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, some are limited to society members, or registration has already closed. Public events will have an active link to register or for more information.

January 2026

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

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

Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Reserved - personal

Saturday, 24 January 2026, 4:00 pm EST (Virtual)
American-Canadian Genealogical Society
Making the Most of the Canadian Census Records
 

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

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


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


Monday, 23 February 2026, 6:00 pm CST / 7:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society
Migration Paths Between Canada and the United States You Haven't Considered

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

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

Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 1:00 pm PST / 4:00 pm EST (Virtual)
Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County
Revolutionary Choices: Researching Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors at 250 Years

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

Saturday, 7 March 2026, 2:15 pm EST (Virtual)
RootsTech 2026


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, 18 March 2026, 7:00 pm CDT / 8:00 pm EDT (Virtual)
Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Lists and Border Entry Records


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

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, 6:00 PM PDT / 9:00 PM EDT (Virtual)
Sequoia Genealogical Society (California) 
Find Your American Ancestor Using Canadian Records

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, 2026
Easter Sunday (holiday)

Monday, 6 April 2026, 7:15 pm EDT (Virtual)
Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society
What's in Your Canadian Genealogy Toolbox?


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 2026 
Reserved - personal

Friday, 24 April 2026
Reserved - personal

Saturday, 25 April 2026 - all day in-person
Rochester Genealogical Society (New York)
Genealogy in Bloom Conference 2026
  • Revolutionary Choices: Researching Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors at 250 Years
  • Just Across the Border
  • Finding Faith and Family in Church Records
  • What's in Your Canadian Genealogy Toolbox?

Sunday, 26 April 2026
Reserved - personal


May 2026


Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Reserved - personal

Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Reserved - personal

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

Friday, 8 May 2026
Reserved - personal


Monday, 18 May 2026
Victoria Day (holiday)

28 May 2026
Family History Society of Arizona, 7:00 pm MST / 9:00 pm EDT
Revolutionary Choices: Researching Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors at 250 Years



June 2026


Saturday, 13 June 2026
Ontario Ancestors Virtual Conference
Tentatively reserved

Sunday, 14 June 2026
Ontario Ancestors Virtual Conference
Tentatively reserved

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
Civic Holiday

Friday, 21 August 2026, 
2:00 pm EDT (Virtual)
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Migration Pathways Through Canada and the United States You Haven't Considered

Sunday, 23 August through Monday, 7 September, 2026
Personal - Annual 
summer break 

 September 2026


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

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

October 2026

Thursday, 8 October 2026 (Virtual)
Looking4Ancestors Research Course Week 1

Thursday, 15  October 2026 (Virtual)
Looking4Ancestors Research Course Week 2

Thursday, 22 October 2026 (Virtual)
Looking4Ancestors Research Course Week 3

Thursday, 29 October 2026 (Virtual)
Looking4Ancestors Research Course Week 4

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, 9:30 am PST / 12:30 pm EST (Virtual)
Campbell River Genealogy Society
Fall 2026 Seminar
What's in Your Canadian Genealogy Toolbox?
All Kinds of Loyalists



Saturday, 21 November 2026
Reserved - personal