Genealogy News Bytes - 16 March 2018

Some of the genealogy news items across my desktop the last four days include:

1)  News Articles:

*  RootsTech 2018 In Review

*  Reminder: Early Bird Discount Ends 20 March for 2018 Family History Conference

*  Press Release - New Partnership

*  Student Genealogy Grant Invites Applications

*  27 Public Libraries and the Internet Archive Launch “Community Webs” for Local History Web Archiving

*  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Adopts Birth & Death Embargo Dates and More

*  When Did Americans Stop Marrying Their Cousins? Ask the World’s Largest Family Tree

*  What the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Means to Genealogy Bloggers and Others

2)  Record Databases:

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 16 March 2018

*  March Update: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 35 Titles!

*  World’s Most Comprehensive Whaling History Database Released

3)  Genealogy Education:

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  FamilySearch Classes Presented at RootsTech 2018 Now Online

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 20 March, 5 p.m. PDT:  From Baltimore to Burlington: Hazen P. Day's Neighbors Bring Him Home, by Catherine B. Wiest Desmarais

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 21 March, 11 a.m. PDT: Hands-On With MyHeritage DNA, by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  The Case of the Broken Link: Decoding the URL, by Cyndi Ingle

*  New Member Friday Family Tree Webinar:  Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 1 - The Road to War, by Michael Strauss

*  New Member Friday Family Tree Webinar:  Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 2 - Records of the Army, by Michael Strauss

*  New Member Friday Family Tree Webinar:  Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 3 - Records of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, by Michael Strauss

*  New Member Friday Family Tree Webinar:  Researching Your World War II Ancestors: Part 4 - War on the Home Front & Post-War Years, by Michael Strauss

*  Jill Ball YouTube Channel:  Many videos from Congress 2018

*  MyHeritage YouTube Channel:  ABC Denver Features MyHeritage DNA

*  Genetic Genealogy Ireland YouTube Channel:  Y-DNA of a Scots-Irish Diaspora (James Irvine)

*  Genetic Genealogy Ireland YouTube Channel:  DNA, Clans & Monarchy (Brad Larkin)

*  American Ancestors YouTube Channel:  Preparing for the NEHGS Hartford Research Tour

*  American Ancestors YouTube Channel:  Creating a Research Plan: Tips from NEHGS Research Services

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube Channel:  Can You Research Offline Records Without Being There? - Lisa Lisson

*  Findmypast YouTube Channel:  Finding Elusive Female Ancestors: 8 Essential Tips

4)  Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Friday, March 16,  2018

*  Findmypast Offers 50% Discount on 1 Month ‘Ultimate’ Subscriptions in Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day 2018

5)  Neat Stuff:

*  How two of President John Tyler's grandsons are still alive, 174 years later

*  Lewis Run man connects with long unknown father - who didn’t know he existed

*  Illinois man found in a cardboard box as an infant reunites with birth family 53 years later

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 13 March 2018?

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