The Ones Who Got Away - Pharos Tutors webinars series in July

From Pharos Tutors (www.pharostutors.com), news of a webinar programme happening this July:

The Ones Who Got Away: 13th - 17th July 2026

We will be exploring this theme in a number of ways, whether it be how to track down those hard to research ancestors and family members, different approaches to methodology, using technology in different ways or demonstration by example through case studies.
 
We are joined by current and past tutors and friends of Pharos to bring you a star studded programme of talks. The list of webinars is as follows:

Mon 13th July

    Dave Annal - Mind the Gaps!
    Debbie Kennett - How DNA uncovered a 100-year-old family secret
    Simon Fowler - My mother and history: a genealogical exploration

Tues 14th July

    Sophie Kay - Negative Space: How Genealogy Gaps Can Help Your Tree Flourish
    Joe Saunders - Social Network Analysis in Historical Research
    Phil Isherwood - Whatever Happened to Aunt Gonda? 

Wed 15th July

    Jonny Perl - Understanding What are the Odds? (WATO+) at DNA Painter
    Karen Cummings - FREE: Who are Pharos Tutors? Courses, Certificates and What to Expect 
    Nathan Dylan Goodwin - Finding Henry (pre-recorded, but with live Q&A)

Thurs 16th July

    Janet Few - Ancestors on the Margins: tracing misfortunate ancestors
    Gill Rossini - Researching LGBTQ Ancestors
    Dai Davies - Remembering Our Ancestors who Died by Suicide

Fri 17th July

    Andrew Redfern - AI as a Research Partner: Strengths, Limits and Sensible Use 
    Kelly Cornwell - Transported to Tasmania: Researching your Convict Ancestors
    Nick Barratt - When Harry Met Dotty

Each webinar will last approximately one hour. Each session will be recorded and made available for one month after the event, so do not worry if you cannot attend live on the day. Webinars are priced at £10 BUT sign up for the full week and save 20%, bringing the total cost down from £140 to only £112 (only £8 per session).

Full details of the programme can be found here: https://www.pharostutors.com/webinars

Chris 

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