VIDEOS & SPEAKER HANDOUTS FROM RCGS MEMBER MEETINGS
Links to viewable files from RCGS speakers' programs appear below.
WHAT'S A WEBINAR?
Web-based seminars - or webinars - are broadcast "live" via the Internet and typically include an audio feed of the speaker's voice overlaid on a slideshow. Video Links and audience handouts for these presentations may be found below.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
All recordings and handouts are copyright protected by their author/presenters, and their rebroadcast here is with the copyright holder's express permission. These video recordings and audience handouts may not be copied or used elsewhere.
Web-based seminars - or webinars - are broadcast "live" via the Internet and typically include an audio feed of the speaker's voice overlaid on a slideshow. Video Links and audience handouts for these presentations may be found below.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
All recordings and handouts are copyright protected by their author/presenters, and their rebroadcast here is with the copyright holder's express permission. These video recordings and audience handouts may not be copied or used elsewhere.
BEGINNER GENEALOGY
- Genealogy 101 - Fundamentals of Family Research (video presentation plus handout) A presentation by David Bradford to Scholarship Conference June 26, 2021, free to public
- 50 Google Tips & Tricks for Online Family Researchers (video presentation plus handout) A presentation by David Bradford to the WBCGS on March 6, 2021, free to public
- How to use the Family Search.org Website (PowerPoint slideshow). A presentation by Nancy Ritter of the Beloit Family History Center on September 18, 2018, members only
- Finding Genealogy Records Anywhere - parts 1 & 2 (video presentation plus handout) A presentation by Lori Bessler, WHS to Scholarship Conference June 26, 2021, members only
- What did my Ancestors Die of? - Finding & Using Death Certificates (video presentation plus handout) A presentation by David Bradford to Scholarship Conference June 26, 2021, free to public
- Armchair Genealogy (video presentation plus handout) A presentation by David Bradford to the RCGS membership, January 17, 2023, free to public
- The Story of the Great Peshtigo Fire (video webinar) A presentation by Kern Humiston, author and researcher, May 10, 2022, members only
- Milton House and the Underground Rail Road (video webinar) A presentation by Keighton Klos, Executive Director of the Milton House Museum, June 14, 2022, members only
- Finding my Family - A Story (video webinar) by Brian Richards, historian, researcher, and storyteller December 2020, members only
- Using Tech to Tell Your Story (video webinar) by David Bradford, RCGS Board Member, RCGS Scholarship Conference, October 2022, members only
- Showcasing People and History (video webinar) by Teresa Nguyen, local entrepreneur and storyteller, RCGS Scholarship Conference, October 2022, members only
- Capturing Your Family Stories (video webinar) by Teresa Nguyen, local entrepreneur and storyteller, RCGS Scholarship Conference, October 2022, members only
- Local History is NOT a Blow-Off Class (video webinar) by Marc Papendieck, Retired Edgerton High School history teacher, RCGS Scholarship Conference, October 2022, members only
- DNA Hunter - Finding Adoptees' Families (video webinar) by Maty Eberle, Madison-area attorney, and DNA researcher, January 2023, members only
- Navigating Norwegian Genealogy (video webinar) by Dana Kelly, Executive Director of the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library, March 8, 2022, members only
- Germans to America (video webinar) - finding your German ancestors' immigration trail, by John Wasserstrass of the German Interest Group (GIG), June 13, 2023 members only
- Unique Aspects of Jewish Genealogy (video webinar) by Debbie Kroopkin, President of the Illinois State Jewish Genealogy Society, December 12, 2021, members only
- 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists (video webinar) A presentation by Thomas MacEntee on May 19, 2021, members only
- Using Census Data to Advance your Family Research, 1790-1850 (video webinar) A presentation by Lori Bessler, Genealogy and Local History Specialist in the Wisconsin Historical Society's Library, Archives and Museum Collections division, April 12, 2022, members only
- Can I use that in My Genealogy? What you should know about Copyright (video webinar) A presentation by Thomas MacEntee on January 18, 2017, members only
- Finding the Genealogy of a House and Those Who Lived There (video webinar) A presentation by Vicki Ruthe Hahn, July12, 2022, members only