Top 10 genealogy webinars PLUS the #1 rated — January 2023

Geoff Rasmussen

01 Feb 2023

We've tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 most-watched FamilyTreeWebinars.com classes for January 2023! Are your favorite topics or instructors among the list? Need something new to learn? Use the list to get inspired!

Each month thousands of Legacy Family Tree Webinar subscribers head for the library to learn new skills and techniques to help improve their genealogy research. Among the now-1,914 genealogy classes in the members-only library, these were the most watched during the month of January 2023. They aren't necessarily the newest classes but rather the topics that were sought out by our members.

Have you seen any of these classes? Are these among your favorites too? Some of these classes (and topics) might be new to you! Get inspired to learn more and make your genealogy journey more fun!

The Top 10 for January 2023

1. The 5 steps to organizing your DNA in 2023 by Diahan Southard

2. Trousers Black Domestic Tacks & Housekeeping Bills: Problem-Solving with 'Trivial Details' by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

3. Proving Identity: Not Matching Names by Robyn Smith

4. Document Analysis: Digging into Details by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA

5. Creating a DNA plan for Geoff's brick wall by Diahan Southard and Geoff Rasmussen

6. How Three Types of DNA and Genealogy Uncovered the Long-Lost Enslaved Father by Melvin J. Collier

7. Trendy Tech Tools for Your Research: Yay or Nay? by Cyndi Ingle

8. Elizabeth Shown Mills reveals her secret to success in genealogy by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

9. Designing with Canva for Your Genealogy Society or Business by Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS

10. Exploring the Records in a Slave Owning Community by Bernice Bennett

The Runner-Ups

11. MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive by Melissa Barker

12. Deconstructing a Conflicted Census Enumeration: Carrie Peterson aka Clara Moore by J. H. (“Jay”) Fonkert, CG

13. Wayward Girls: A Context Case Study by Stephanie O’Connell, CG

14. Trail of Tears to Indian Territory by Billie Stone Fogarty, M.Ed.

15. MyHeritage's Latest Photo Innovations by Tal Erlichman

16. Tips & Tricks for Researching in Australian Archives by Shauna Hicks

17. Newspapers in Mexico by Lisa Medina

18. Mastering Digital Filing for Genealogists by Cyndi Ingle

19. How the West Was Won in Canada by Lianne Kruger

20. Right Place, Right Time, Right Person: Intersections of DNA and Document Evidence by Paul Woodbury, MEd., AG

The 2nd Runner-Ups

21. Hunting For Henry: A Case Study Using Collaterals by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG

22. Context: A Powerful Tool for Problem Solving by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

23. FAN + GPS + DNA: The Problem-Solver's Great Trifecta by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

24. Structuring a Family History – class 1 of 4 by Carol Baxter

25. Quickly Organize Your DNA Matches with the Leeds Method by Dana Leeds

26. Comment retrouver ses cousins d'Amérique du Nord grâce aux collections MyHeritage by Marie Cappart

27. Reasonably Exhaustive Research: The First Criteria for Genealogical Proof by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

28. The Only Thing You Need to Know About DNA and Genealogy by Diahan Southard

29. Discover the new Legacy Family Tree 9 by Geoff Rasmussen

30. Foundational Concepts & Reference Tools for Mexican Genealogy by Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS

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