The recording of today's webinar by Nicka Smith "Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

We've tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 most-watched FamilyTreeWebinars.com classes for May 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-1,991 genealogy classes in the members-only library, these were the most watched during the month of May 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 May 2023

1. Samuel Witter vs. Samuel Witter: Separating Same Name Men, War of 1812 by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

2. Okay, I ‘Got the Neighbors’—Now What Do I Do with Them?! by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

3. How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight: Organizing Your Research by Billie Stone Fogarty, M.Ed.

4. Using Multiple WATO Analyses to break through a Brick Wall by Maurice Gleeson

5. Elusive Ancestors: Never Too Poor to Trace by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

6. Fishing in Your Match List with MyHeritage DNA Tools by Paul Woodbury, MEd., AG

7. Introduction to and Overview of Microsoft PowerPoint – Class 1 of 8 by Seema Kenney

8. Name Changes and the Law by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

9. Margaret’s Baby’s Father & The Lessons He Taught Me by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

10. Spies, Slackers, and Aliens: Records of the American Protective League by Michael L. Strauss, AG

The Runner-Ups

11. Urban Mapping Tools by Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

12. An Introduction to Investigative Genetic Genealogy by Ugo Perego, PhD, MSc

13. Working on the Railroad: Pullman Porters and Maids by Janice Lovelace, PhD

14. Convicts: From Trial to Freedom by Kerry Farmer

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

16. Surname Origins – Why? When? Why then? by Wayne Shepheard

17. Hidden in Plain Site: English and Welsh websites by Mia Bennett

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

19. When Enough is Enough by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

20. Slow Down – Planning Your Research by Fiona Brooker

The 2nd Runner-Ups

21. Off the Shelf: The Unexplored Potential for eBooks in Genealogy by Cyndi Ingle

22. Working with German Vital Records You Find on MyHeritage by Katherine Schober, MA

23. Graphics in Microsoft PowerPoint – Class 3 of 8 by Seema Kenney

24. Formatting PowerPoint Text – Class 2 of 8 by Seema Kenney

25. Solving Unknown Parentage Mysteries with MyHeritage DNA by Michelle Leonard

26. Covering Your Bases: An Introduction to Autosomal DNA Coverage by Paul Woodbury, MEd., AG

27. Mastering Digital Filing for Genealogists by Cyndi Ingle

28. Daughters of the King to Mothers of a Nation by Lianne Kruger

29. The Latest Mobile Features on the MyHeritage App by Gilad Katz

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

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The #1 rated webinar in May 2023

After each live webinar, viewers rate the webinar on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest). This month's #1 rated webinar is:

Samuel Witter vs. Samuel Witter: Separating Same Name Men, War of 1812 by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

Congrats to Elizabeth!

The recording of Wednesday's webinar by Grant Din, "Finding Chinese Railroad Worker Files in the U.S.” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

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About the presenter

Nicka Smith is a professional photographer, speaker, host, and documentarian with more than 20 years of experience as a genealogist. She has extensive experience in African ancestored genealogy, reverse genealogy, and family reunion planning and execution. She is also an expert in genealogical research in the Northeastern Louisiana area, sharing genealogy with youth, documenting the ancestral journey, and employing the use of new technology in genealogy and family history research.

Nicka has diverse and varied experience in communications, with a background in publications, editing, graphic design, radio, and video production. She has edited and designed several volumes of family history that include narratives, photos, and genealogical information and has also transferred these things to an online environment. She is the host of BlackProGen LIVE, an innovative web show focused on people of color genealogy and family history.

She is a past board member of the California Genealogical Society (CGS) and the African American Genealogical Society of Northern California (AAGSNC), member of AAHGS Memphis/Mid South and the Southern California Genealogical Society, and former chair of the Outreach and Education Committee for AAGSNC, and former project manager for the Alameda County, CA Youth Ancestral Project where more than 325 youth were taught the value of family history. Nicka is also the family historian and lead researcher for the Atlas family of Lake Providence, East Carroll, Louisiana.

