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

Geoff Rasmussen

01 Mar 2023

We've tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 most-watched FamilyTreeWebinars.com classes for February 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-1,925 genealogy classes in the members-only library, these were the most watched during the month of February 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 February 2023

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

2. Smiths & Joneses: Success with Families of Common Name by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

3. Using Mitochondrial DNA Testing for Genealogical Problem Solving by Michael D. Lacopo, DVM

4. Hints & Tips for Solving Irish Cases of Unknown Parentage Using DNA by Maurice Gleeson

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

6. Proving Identity: Not Matching Names by Robyn Smith

7. Flying Under the Radar – Discovering Charles Olin’s Alias by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG

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

9. When a Place is New by Michelle Patient

10. Gradual Emancipation and Enslavement in the North by Ari Wilkins

The Runner-Ups

11. Family History on the Canadian Prairies by Dave Obee

12. Creating a DNA plan for Geoff’s brick wall by Diahan Southard

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

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

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

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

17. Family Statistics on MyHeritage by Uri Gonen

18. MyHeritage: Your Personal Genealogy Archive by Melissa Barker

19. Settlers, Squatters and Selectors: Land ownership in Australia, 1788-1900 by Cathie Sherwood

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

The 2nd Runner-Ups

21. What’s That Name? Tips for Finding Nicknames, Spelling Variants and Mangled Surnames by Janice Nickerson

22. Seven Steps to Manage Digital Files by Denise May Levenick

23. Smarter Search Strategies for Genealogy by Thomas MacEntee

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

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

26. Mastering Digital Filing for Genealogists by Cyndi Ingle

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

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

29. One Man, Multiple Names: A DNA-Based Case Study by Dana Leeds

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

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