The word “webinar” is a combination of the word “seminar” and “web”. It can be used for business meetings and trainings. Webinars are also often used for genealogy. Watching a good genealogy webinar is an effective way for genealogists to learn something new. Here are a few that you might want to check out this week. Ancestry.com has a series of genealogy webinars that are streamed live through Livestream. I am fairly certain that they can be viewed for free. The have an archive of recorded webinars that are available for genealogists to view free of charge. This week, there … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com is one of the most popular genealogy websites. It has plenty to offer genealogists who have purchased a membership or who are using a free trial membership. Ancestry.com also, from time to time, offers access to certain record collections for free. Here is some of what is new at Ancestry.com this week. Right now, Ancestry.com is offering free access to records from the thirteen original colonies of the United States of America. Ancestry.com has a pattern of offering access to a particular collection of records, for free, for a limited amount of time. Often, the records that are offered … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com is, quite possibly, the most popular genealogy website out there. People who have no interest in genealogy can recognize the name Ancestry.com. There has been some talk about the potential of Ancestry.com going up for sale. I don’t have an update about that, however, I do have information about some of what is new at Ancestry.com lately. Right now, Ancestry.com is offering free access to their War of 1812 collection. This free access is going to end on June 30, 2012. So, if you haven’t gotten around to check it out yet, keep in mind that your days of … Continue reading →

Many genealogists go online in order to do their research, to add information to their family trees, or to find out about genealogy related news. Today, genealogists can also go online to attend a webinar. Ancestry.com has put together a bunch of new webinars that genealogists can watch for free! Ancestry.com is one of the biggest, most popular, genealogy websites. They are the company that sponsored the “Who Do You Think You Are?” television show. Recently, Ancestry.com bought Archives.com for $100 million. They keep adding more records and documents to their collections, and they have a frequently updated Facebook page. … Continue reading →