VIDEOS & HANDOUTS FROM RCGS MEMBER PROGRAMS

Links to viewable files from RCGS speakers' programs appear below.

WHAT'S A WEBINAR?
Web-based seminars - or webinars -  are pre-recorded or sometimes "live" broadcasts via the Internet and typically include an audio feed of the speaker's voice overlaid on a video slideshow. Video Links and audience handouts for these presentations may be found below, so you may view these presentations on your phone, tablet or smartphone.

2024 RCGS SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP 

• Building and Using Timelines for Genealogy (video webinar) by Ruth Anderson, RCGS Librarian and Archives Director, RCGS Scholarship Conference, 05 October 2024, members and attendees only
• The Genealogy of Agriculture in Rock Co., WI, Part 1 (video webinar) by Michael Roach, Local Historian, RCGS Scholarship Conference, 05 October 2024, members and attendees only
• The Genealogy of Agriculture in Rock Co., WI, Part 2 (video webinar) by Michael Roach, Local Historian, RCGS Scholarship Conference, 05 October 2024, members and attendees only
• Time to Ship Another Steer - Preserving Your Family Legacy (video webinar) by Bill Mueller, Author, Genealogist, Storyteller, RCGS Conference, 05 October 2024, members and attendees only

BEGINNER GENEALOGY

• Beginning Genealogy - Getting started (video webinar) by Mary Buelow, Local History and Genealogy Librarian, Hedberg Library, RCGS Scholarship Conference, 14 October 2023, free to public
• Intermediate Genealogy - Evaluating Evidence (video webinar) by Ruth Anderson, RCGS Librarian, RCGS Scholarship Conference, 14 October 2023, members only
• 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
• 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 - Jump-Start Your Research from Home  (video presentation plus handout) A presentation by David Bradford to the RCGS membership, January 17, 2023, free to public

LOCAL HISTORY

• Using Janesville's 7th Day Baptist Church Library & Archive (video webinar) by Rev. Nick Kersten, Director of Education & History for the SBD National Conference, August 13, 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

DNA & TECHNOLOGY

• How to Use the NEHGS Website; AmericanAncestors.org (video webinar) by Melanie McComb, NEHGS Librarian, RCGS Presentation, 14 May 2024, including audience handout free to public
• Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) (video webinar) by Thomas MacEntee, genealogical speaker, publisher, and entrepreneur, January 2024, free to public
• DNA Hunter - Finding Adoptees' Families (video webinar) by Mary Eberle, Madison-area attorney, and adoption-related DNA researcher, January 2023, members only
• Using Photos & Text Captions in Microsoft Word (video webinar) by Rene Love-Cue, Iowa native, genealogist and member of the Pima County, AZ Genealogical Society, February 2024, members only
• Introduction to Family Tree Maker Software (video webinar) by Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador, RCGS Presentation, 10 October 2023, including link to special FTM pricing free to public

ETHNIC GENEALOGY

• African American Genealogy; Janesville's Dr. Daniel Hale Williams & Robert Boyd (video webinar) by Mary Buelow, Local History & Genealogy Specialist, The Hedberg Librarian free to public
• Locating Polish Vital Records Online (video webinar) by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz, Secretary of the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts, April 9, 2024, 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
• Digging into Your Norwegian Genealogy (video webinar) by Dana Kelly, Executive Director of the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library, November 14, 2023, 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

GENEALOGY SKILLS

• How to Research Like a Pro (video webinar) A presentation by Dianna Elder, AGⓇ, AGLTM on 12 November, 2024, free to public
• The Wisconsin Historical Society Collections & Services (video webinar) A presentation by Lori Bessler on March 12, 2024, members only
• Photo Re-touching & Photo Preservation (2 video webinars) by Desiree Shaw, RCGS Newsletter Editor, RCGS Scholarship Conference, 14 October 2023, 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, free to public

MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGY

• Rags to Riches; The 17th Century New England Witch Panic & My Ancestor's Role (video webinar) A presentation by David Bradford on June 11, 2024, free to public