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Welcome, September! Our roundup of upcoming genealogy events today includes an overview of September conferences and upcoming CGS September events. To register for an event below, click on the name of the host organization.

September CONFERENCES and SEMINARS

September 1-4: New York State Family History Conference @ Home 2021 (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society)

September 3, 10, 17, 24: “Webtember: All Genealogy. All September Long” (Legacy Family Tree)

September 11: “Searching for Elusive Germanic Records 1816-1916” (Lincoln-Lancaster County NE Genealogical Society)

September 15 & 16: We Are Cousins 2nd Annual Conference (South Texas and Northeastern Mexico)

September 15-18: “Summit of Excellence: Commemorating 50 Years of Premier Education” (Utah Genealogical Association)

September 17-19: 2021 PGSA Conference (Polish Genealogical Society of America)

September 21 & 22: Virtual Professional Management Conference (Association of Professional Genealogists)

September 25: “PATH to AMERICA: Immigration Records & Roadshow” (Fox Valley IL Genealogical Society)

September 25: “Celebrating 40 Years of CDGS” with Fred Voss, Tom Jones, and Maureen Taylor (Capital District Genealogical Society)

CGS September EVENTS:

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY GENEALOGY CENTER

August 31: “Genealogy Resources at The Los Angeles Public Library” by Julie Huffman

September 2: “Surprised by Your Ethnicity Estimate?” by Sara Allen

AMERICAN ANCESTORS

September 2: “Still Mad: American Women Writers and Feminist Imagination” by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar

BYU FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY

September 1: “Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide” by Bob Taylor

FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY (FamilySearch)

September 2: “Skimming the Surface: A Look Into Quebec Notarial Records”

LEGACY FAMILY TREE

September 1: “Your DNA Questions Answered Live with Diahan” by Diahan Southard

September 3: “Notes and Documents of Free Persons of Color” by Anita Wills

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

September 4: “Spin a Story Step-by-Step with Sanborn Maps” by Jane Neff Rollins

OTHER LISTINGS

>CONFERENCE KEEPER has a large calendar of classes (too many to list) hosted by genealogical organizations around the country and abroad. Lots to explore, and new events are added often, so be sure to browse the entire calendar. Here’s a sampling of the coming week’s offerings:

August 29: “Muestro Yerusha: Jewish Heritage and Identity in the Ottoman Empire” by Michael Waas (Heinz History Center and the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh)

August 30: “Opening a New World of Books on MyHeritage” by James Tanner (MyHeritage)

August 31: “Lifting the Fog” (Marin County Genealogical Society)

September 1: “Researching illegitimate ancestors” by Anna Watson (Bolton UK Family History Society)

September 2: “Research Roundtable: Blue Collar Jobs” (Indiana Historical Society)

September 3: America’s Turnpikes, Rivers, and Canals” by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Webtember)

September 4: “Held in the Balance: The Trask 250” by Nicka Smith (Solano County Genealogical Society Meeting)

See our post “Genealogy Learning in the Time of Coronavirus” for links to classes archived online at Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsTech, and more. Be well, stay safe, and happy learning!

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