Webinars and Online Classes from outside FamilySearch
Here is a list of organizations that offer webinars and online classes. For FamilySearch webinars, click here.
| Organization: | Webinar Link: | Details: |
| American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society) | Link | NEHGS has webinars on a variety of topics. Many are U.S., but some are Canadian, Irish and other places. Cost: NEHGS offers some free webinars and some for pay. Some past webinars can be watched with a free guest account while others require a membership. |
| Ancestry Academy | Link | Ancestry offers free video courses on a variety of topics including Researching, Records, Census, Methodology, Newspapers, as well as using Ancestry.com. |
| Applied Genealogy Institute | Link | Intermediate and advanced genealogy education with a learn by doing approach. |
| Board for Certification of Genealogists | Link | BCG offers free videos on the site as well as webinars, some free and some for a small fee. BCG has partnered with Legacy Family tree Webinars for most of their webinars. |
| BYU Family History Library | Link | The BYU Family History Library hosts a series of online webinars and YouTube Channel videos that allows one to learn from family history experts. Cost: Free |
| Family History Accademy | Link | Course categories include: Best Practice; DNA Directions; Essential Skills |
| Florida State Genealogical Society | Link | The Florida State Genealogical Society offers free webinars on a variety of topics every month. Old webinars are archived and free for members only. |
| Georgia State Genealogical Society | Link | The Georgia State Genealogical Society offers free webinars on a variety of topics every month. Old webinars are archived and free for members only. |
| Germanic Genealogy Society | Link | Webinars are held monthly and are open to the public, however, attendance is limited. Be sure to sign into the Webinar early. As a GGS Membership Benefit: hand-outs and recorded videos will be accessible to signed-in GGS members under the Member Login. |
| GRIP Genealogy Institute | Link | Virtual and In-person courses on a variety of genealogical topics. The courses include eighteen class sessions taught by experts. |
| Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) | Link | Courses last a full week and include basic skills; advanced methodology; and evidence analysis. |
| International Institute of Genealogical Studies | Link | Choose from over 250 individual courses or 13 certificate programs. Trade school professional genealogist credentials at your own pace. |
| International Society for British Genealogy and Family History | Link | The ISBGFH offers free webinars on a variety of topics every month. Old webinars are archived and free for members only. Each October British Institute is held. It is a week with 20 hours of classroom instruction in each of four courses for research in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. |
| Legacy Family Tree Webinars | Link | Legacy Family Tree Webinars offers many webinars, usually at least once a week, on various topics and countries.
Cost: Viewing of webinar is free for the first week; after that, one must pay. |
| Minnesota Genealogical Society | Link | The Minnesota Genealogical Society offers free webinars on a variety of topics every month. Old webinars are archived and free for members only. |
| Ontario Genealogical Society | Link | The Ontario Genealogical Society offers free webinars on a variety of topics every month. Old webinars are archived and free for members only. |
| Pharos Tutors | Link | Includes anytime courses with no set start date which you do at your pace; tutor led courses lasting 3-6 weeks; and two assessed certificate courses. |
| Polish Genealogical Society of America | Link | The webinars are ordinarily open to the public free of charge; but some require a fee. Some webinars are recorded and remain on the site for varying periods of time. |
| Red de Antepasados | Link | Free videos and classes offered in Spanish. There are also many interviews with respected professionals in Genealogy Community. |
| Society of Genealogists | Link | Free resources in the Learning Hub; free and pay to view talks and courses by expert genealogists and tutors. |
| Southern California Genealogical society | Link | The SCGS offers periodic webinars on a variety of topics.The initial webcast of each session is offered to the public free of charge. Webinars are archived and available only to SCGS members as a benefit of membership in the society. |
| Swedish Genealogy Guide | Link | The SGG presently offers 13 short videos on various aspects of Swedish genealogical research, including handwriting and how to read old records. There is also a longer presentation on how to use ArkivDigital. Access is linked to YouTube and is free. |
| Utah Genealogical Association Virtual Chapter | Link | UGA offers webinars via a Virtual Chapter, Genealogy Pro Talk, and UGA DNA. Most are held monthly and cover various topics and countries.
Cost: Viewing a live webinar is free; archived presentations are available to UGA members. |
| Virtual Genealogical Association | Link | The VGA offers webinars for their members, as well as a yearly online conference. |
| Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's webinars | Link | The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society offers free webinars once a month on a variety of topics. |