RootsTech, the annual conference on genealogy and technology, hosted by FamilySearch, offers on-demand seminars and other videos from the past few conferences on its website – more than 1,500 sessions on 185 topics in over 30 languages.

They are available for free.

In addition to the videos, many include a Downloadable Resources section below the video, which allow downloads of slides, seminar outlines, list of links, sample materials, and other resources.

Below is a curated collection of the 30 Irish genealogy-related video seminars from 2019 to 2023.

The complete library of all 1,500+ videos is available on the FamilySearch RootsTech Video Library website.

The curated collection of all 30 Irish-specific genealogy videos can be found below:


Introductory / Overview Topics

Irish Family History is Easy! Seriously – 2023 (~25 minutes)

British & Irish Research: The Differences (~60 minutes)

Geography of the British Isles – A Crash Course! (~57 minutes)


Series: Ireland: Find Your Ancestors! (2022)

This series has a total of 5 video sessions. You can either visit the main series page, or each individual video session below:

Researching your ancestors using the resources & records of Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (~20 minutes)

Irish Heritage Family History Research Tips with Joe Buggy of Ancestry® UK (~20 minutes)

Using Irish Landed Estate Papers to Find Your Ancestors (~22 minutes)

Using Irish Land Valuation Records to Find Your Ancestors (~21 minutes)

Using Online Irish Records (~20 minutes)


Records, Archives, and Sources

Researching Irish Records (~6 minutes)

Scavenger hunt through Irish records (~59 minutes)

Genealogical Treasures in Irish Archives (~24 minutes)

Finding the Irish Cousins Who Stayed Behind (~24 minutes)

Hidden Treasures: Discovering Local Sources in Your Irish Research (~22 minutes)

How the Ulster Historical Foundation can help you find your Irish ancestors (~20 minutes)


Newspaper-Related Topics

Uncovering Family Stories with British and Irish Historic Newspapers: Myko Clelland (~54 minutes)

Making the Most of the British Newspaper Archive (~22 minutes)

Turning the Pages of British Newspapers (~20 minutes)


Tutorials on Specific Collections and Websites

Using FindMyPast to Unlock Your Irish Family History (~24 minutes)

The Irish in the 1921 Census of England & Wales (~29 minutes)

FreeREG: What Is It and How to Use It (~23 minutes)
A look at the FreeREG project and search engine, an in-progress transcription project to make the parish registers of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) and Ireland, available free on the Internet.


In-Person Research

Planning Your Irish Research Trip (~14 minutes)


Poverty and Famine

Escaping the Famine: Irish Settlement in Canada (~25 minutes)

The Poor in Ireland: Workhouses and Poor Law (~26 minutes)

Series: Tracing the Poor and Destitute Irish (2021)

This series has a total of 3 video sessions. You can either visit the main series page, or each individual video session below:


Series: Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors’ Origins (2021)

This series has a total of 3 video sessions. You can either visit the main series page, or each individual video session below:

Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors’ Origins, Part 1 of 3 (~20 minutes)

Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors’ Origins, Part 2 of 3 (~20 minutes)

Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors’ Origins, Part 3 of 3 (19 minutes)


DNA / Genetics

Towards a Genetic Genealogy Driven Irish Reference Genome (~38 minutes)


More Topics: Shortcuts to the Complete Library (2019-2023)

You can view the complete On-Demand Video Library covering all the available topics using the links below. Each shortcut allows you to view a different number of videos at a time, so you can select according to the speed of your connection and device:

Select each of the seminars that interest you by browsing the seminar list at one of the links above and pressing the plus (+) “Add to Playlist” button. This option becomes available once you register and login at FamilySearch.org. 🥷
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