January Live Sessions
January live webinars are waiting for you. Join us to learn more about FamilySearch's AI research assistant, improving tree integrity and Irish Immigration to New York.
January 2025 Webinars
FamilyTreeDNA - DNA Testing Built for Genealogy
What truly sets FamilyTreeDNA apart? In this RootsTech live event, attendees will take a closer look at how FamilyTreeDNA’s approach to DNA testing supports deeper, more meaningful genealogical research. From the design of its tests and databases to the role of collaboration, science, and innovation, this session explores how FamilyTreeDNA helps genealogists move beyond matches to real insight—no matter where they are in their research journey.
AI Research Sessions
Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Genealogy in 2026
David Ouimette, James Tanner, Katherine Borges, Lynn Broderick, Steve Little
Irish Research Sessions
Immigration Research Sessions
Stories from Ellis Island: Exploring the Immigrant Journey Through Manifests
While they may look straightforward, passenger manifests include a bounty of information about each traveler's journey to America, as well as their lives before and after arrival.In this class, the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation’s Family History Center experts shed light on some of the more curious pieces of information included on arrival manifests:- Understand why certain names are crossed out and why some immigrants were detained.- Learn how stowaways were represented on manifests.- Discover what happened when babies were born at sea and steps taken when tragedy struck, and passengers died on the long voyage to the United States.- Finally be convinced that names were not changed at Ellis Island!
Vaya con Dios: Hispanic Immigration to North America
Tracing Hispanic immigrants back to their homelands can be easier if you know the basic research process and you leave no stone unturned in your search for records. This presentation will teach the necessary methodology and how to use it to trace a Hispanic immigrant back to their hometown in Mexico, Latin America or Europe.