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During the times that we are living in now, you may want to improve a skill, learn a new technique, or just want to find new resources for your research. 





Below are some resources you can use to up your genealogy 
game.
Online Courses

 1.  Ancestry Academy

2. FamilySearch Learning Center 


3. FutureLearn- Genealogy: Research Your Family Tree

4. NGS Genealogy Courses ($)

Podcasts

 1. Generations Cafe

 2. Ancestral Findings

 3. Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems

 4. Extreme Genes

 5. Research Like A Pro

 6. Genealogy Guys


7. Family Tree Magazine


8. Genealogy Happy Hour





Youtube Channels

 1. Auntie Jen's Family Trees

 2. BYU Family History Library


3. Boundless Genealogy


4. DearMYRTLE


5. DNA Family Trees


8. Family History Fanatics


9. Family History Hero


10. Genealogy TV


11. Kentucky Tennessee Research Associates


12. Lisa Lisson


13.  The Genealogy Reporter


14. Who is Nicka Smith?




There are many genealogical & historical societies, libraries, and archives that have YouTube videos regarding genealogy. However, I didn't put the BIG 5 genealogy companies in because many people know about them, and I wanted a wide-range list for you to explore and see what each channel has to offer.
Webinars & Seminars

 Legacy Family Tree Webinars


Virtual Genealogical Association 


Southern California Genealogical Society


Utah Genealogical Association


Georgia Genealogical Society


Florida Genealogical Society - (Members can access handouts before upcoming webinars).

Blogs

 View my "Genealogy Blogs I Follow" page on the header. GeneaBloggersTribe has a laundry list of genealogy blogs.




Conference Recordings

 1. Rootstech (2015-Present)

 2. National Genealogical Society (2016-Present) ($)

 3. Federation of Genealogical Societies (2011-2019) ($)

 4. SCGS Jamobree (2011-2019) ($)

 5. Genetic Genealogy Ireland- 2020 recordings (2013-Present)


6. Institute for Genetic Genealogy  (2016-Present) ($)



This is not an extensive list, so be sure to do some more searching to find more resources online. 
Did I miss one? Please leave a comment below with the link.
Thanks for reading,
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