry.com DNA features: Groups, Transfer to Tree, and Ancient Ancestry.

Come join our Ancestry.ca specialist - Lesley Anderson - and Glenn Wright in this one hour online seminar as they walk through the history of the Canadian Census. They’ll tackle effective search techniques, and tips which will cover each census year – 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911 and 1916.

Whether the veteran in your family served in the Revolutionary War 200 years ago or is serving in the current conflict in Iraq, we can help you discover his or her story. In this webinar, three U.S. content specialists from Ancestry.com will walk you through our collection of military records—the largest online collection of military records available on the web. Besides showing you what records we have available for each of the major U.S. conflicts (e.g., Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Korean War, etc.), they will show you some common record types, such as draft cards, muster rolls, and pension files, and teach you what information you can expect to glean about your veteran from each one.

A family reunion can be as simple as a backyard barbecue or it can encompass a multi-day event attended by the entire extended family. Planning a successful reunion means defining the size and scope, location, activities, and food for the event. It also entails planning something for everyone. A larger event takes the help and cooperation of a number of people with the skills who can help. Regardless of the size and location of your reunion, genealogist and event planner George G. Morgan will guide you through the essential processes for planning, organizing, and enjoying your family reunion. Join us for this free one hour webinar and learn how to make your next family reunion unforgettable. The webinar will begin at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific).

This webinar was broadcast on: 05/04/2009 08:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time At this Town Hall Meeting on May 4th our senior management shared important news about your membership and outlined the direction for the remainder of 2009, including information on key website and collections projects. We also had a great Q & A session.

Learn how to create meaningful, one-of-a-kind gifts that take an hour or less to make. John Pereira and Stefanie Condie will show you how to use the MyCanvas publishing service to build family tree posters, photo books and more. MyCanvas makes it easy to create a Mother’s Day-themed photo book, a family tree poster honoring your dad’s heritage or a graduation poster celebrating an important milestone in the life of someone you love.

In our research we all encounter source documents - whether the documents we look at are from this century or centuries past they can be equally difficult to read if the handwriting isn't "clear". And, if you are a contributor to the World Archives Project you take on the task of reading hand written documents and keying the information that will become an index that you and other researchers will use. Whether you are a beginning researcher, a more seasoned researcher, or a keyer we invite you to join us for an hour of learning and sharing tips that will improve your skills in deciphering handwritten documents. If you would like to submit a question in advance please post a comment on the World Archives Project blog.

Join the Family Tree Maker 2009 team as we take you through a tour and demo some of the new features just added to Family Tree Maker 2009 - Ancestry's premium family tree software. In this webinar we will share tips and tricks to help you get the most out of these new features in Family Tree Maker 2009. Additionally, we will have some of our developers from the Family Tree Maker team to help answer some of your questions. We encourage you to submit questions in advance by visiting our Family Tree Maker blog. We hope you will join out team and the Family Tree Maker community as we try to give you the tools to get the most out of Family Tree Maker.

African American research poses unique challenges. That’s why Ancestry.com and Wal-Mart have partnered up to present a free, one-hour webinar on researching your Black roots. African American research specialist Marjorie Sholes will take you step-by-step through the process she used to trace one of her own ancestors, showing you the tips and tricks she discovered along the way. In particular, she’ll focus on how to identify slave owners to unlock the history of your slave ancestors. You’ll also learn what resources are available on Ancestry.com and elsewhere to aid in your research.