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The recording of today's members-only webinar by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, "Samuel Witter vs. Samuel Witter: Separating Same Name Men, War of 1812” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for those with a webinar membership.

Online research today is immensely rewarding. Major genealogical data sites and software perform automatic searches for us and suggest documents bearing the names of people we are pursuing. However, every document we collect presents an identity issue we have to resolve before we can validly use it to build our family tree. This presentation demonstrates why, using three men named Samuel Witter whose descendants have all claimed for him the same War of 1812 service. As Mills separates the three Samuels, she explores the standards that govern our development of evidence, the Congressional laws that must guide our decisions, and the strategies needed to differentiate between men and correctly assign military service.

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The recording of today's webinar by Billie Stone Fogarty, M.Ed., "How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight: Organizing Your Research” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

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The recording of today's webinar by Paul Woodbury, MEd., AG, "Fishing in Your Match List with MyHeritage DNA Tools” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free.

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Become a better Microsoft PowerPoint user with our new 8-part PowerPoint series by Seema Kenney.  You'll learn tips that will have you working faster and like a pro.

The 8-class series - Microsoft PowerPoint

1. Introduction to and Overview of Microsoft PowerPoint  (free through May 24, 2023)
2. Formatting PowerPoint Text
3. Graphics in Microsoft PowerPoint
4. Charting in Microsoft PowerPoint
5. From Presentation to Movie: Adding Motion to PowerPoint
6. Advanced Formatting Options in PowerPoint
7. Advanced Tools in Microsoft PowerPoint
8. Presenting with Microsoft PowerPoint

We're working hard to give our webinar subscribers the educational classes they need to maximize their genealogical research!

The first class in the series is free to all through May 24, 2023. The remaining seven are new bonus classes in the webinar library. The webinar previews are always free for non-members to watch.

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The individual classes

1. Introduction to and Overview of Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. It is similar to other programs, yet different as well. This presentation will introduce you to the program as well as the personalization options available to make the program do more work for you

Free through May 24, 2023

2. Formatting PowerPoint Text

Formatting your presentation goes beyond Fonts, Bold, and Italic. Learn how to use the Font and Paragraph icons to quicken your work as well as special touches that will make your presentation more memorable.

3. Graphics in Microsoft PowerPoint

We are a visual society. Adding Graphics (ClipArt, Photos, Shapes, SmartArt, WordArt) to your PowerPoint presentation helps make your point. This session will cover inserting, layering, grouping, and modifying the many graphics available within Microsoft PowerPoint.

4. Charting in Microsoft PowerPoint

Charts are a great way to display information in PowerPoint. In this session we’ll cover types of charts, the tools available for editing and customizing your charts, and the options for animating your chart for the added element of surprise!

5. From Presentation to Movie: Adding Motion to PowerPoint

Ready to turn your PowerPoint into more of an action film? Adding animations to your slides and transitions between your slides sets you up for converting your presentation to a movie.

6. Advanced Formatting Options in PowerPoint

Advanced formatting options for PowerPoint in this session will include Tables, Screenshots, Videos, Audio, Action Buttons, and Hyperlinks. In addition, this is where we’ll discuss the use of PowerPoint designs.

7. Advanced Tools in Microsoft PowerPoint

Wrapping up our exploration of PowerPoint, we need to review output options, comments, headers and footers, working with multiple files, and Masters!

8. Presenting with Microsoft PowerPoint

This session will review the tools for preparing to present as well as those available while presenting with Microsoft PowerPoint.

Seema Kenney

A wife, mother of 3, and entrepreneur, Seema is an active member of several societies and part of the NERGC planning committee. Based on over 20 years of research, her known roots are deep in New England as well as England, Germany, and Sweden. DNA research has now added The Netherlands to that list.

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The recording of today's webinar by Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, "Your 19th & 20th Century Mexican Ancestors in the U.S.” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

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The webinar will be live on Friday, May 19, 2023 at:

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We look forward to seeing you all there!

The recording of today's webinar by Seema Kenney, "Introduction to and Overview of Microsoft PowerPoint – Class 1 of 8” is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.