Our three day virtual genealogy conference will take place September 16-18, 2026. Register to Attend
Your conference registration will give you immidiate access to an additional six presentations that we handpicked from previous conferences. They are lsited at the bottom of this page.
NOTE: All times are U.S.A. central time.
Here is our Three Day Schedule
September 15, 2026
7:00 PM - Keynote Speaker - Edward Rueda - Co-Host of Rediscovering Latinidad
September 16, 2026
9:00 AM - Before You Call it a Brick Wall - Dee Pavey
10:00 AM - Researching Catholic Church Records in Texas - John P. Schmal
11:00 AM - Getting the Scoop on Digitized Historic Newspapers - Eleanor Brinsko
1:00 PM - Migration Trails Without Borders: Understanding Family Movement Across Changing Nations - Lori Samuelson
2:00 PM - Genealogy and the Construction of Identity in New Spain, Mexico, and the United States (1520–Present) - Ryan Jordan
3:00 PM - Are You My Mother? Using DNA and Records to Identify Unknown Parents - Kate Penny Howard
September 17, 2026
9:00 AM - Conquering the Impossible: The Grit of the Northeastern Spanish Colonial Pioneer - Jose Ruben Riojas (Spanish/English)
10:00 AM - Tools for Autosomal DNA Project Success - Wesley Johnston
11:00 AM - Find Your Family in U.S. Catholic Church Records - Sunny Jane Morton
1:00 PM - Using AI to Translate and Manipulate Foreign Language Documents - Natalie Webb
2:00 PM - San Jose del Parral baptismal records 1634 - 1691 - Frank Dominguez, Salvador Montana, and Maria Urrutia
3:00 PM - Cluster and Collateral Research (FAN Principle) for Genealogical Problem Solving - Laura Cubbage-Draper
September 18, 2025
9:00 AM - Mom Liked You Best! Doing Sibling Research - Jean Hibben
10:00 AM - Ethnicity Estimates Are Not Always Useless: Learn What They Are (and Aren’t) Telling You - Paula Williams
11:00 AM - A Genealogist’s Guide to Writing Poetry - Allyson Maughan
1:00 PM - Beyond the Pension File: Mining a Confederate Widow's File for Research Leads - Sue McNelly
2:00 PM - Genetic Genealogy on Autopilot: Automating Research Plans and Workflows - Carol Genung
3:00 PM - Los Primeros Elizondo en la Nueva España - Edna Elizondo (tentative in Spanish)
Six Bonus Presentations (ready for viewing as soon as you register)
As soon as you register for our conference you can enjoy immediate access to the following archived presentations hand picked from our past conferences.
- The Power of Publishing Your Genealogy - By Moises Garza
- Land Holders: Missions, Prisidios, Ranches to Land Grants - By Leslie Carney
- Follow the Records and See Where They Go! - By Kate Townsend
- Military Records of New Spain and Mexico: Sources and Archives - By Ryan Jordan
- Indexes Are The Key to Unlocking The Records - By Christine Cohen
- Sephardic Influence in Mexico's Northeast. Implications, Myths and Facts - By Jose Ruben Riojas
Attending is Easy
When you register you will create a username and password. Then just log in immediately to watch the six presentations that are already available for you to view. During conference days, Sep 16-18, 2026, just log in to watch the live feed of the conference or you can use the daily link we will send you to watch the conference without having to log in to the website. Any issues signing up or questions contact us.