Schedule

#genchat will be on the 2nd and 4th Friday on Twitter/X, and on the following Saturday on Mastodon.
Friday #genchat times (Twitter/X):​

• 10pm ET
• 9pm CT
• 8pm MT
• 7pm PT

Saturday #genchat times (Mastodon):

• 9am ET
• 8am CT
• 7am MT
• 6am PT
• ​2pm GMT

or use your favorite time converter to find out what time in your zone.

Unless otherwise specified, #genchat will be on the below dates; Twitter/X in black, Mastodon in purple.

**Scroll to the bottom to see this schedule in a Google calendar**
November

• 24 / 25 - Open Mic Theme: What in your research makes you thankful?

December

• 8 / 9 - Giving Back in Genealogy
• 22 / 23- no #genchat

2024
January

• 12 / 13 - Artificial Intelligence for Genealogy
• 26 / 27 - Open Mic Theme: Family History Writing

February

• 9 / 10 - Internet Archive: Overview
• 23 / 24 - Open Mic Theme: Surnames

March

• 8 / 9 - Research Plans 

​(US & Canada turn clocks forward one hour on March 10)

• 22 / 23 - Open Mic Theme: RootsTech Review

April

• 12 / 13 - Tax Records
• 26 / 27 - Open Mic Theme: FAN Club

May

• 10 / 11 - Immigration Series: Chain Migration
• 24 / 25 - Open Mic Theme: Untangling from a Genealogy Mess

June

• 14 / 15 - Probate Records
• 28 / 29 - Open Mic Theme: Just a Plain Old Open Mic! 

July

• 12 / 13- Immigration Series: Naturalization
• 26 / 27 - Open Mic Theme: State/Province Research

August

• 9 / 10 - Archives 101 w/Melissa Barker
• 23 / 24 - Open Mic Theme: DNA

September

• 13 / 14 - University Collections
• 27 / 28 - Open Mic Theme: Grandparents

October

• 11 / 12 - Internet Archives Series: Books
• 25 / 26 - Open Mic Theme: Genealogy books

November
(US & Canada turn clocks back one hour on November 3)

• 8 / 9 - Archeology & Genealogy
• 22 / 23 - Open Mic Theme: Social Media Platforms

December

• 12 / 13 - The Future of Genealogy
  
• 26 / 27 - No #genchat
  

Do you have a topic you would love to discuss on #genchat? Let us know!