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2022 Genealogy Webinars

On a regular basis, the Kentucky Genealogical Society provides educational opportunities to members and non-members. This page contains the topics from the 2022 Kentucky Genealogical Society meetings.

These events give perspective members an idea of the value provided by the organization. You can find current educational events that are available free to non-members on our Calendar of Events page.

As a service to our members, past educational recordings and handouts are available as on-demand learning in our Member Portal page.

  • Case Study: Sharing Your Ancestry Findings Using Photobooks
    Case Study: Sharing Your Ancestry Findings Using Photobooks

    This talk will describe how you can organize and share the results of your genealogy work by preparing and printing photobooks by making use of PowerPoint.
    This talk is available to view from this link.

  • Wild, Wonderful West Virginia
    Wild, Wonderful West Virginia

    West Virginia has had more fun poked at it than nearly any other state. But, there are some vast resources in the history of this, the “restored government of Virginia.”

    The Kentucky Genealogical Society is proud to welcome back member Peggy Lauritzen, AG, FOGS. Peggy is a recipient of the Association of Professional Genealogists Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy.

  • Genealogy Research in Tri-State Area
    Genealogy Research in Tri-State Area

    Browning Genealogy chronicles obituaries and local history from counties in Southern Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky, and Southeastern Illinois. The Browning Genealogy staff continues adding new entries to the database on a daily basis, including obituaries from 11 counties in Indiana, as well as two counties in Illinois and 15 counties in Kentucky.

    The Foundation continues Mr. Browning's legacy through preservation, education, community engagement, and outreach.

    https://www.browninggenealogy.org/

  • Dark as a Dungeon
    Dark as a Dungeon

    As the song goes, it truly was “dark as a dungeon” in just about any mine. Fortunately, there are records that have may been kept on your mining ancestors.

    Presenter: Peggy Lauritzen, AG, FOGS

  • Using Direct and Negative Evidence to Prove Unrecorded Events
    Using Direct and Negative Evidence to Prove Unrecorded Events

    Information hidden below the surface or totally absent helps researchers reconstruct events, identities, and relationships that no record specifies. Such hidden information is indirect or negative evidence. This session discusses the qualities of both kinds of evidence, which are easily misunderstood. It also describes uses of indirect and negative evidence, and it gives examples of applying those uses to solving genealogical problems.

    Speaker: Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, is a genealogical researcher, writer, editor, and educator

  • Essential Online Portal for Genealogy Research
    Essential Online Portal for Genealogy Research

    Research portals make online records from many archives and libraries available in a single search.
    Presented by Nancy Loe, MA, MLS of sassyJaneGenealogy.com