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Join us and Gena Philibert-Ortega for the live webinar Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 8pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion. 

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About the presenter

Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and a Master's degree in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, women's studies, and social history, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States as well as virtually to audiences worldwide. Gena is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines including FGS Forum, APG Quarterly, Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, Family Tree Magazine, GenWeekly and the WorldVitalRecords newsletter. Her writings can also be found on her blogs, Gena's Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera. She is the author of the books, From The Family Kitchen (F + WMedia, 2012), Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra (Arcadia Publishing, 2007) and Putting the Pieces Together. Gena is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association's journal Crossroads. An instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Gena has written courses about social media and Google. She serves as a board member of the Utah Genealogical Association. Her current research interests include women's social history, community cookbooks, signature quilts and researching women's lives using material artifacts. Gena Philibert-Ortega is the author of IDG's monthly column, Remember the Ladies: Researching Your Female Ancestor. 

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The 2017 Legacy Genealogy Cruise - an annual event in its 14th year - is pleased to announce that professional genealogist and technology educator Thomas MacEntee (and popular webinar speaker) will be joining the event as its featured speaker. The 7-day genealogy cruise takes place beginning September 22, 2017 and visits the Pacific Coast on Royal Caribbean’s luxurious Explorer Of The Seas ship.
 
Over a seven-day period, MacEntee will offer presentations related to genealogy technology. He will join Legacy Family Tree’s Geoff Rasmussen and others who will offer classes on Legacy and other genealogy methodologies.
 
The 14th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, starts in Seattle, Washington and visits Astoria, Oregon; San Francisco, California; and Victoria, British Columbia.
 
For more information, or to register, visit http://legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2017.asp. Not only will you have the vacation of a lifetime, but you will do so in good company with other genealogists.

Hope to see you all there!

The recording of Wednesday's webinar, "Apprentices, Indentured Servants, and Redemptioners: White Slavery in America" by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

It is frequently assumed that the only enslaved Americans were those brought on the slave ships from Africa. Yet, an estimated one-half of early immigrants came to America as apprentices, indentured servants, and redemptioners. And, a good many of those were children.

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Register for our upcoming webinars (free)

