Top 10 Webinars of September 2025

We’ve crunched the data and unveiled the Top 10 most-watched webinars of September 2025! Did your go-to genealogy gurus make the cut? Ready to discover fresh insights? This list is your passport to new learning adventures!

With 2,543 classes in our exclusive Legacy Family Tree Webinar library, thousands of genealogists dive in each month to sharpen their research skills. These Top 10 (well, 30) were the absolute favorites this September!

Have you explored these gems? Are your favorites on the list? Or are you about to uncover a hidden treasure? Let this inspire you to unlock new discoveries and make your genealogy journey even more thrilling!

The Top 10 for September 2025

• Creating an Ancestor Sketch by Thomas MacEntee
• Finding Frank Henry Hill by Angela Harris, CG®
• German Genealogy: Latest and Greatest Websites and Tools by James M. Beidler
• Foundations in DNA 4 of 5: Using Shared Matching by Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
• Using Historical Context in Your Genealogy Writing: A Gettysburg Soldier Case Study by Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG®
• Manage large writing projects through optimistic start, muddled middle, and triumphant finish by Rhonda Lauritzen
• How to write a genealogical crime mystery story by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
• 5 Questions to Answer About Your DNA Matches by Paula Williams
• The Emperor’s New Code by Ute Brandenburg
• Ancestors on the Margins: tracing misfortunate ancestors in Britain by Janet Few, Ph.D.

The Runner-Ups

• Eight Little-used Published German Sources by Warren Bittner
• Research Treasures in the W.P.A. – You Won’t Believe What You’ll Find by Sharon Batiste Gillins
• Discovering Old Land Surveys in Deeds and Probates by J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
• Was Eleanor of Aquitaine My Ancestor? Applying the GPS across 30 Generations by Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG
• Organizing Your Genealogical Files by Drew Smith
• 10 Surprising Things I Discovered about My Ancestors Using MyHeritage by Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A.
• MyHeritage’s OldNews.com is Good News for Genealogists by James Tanner
• Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause
• 12 Ways to Use Gravestone Clues to Grow Your Family Tree by Cathy Wallace
• New Ways to get the most of your Smart Matches and Record Matches on MyHeritage by Alon Ehrenfeld

The 2nd Runner-Ups

• Just What IS the AGBI, Anyway? by Carol Ansel
• Ancestors on the Move: Migration from Farms to Cities, 1870–1920 by Annette Burke Lyttle, CG®
• Mastering the MyHeritage DNA Test by Richard Hill
• Top Newspaper Sites That You MUST RESEARCH! by Ari Wilkins
• The Six-Folder Genealogy Organizing System by Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
• The Five Writing Scripts of the World by Amie Bowser Tennant
• Disclosing Use of AI for Writing Assistance in Genealogy by Nicole Elder Dyer
• Using Multiple Websites in Tandem to Solve Problems by George G. Morgan
• Exploring Mecklenburg’s Rich History and Genealogical Treasures by Andrea Bentschneider
• Front Page News and Beyond: Finding Archived Newspapers by Drew Smith

The top 3 highest-rated live webinars in September 2025

After each live webinar, viewers rate the webinar on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest). This month’s top-rated webinars are:

1. How to write a genealogical crime mystery story by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
2. Research Treasures in the W.P.A. – You Won’t Believe What You’ll Find by Sharon Batiste Gillins
3. Mexican Immigration Records Through the Centuries by Nefi Arenas Salazar, AG®

Congrats to everyone!

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