MY UPCOMING WEBINARS

Upcoming Genealogy Webinars by
Kathryn Lake Hogan,
UE, PLCGS

Upcoming Genealogy Webinars

Note: While many of these events are open to the public, for some, access is limited to society members, or registration has already closed. Public events will have an active link to register or for more information.


November 2025

Thursday, 20 November 2025, 7:00 PM PST / 10:00 PM EST (Virtual)
Marin County Genealogical Society of California
All Kinds of Loyalists

Saturday, 22 November 2025, 11:00 am EST (Virtual)
Eastern European SIG, Ontario Ancestors
Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Records

Wednesday, 26 November 2026
Reserved - personal

December 2025

Wednesday, 3 December 2026
Reserved - personal

Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 7:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Western Parry Sound District Museum
Digging Up Scandals: Tracing Black Sheep Ancestors in Your Family History

Wednesday, 17 December 2026
Reserved - personal

19 December 2025 through to 4 January 2026
Christmas and New Year Holiday Break (holidays)
No scheduled webinars

January 2026


Thursday, 8 January 2026, 7:00 PM EST (Virtual)
Avon Lake Public Library (Ohio)
What's in Your Canadian Genealogy Toolbox?

Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 6:30 pm EST (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 10:00am EST (Virtual)
Kingston Branch, The Ontario Genealogical Society
Hate in the North: Exploring the Ku Klux Klan's Impact on Canadian Communities

Saturday, 24 January 2026, 4:00 pm EST (Virtual)
American-Canadian Genealogical Society
Making the Most of the Canadian Census Records
 
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 6:30 pm EST (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

February 2026

Thursday, 5 February 2026, 8:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Winter Workshop
Smarter Genealogy: Strategies That Go Beyond the Search Box
Week 1: Research Strategies That Actually Work

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 2:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Genealogical Society of Broward County (Florida)
Find Your American Ancestor Using Canadian Records

Monday, 9 February  2026, 7:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Bruce County Genealogical Society
How to Trace Ancestors Through Letters and Postcards

Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 6:30 pm EST (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

Thursday, 12 February 2026, 8:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Winter Workshop
Smarter Genealogy: Strategies That Go Beyond the Search Box
Week 2: Hidden Clues in the Margins

Monday, 16 February, 2026
Family Day (holiday)

Thursday, 19 February 2026, 8:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Winter Workshop
Smarter Genealogy: Strategies That Go Beyond the Search Box
Week 3: When the News Was Family News

Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 6:30 pm CST / 7:30 pm EST (Virtual)
Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society
Revolutionary Choices: Researching Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors at 250 Years

Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 6:30 pm EST (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

Thursday, 26 February 2026, 8:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Winter Workshop
Smarter Genealogy: Strategies That Go Beyond the Search Box
Week 4: Mastering Your Online Genealogy Workflow

March 2026

Monday, 2 March, 2026, 7:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Leeds & Grenville Branch, The Ontario Genealogical Society
Finding Faith and Family in Church Records

Thursday, 5 March, 2026, 7:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
How to Trace Ancestors Through Letters and Postcards

Thursday, 5 March - Saturday, 7 March, 2026 EST (Virtual)
Final Date and Time TBD
RootsTech 2026
Cracking Canadian Census Clues

Monday, 9 March  2026, 7:00 pm PDT / 10:00 pm EDT (Virtual)
Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society 
Find Your American Ancestor Using Canadian Records

Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 6:30 pm EST (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

Saturday, 21 Mar 2026, 10:00 am EDT (Virtual)
Sussex County Genealogical Society of Delaware
How to Trace Irish Roots in Canada's Atlantic Provinces

Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 6:30 pm EDT (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

Thursday, 26 March 2026, 1:00 pm CDT / 2:00 EDT (Virtual)
Indian Prairie Public Library Genealogy Group
Find Your American Ancestor Using Canadian Records

Saturday
, 28 March  2026, 10:00 am EDT (Virtual)
Merrimack Valley Chapter, Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
Digging Up Scandals: Tracing Black Sheep in Canadian Genealogy


April 2026

Thursday, 2 April 2026
Tentatively reserved

Friday, 3 April 2026 
Good Friday (holiday)

Saturday, 4 April 2026, 2:00 pm EDT (Virtual)
Greene County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society
Revolutionary Choices: Researching Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors at 250 Years

Sunday, 5 April, 3036
Easter Sunday (holiday)

Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 6:30 pm EDT (Attending)
Canada's History
2026 Virtual Historical Institute

Monday, 13 April 2026, 6:30 pm PDT / 9:30 pm EDT (Virtual)
Kelowna & District Genealogical Society
All Kinds of Loyalists

Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 6:30 pm PDT / 9:30 pm EDT (Virtual)
Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society
Migration Pathways Through Canada and the United States You Haven't Considered

Thursday, 23 April & Friday, 24 April 2026
Reserved - personal

Saturday, 25 April 2026 - all day in-person
Tentatively reserved

Sunday, 26 April 2026
Reserved - personal


May 2026


Thursday, 7 May 2026, 7:00 PM EDT (Virtual)
Ontario Ancestors 2026 Webinar Series
Discovering Industrial Ancestors in Mills, Logging Camps, and Company Towns

Monday, 18 May 2026
Victoria Day (holiday)

27 - 30 May 2026
NGS Family History Conference



June 2026


Friday 12 June through Sunday, 14 June 2026
Ontario Ancestors Virtual Conference

Monday-Friday, 22-26 June 2026, All Day (Virtual)
NGS GRIP
Course Coordinator and Instructor: Land, Faith and Family: Navigating Early Ontario and Quebec Records

Instructor: Navigating Independence: Researching the Lives of Revolutionary Ancestors



July 2026

Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Canada Day (holiday)

August 2026

Monday, 3 August 2026
Victoria Day (holiday)

Friday, August 21, 2026, 
2:00 pm EDT (Virtual)
Reserved

 September 2026


Friday, 4 September - Monday, 7 September, 2026 
Labour Day Weekend (holiday)

Friday, 11 September - Sunday, 13 September, 2026 (personal)

October 2026

Monday, 12 October 2026
Thanksgiving Day (holiday)

November 2026


Saturday, 7 November 2026
WikiTree Weekend - Symposium Day

Sunday, 8 November 2026
WikiTree Weekend - Panels Day

Thursday, 12 November 2026, 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
Revolutionary Choices: Researching Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors at 250 Years
 

Saturday, 14 November 2026
Reserved - personal