• 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know by Gena Philibert-Ortega. March 8.
• Home on the Range: Kansas Research Tips by Cari Taplin, CG. March 10.
• Why are Irish records so weird? by John Grenham. March 15.
• Are You My Grandpa? Men of the Same Name by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG. March 21.
• Picture This: Images You Can Freely Use by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. March 22.
• Introduction to Quaker Genealogy Research by Craig Scott, MA, CG, FUGA. March 29.
• Preserve, Share, and Search Your Digital Pictures with Google Photos by Geoff Rasmussen. April 5.
• Your Whiteboard in the Cloud: Trello for Genealogists by Lisa Alzo. April 12.
• Complete Photo Restoration in 4 Easy Steps by Eric Basir. April 14.
• The Genealogy in Government Documents by Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA. April 18.
• Neighborhood Reconstruction: Effective Use of Land Records by Mary Hill, AG. April 19.
• Finding and Using Land Ownership Maps by Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA. April 26.
• Researching Criminal Records by Ron Arons. April 28.
• Take Me Back to Where I Belong: Transportation Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau by Angela Walton-Raji. May 3.
• Beginning Danish Research by Charles Fritz Juengling, AG. May 10.
• New York City and State Governmental Vital Records by Jane Wilcox. May 12.
• MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL. May 16.
• Remember Me: Lifestreaming and the Modern Genealogist by Thomas MacEntee. May 17.
• WikiTree: Free for All without a Free-for-All by Eowyn Langholf. May 24.
• The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors by Michael L. Strauss, AG. May 31.
• Researching Your Minnesota Ancestors by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. June 7.
• How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA by Blaine Bettinger. June 14.
• What Now? Your Next Steps with Autosomal DNA Testing by Diahan Southard. June 16.
• Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush's Father by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. June 20.
• Virtual Family Reunions: Super Easy, Super Fun by Pat Richley and Russ Worthington. June 21.
• Canada's Top 10 by Kathryn Lake Hogan. June 28.
• Censational Census Strategies by Mary Kircher Roddy. July 5.
• Google Books: the tool you should use every day! by Lisa Louise Cooke. July 12.
• Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs by Jared Hodges. July 14.
• Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research by Angela Packer McGhie, CG. July 18.
• The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and the Ohio Territory by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG. July 19.
• Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It by Janet Hovorka. July 26.
• Tracing Your West Country Ancestors by Kirsty Gray. August 2.
• A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. August 9.
• Using Pictures with Legacy Family Tree by Geoff Rasmussen. August 11.
• Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG. August 15.
• Finding Your Ancestors in German Directories by Ursula C. Krause. August 16.
• How to do Mexican Research and Be Successful by Jonathan Walker. August 23.
• Getting Started with Evidentia by Edward A. Thompson. August 30.
• Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist by Geoff Rasmussen. September 6.
• Finding Isaac Rogers by Nicka Smith. September 13.
• The ABCs and 123s of Researching Your Ancestor's School Records by Melissa Barker. September 15.
• When Does Newfound Evidence Overturn a Proved Conclusion? by Tom Jones, Ph.D, CG, CGL. September 19.
• WolframAlpha for Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee. September 20.
• Quick Guide to Texas Research by Deena Coutant. September 27.
• No Easy Button: Using “Immersion Genealogy” to Understand Your Ancestors by Lisa Alzo. October 4.
• Southern States Migration Patterns by Mary Hill, AG. October 11.
• Is Your Society Growing? Social Media may be your saving grace by Pat Richley. October 13.
• Databases, Search Engines, and the Genealogical Proof Standard by David Ouimette, CG. October 17.
• The WPA: Sources for Your Genealogy by Gena Philibert-Ortega. October 18.
• Midwestern & Plains States Level Census Records by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA. October 25.
• Is this the End? Taking Your German Brick Walls Down Piece by Piece by Luana Darby and Ursula C. Krause. November 1.
• New York City Genealogical Research: Navigating Through The Five Boroughs by Michael L. Strauss, AG. November 8.
• Using Non-Population Schedules for Context and Evidence by Jill Morelli. November 10.
• British and Irish research: the differences by Brian Donovan. November 15.
• Research in Federal Records: Some Assembly Required by Malissa Ruffner, JD, CG. November 21.
• Understanding Alabama by Rorey Cathcart. November 29.
• Finding Your Roots in Catholic Records by Lisa Toth Salinas. December 6.
• I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes by James M. Baker, PhD, CG. December 13.
• Finding Your Nordic Parish of Birth by Jill Morelli. December 15.
• The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL. December 19.
• Palmetto Pride - South Carolina for Genealogist by Rorey Cathcart. December 20.
• Problems and Pitfalls of a Reasonably Shallow Search by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL. December 27.

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We've tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 FamilyTreeWebinars.com classes for February 2017! 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-476 genealogy classes in the members-only library, these were the most frequently played during the month of February 2017.  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 2017

1. Be Your Own Digital Archivist: Preserve Your Research by Cyndi Ingle

2. The WHO of Genetic Genealogy by Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.

3. Photography for Genealogy by Nicka Smith

4. Finding Missing Persons With DNA Testing by Diahan Southard

5. Deciphering German Script by Gail Blankenau

6. Weaving DNA Test Results into a Proof Argument by Karen Stanbary, CG

7. Legacy Family Tree for Complete Beginners by Geoff Rasmussen

8. Playing Nice In The Genealogy Sandbox by Thomas MacEntee

9. Create a Free Google Earth Historic Map Collection for Your Research by Lisa Louise Cooke

10. Writing Up Your Research by Michael J. Leclerc, CG

The Runner-Ups

11. Foundations in DNA 1 of 5: Genealogy and DNA by Blaine Bettinger

12. Strategies to Find the Most Challenging Ancestors with Autosomal DNA Data by James M. Baker, PhD, CG

13. PedigreeMap - an Interactive Map of Your Family History by Daniel Horowitz and Uri Gonen

14. Tips and Tricks to Organizing Your Genealogy by Shannon Combs-Bennett

15. Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful by Geoff Rasmussen

16. Miners, Cattlemen, Merchants & More: Find Your Colorado Roots by Annette Burke Lyttle

17. Opening Pandora’s Box: Using DNA to Find an Unexpected, Improper Ancestor by James M. Baker, PhD, CG

18. Legacy Family Tree and FamilySearch Family Tree by Geoff Rasmussen

19. How to Use FamilySearch.org for Beginners by Devin Ashby

20. Foundations in DNA 2 of 5: DNA Overview by Blaine Bettinger

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