Learning Center
Presentations
2025-2026 Seminars & Workshops
The upcoming seminars and workshops will be focused on digging deeper into the commonly used genealogical sources to discover the often overlooked bits and pieces of information we can glean about our ancestors.
We will be using a hybrid presentation format allowing for both in-person and online participation in these events. All presentations will begin at 7:00 pm (ET).
For in-person participation, seminars will be presented at the:
Elon FamilySearch Center
712 South Williamson Avenue
Elon, NC 27244
Online participation will be available through Microsoft Teams, with hyperlinks available below (by clicking the seminar/workshop title) and on the Elon FamilySearch Center Facebook page: https://fb.com/ElonFHC

| Date | 2025-2026 Seminars/Workshops (Click the title to access the live session at the scheduled date/time) | Syllabus | Recorded Seminar |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Reaping every detail from census records, part 1: 1790-1870 | Download | Video |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Reaping every detail from census records, part 2: 1880-1950 | Download | Video |
| 6 Nov 2025 | WORKSHOP: Analysis, correlation and use of census records | Download | Slides |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Digging Deeper into Land Records | Download | Video |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Court Records: Civil and Criminal Cases | Download | Video |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Court Records: Wills, Probate, and Gaurdianship | Download | Video |
| 12 Mar 2026 | WORKSHOP: Analysis, correlation and use of court records | NA | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Military Records: Colonial wars and the American Revolution | ||
| 7 May 2026 | Military Records: After the Revolution | ||
| 4 Jun 2026 | WORKSHOP: Analysis, correlation and use of military records | NA |
| Date | Past Presentations | Video link | Syllabus Link |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Family History: Beginning (or resuming) your genealogical expedition | Slide Only | Syllabus |
| 3 Oct 2024 | The Research Process | Syllabus | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Records, Resources, and Repositories | Video | Syllabus |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Introduction to Genetic Genealogy: What is it? And How to use it | Video | Syllabus |
| 2 Jan 2025 | Citations Made Simple | Slides Only | Syllabus |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Researching Online: Navigating FamilySearch Records | Video | Syllabus |
| 1 May 2025 | Using the Internet for Family History Research | Syllabus |
