CPD

Home » CPD

The below is a non-exhaustive list of webinars and learning opportunities undertaken over the last couple of years as part of my Continuing Professional Development [CPD] log. Some are open access for all but others I have only been able to use due to being a member of that group or having a subscription.

On top of these I watch many family history related programmes. This includes mainstream shows like Who Do You Think You Are? [WDYTYA], Long Lost Family, DNA Journey and DNA Family Secrets. It is acknowledged that certain terminology is no longer acceptable but would have been in use during the time period of topics under discussion.

2026 Q1 – Jan to Mar

Source & FormatPrimary Speaker(s)Detail
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Janet FewVictorians to Elizabethans: British research in the twentieth century
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Dr Nick BarrattThe Lost Child
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Kaye Prince HollenbergCanadian Immigration, Naturalization, and Citizenship
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Alon Eherenfeld,
Marisa J. W. Humphrey,
Brian Shirts,
John Crockett,
Laryn Brown,
Richard K. Miller,
Jeffrey C. Humphrey, and
Dave Vance

RootsTech Innovation and Tech Forum 2026
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Kellie BergheimerDNA Misconceptions
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Crista Cowan – AncestryWhat’s New at Ancestry®
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Gregory C. GardnerDeath Documentation and Serious Diseases in the United States: 1900 to Present
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Dr Michala HulmePoor, Pauper, or Pragmatic? Victorian Burial and Identity
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
The Gardiner BrothersVirtual Keynote 2026 | The Gardiner Brothers
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Danielle Batson – FamilySearchHow to Use the FamilySearch Research Wiki
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Duff Wilson – Family Tree MakerWhat’s New in Family Tree Maker With Duff Wilson
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Dr Janet FewTimelines for Genealogy: a powerful research tool
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Cathy Wallace -billiongravesGravestone Symbols from A to Z
rootstech by FamilySearch
Session
Permanent Legacy FoundationHow to Build Your Digital Archive on Permanent.org
Kent Family History Society
Webinar
Joseph DragovichThe Hawkhurst Gang, Kent’s 18th-Century Gang War
Pro-Am Genies
Webinar
Trademarks & Branding
Shropshire Family History Society [SFHS]
Webinar
Dr Sophie KayWhat Can My DNA Do For Me?
Leicester Vaughan College
Vaughan Forum talk
Dr Miriam GillTantalizing Fragments: Piecing Together Traces of a Lost Coventry Mystery Play
Kent (North West) Branch of The Western Front Association
Webinar
Simon JonesGas! Protection against chemical weapons during the Great War.
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Webinar
Brent TroutFamilySearch Full Text Search: Why aren’t you using it?
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Webinar
Drew SmithOrganizing Your Research Trip
Pro-Am Genies
Webinar
Sophie KayArchival Tips for Pro Genealogy
Rightmove Hub
Online Training Course
David SmithGDPR Foundation Course
Rightmove Hub
Online Training Course
David SmithAnti-Money Laundering Foundation Course
Leicester Vaughan College
Vaughan Forum talk
Sophie MichellSudden Death: 19th Century Coroners Inquests, a talk using case studies from Leicester
itv News
TV Programme
Report on the oldest surviving bungalow which is found in Birchington, Kent and history of them.
Shropshire Family History Society [SFHS]
Webinar
Janet FewA-Z of Genealogy
The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver
TV Programme
Deborah WhiteOne of Ireland’s last damask linen weavers, Deborah White, takes on the challenge of restoring a 200-year-old loom.
A Stitch Through Time (Season 2)
TV Programme
Sewing competition but with history about Ulster-Scots textile heritage.
The Family Histories Podcast
Podcast
Andrew MartinS10EP07 – ‘The Glassworker’ with Lene D. Kottal

2025 Q4 – Oct to Dec

2025 Q3 – Jul to Sep

2025 Q2 – Apr to Jun

2025 Q1 – Jan to Mar

2024 Q4 – Oct to Dec

2024 Q3 – Jul to Sep

2024 Q2 – Apr to Jun

2024 Q1 – Jan to Mar


Bluebell genealogy logo