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


Ata ninii mo Extending Your Tree with FamilySearch's New AI Research Assistant Homepage Hints
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 34:45
Ata ninii mo Tracing Irish Immigrants in New York City Part 1
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 55:59
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Tracing Irish Immigrants in New York City Part 1

Raymon Naisbitt

Ata ninii mo Tracing Irish Immigrants in New York City Part 2
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 1:05:59
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Tracing Irish Immigrants in New York City Part 2

Raymon Naisbitt

Ata ninii mo Improving the FamilySearch Family Tree’s Integrity: Understanding the Data Quality Score
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 1:01:44
Ata ninii mo FamilyTreeDNA - DNA Testing Built for Genealogy
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 14:34
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

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


Ata ninii mo A Beginner’s Guide to Finding Ancestors Using FamilySearch’s AI Research Assistant
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 57:02
Ata ninii mo Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Genealogy in 2026
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 59:36
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Genealogy in 2026

David Ouimette, James Tanner, Katherine Borges, Lynn Broderick, Steve Little

Ata ninii mo Musical Memories | Transforming Family History into Song with AI
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 57:14
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

Musical Memories | Transforming Family History into Song with AI

Brandon Camp

Ata ninii mo The Future of AI in Genealogy
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 59:55
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

The Future of AI in Genealogy

Dave Vance, David Ouimette, Diana Elder, Mark Thompson, Steve Little

Ata ninii mo FamilySearch for Latinos: Using AI to Grow Your Tree
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 51:49
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

FamilySearch for Latinos: Using AI to Grow Your Tree

Ada Luque Nelson

Ata ninii mo DNA Evidence Analysis with AI
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 58:47
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

DNA Evidence Analysis with AI

Nicole Dyer

Irish Research Sessions


Ata ninii mo Echoes of the Famine: Understanding the Emotional Landscape of Irish Research
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 26:17
Ata ninii mo Curious Customs: Exploring Ancient British and Irish Traditions
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 21:12
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

Curious Customs: Exploring Ancient British and Irish Traditions

Rose Goodall

Ata ninii mo Using Geographical Group Projects to Break Brick Walls in Irish Ancestry
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 17:12
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2026

Using Geographical Group Projects to Break Brick Walls in Irish Ancestry

Martin McDowell

Ata ninii mo Examining the Irish Census
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 58:54
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Examining the Irish Census

Daniel Loftus

Ata ninii mo Scottish and Irish Genealogical Connections
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 1:00:05
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Scottish and Irish Genealogical Connections

Morag Peers, Claire Bradley, Ciara Chivers

Ata ninii mo Beginning Irish Research
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 59:20
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2024

Beginning Irish Research

Jenny Joyce

Immigration Research Sessions


Ata ninii mo Tracing Your U.S. Immigrant Back to their Hometown
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 1:00:40
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Tracing Your U.S. Immigrant Back to their Hometown

Debbie Gurtler

Ata ninii mo Alien Files Boot Camp
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 1:00:31
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Alien Files Boot Camp

Alec Ferretti

Ata ninii mo Ship Manifests: An In-Depth Look
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 59:06
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Ship Manifests: An In-Depth Look

Rich Venezia

Ata ninii mo Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 1:02:31
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2025

Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records

Alyssa Gamble Martinez

Ata ninii mo Stories from Ellis Island: Exploring the Immigrant Journey Through Manifests
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 24:26
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2024

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!

Ata ninii mo Vaya con Dios: Hispanic Immigration to North America
O le gagana o lenei sauniga o English
O le umi o le vitio e 53:33
Na lomia lenei sauniga i le 2024

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.