Continuing Education 2024 - 3 days ago

A few years ago, the Association of Professional Genealogists  @APGgenealogy started requiring that members report at least 12 hours of Continuing Education each year. I found the task of listing my CE time quite interesting and have posted them each year.

Below is my Continuing Education activity list for 2024. Each event was 1 hour unless otherwise noted.

Webinars – Total 28 hours

• Jan 3 – Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy: New Beginnings in 2024 – Steve Little, Legacy Family Tree Webinars
• Jan 17 – Resolving Conflicting Birthdates and DNA Painter – Lisa Cooke, Genealogy Gems Podcast (30 min)
• Feb 13 – MyHeritage Knowledge Base – James Tanner, Family Tree Webinars
• Feb 13 – Meet MyHeritage’s Global Experts – Daniel Horowitz, FamilySearch Facebook Live
• Feb 14 – AI and Genealogy – Thomas MacEntee, Family Tree Webinars
• Feb 21 – Genealogy Smart Start – Elizabeth Gomoll, Family Tree Webinars
• Feb 26 – Learn how to create a digital genealogy workflow. Janine Adams – MyHeritage Live from Mar 30, 2023.
• Mar 17 – Sorting Your DNA Match Lists - Kelli Bergheimer, webinar for the Allen County Public Library
• Mar 20 – 7 Tips for Using AI as Your Genealogy Assistant – Dana Leeds, Family Tree Webinars
• Mar 22 – Finding the Generation of Connection – Diahan Southard – Your DNA Guide
• Apr 9 – Ask the Experts with Genetic Genealogist “The DNA Geek” Leah Larkin – Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide (30 min)
• Apr 11 - A Guide to Cemetery Photography – Judy Russell, Family Tree Webiinars.
• Apr 12 – 6 Tips to Build a Family Tree for Busy People – Tara Shymanski, Family Tree Webinars
• Apr 26 – DNA for Genealogy – An Evolving Journey – Jennifer Zinck, Association for Professional Genealogists (90 minutes)
• May 1 – Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA – Alec Ferretti, Family Tree Webinars
• May 5 – Advance Your Jewish Research in the Former Russian Empire with Important Online Resources and Strategies – Joe Everett - Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society (120 min)
• May 22 – A Tour of Goldie May’s Genealogy Power Tools – Richard Miller – Legacy Family Tree Webinars
• June 6 – Using AI to Analyze and Visualize Your Census Data – Dana Leeds – YouTube (20 min)
• July 9 – 10 Reasons Why MyHeritage is a Genealogist’s Best Friend – Melissa Barker, Family Tree Webinars
• Aug 8 – Preparing for 3rd Party DNA Tools by Sara Cochran – Virtual Genealogical Association (Live presentation was June 30)
• Sep 18 – Practical Chromosome Mapping: Gaining Insights from Segments of DNA – Jonny Perl, Family Tree Webinars
• Oct 19 – Rubik’s Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data – Elissa Scalise Powell, Family Tree Webinars
• Oct 19 – Keeping Track of Surnames – Fiona Brooker, Family Tree Webinars (20 min)
• Nov 12 – Turn Your MyHeritage Record Matches into a Research Roadmap – Lisa Alzo, Family Tree Webinars
• Nov 20 – Top Ten AI Genealogy Breakthroughs of 2024 – Steve Little, Family Tree Webinars (90 min)
• Nov 22 – Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management & Analysis – Elizabeth Shown Mills, Family Tree Webinars (80 min)
• Dec 4 – Challenging Some DNA Myths: Learn to Separate DNA Fact from Fiction – Paula Williams, Family Tree Webinars (80 min)
• Dec 17 – I (Think I) Have a DNA Network: Now What? - Diahan Southard, Family Tree Webinars

Conferences (Online) – Total 13 hours

1. Feb 29 to Mar 2 – RootsTech 2024
• Genetic Genealogy Turns 25: DNA Experts Tell Their Stories – Diahan Southard
• What’s New at Ancestry in 2024 – Crista Cowan
• The Knowles Collection: What Is It and How Do I Use It – W. Todd Knowles (30 min)
• Drowning in Family Photos: Why Metadata Makes Your Library Searchable and Enjoyable – Rich Harrington
• U.S. Synagogue Records as Genealogical Resources – Ellen Kowitt
• Using FamilySearch for Jewish Research – W. Todd Knowles
• FamilySearch GEDCOM 7: Popularity, Resources and Future – Gordon Clarke (30 min)
• Syncing AQ/PAF data with Family Tree (3 videos) – Gaylon Findlay, Ancestral Quest
• What’s in a name? DNA, surnames and one-name studies – Debbie Kennett
2. Nov 1 to Nov 3 – WikiTree Symposium 2024
• Creating an Ancestor Sketch – Thomas MacEntee
• Finding the records for “impossible” genealogy. Lessons learned from a Chinese genealogist – Linda Yip
• Hopping Down the Paper Trail – Sara Cochran
• Using AI in Family History Research – Melanie McComb
• From Name Collection to Name Confirmation: Adding Leaves tot he RIght Branch – Cheri Hudson Passey

In total, my time in 2024 was 41 hours. By comparison, 2023 was 39.5 hours and 2022 was 38 hours.