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**
January

• 13 / 14 - Time Management for Family History
• 27 / 28 - Open Mic Theme: Genealogy Resolutions

February

• 10 / 11 - Marriage Records
• 24 / 25 - Open Mic Theme: Marriages/Non-Marital Partnerships

March
(US & Canada turn clocks forward one hour on March 12)

• 10 / 11 - Open Mic 
• 24 / 25 - Unusual Platforms for Genealogy

April

• 14 / 15 - Bite-sized Ancestor Bios w/Marian Burk Wood
• 28 / 29 - Open Mic Theme: New Things

May

• 12 / 13 - Write Your Own Census Questions!
• 20 / 21 - Open Mic Theme: Maternal Line

June

• 9 / 10 - 1931 Canada Census
• 23 / 24 - Open Mic Theme: Paternal Line 

July

• 14 / 15- How to Breathe Life Into Your Boring Ancestors w/Melissa Barker
• 28 / 29 - Open Mic Theme: Federal-level research

August

• 11 / 12 - Immigration Series: Border Crossing
• 25 / 26 - Open Mic Theme: Fun Family History Stuff!

September

• 8 / 9 - Immigration Series: If By Sea
• 22 / 23 - Open Mic Theme: Occupations

October

• 13 / 14 - Cemeteries
• 27 / 28 - Open Mic Theme: Death Records

November
​(US & Canada turn clocks back one hour on November 5)

• 10 / 11 - Ask the Archive Lady w/Melissa Barker
• 24 / 25 - Open Mic Theme: What in your research makes you thankful?

December:

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

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