Some of the genealogy news items across my desktop the last three days include:
1) News Bytes:
* PBS Announces a New Star-Studded Season of Finding Your Roots
* Partnership Makes It Easier For People To Prove Pilgrim Ancestry
* It's Official - Family Tree Maker 2017 Rollout Begins
2) Record Databases:
* Canadian Expeditionary Force Personnel Service Files Online
* New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, July 14, 2017
* TheGenealogist has launched over 1.3 million Parish Records for Northumberland
* Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 9 to 15 July 2017
* Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 9 to 15 July 2017
3) Genealogy Education:
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar on 18 July 2017, 5 p.m. PDT: Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research, presented by Angela Parker McGhie.
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar on 19 July 2017, 11 a.m. PDT: The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and the Ohio Territory presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen.
* Upcoming SCGS Webinar: FREE Webinar From SCGS: July 19, 2017 - The Early Religious Experience in America: the Theology Behind the Records, presented by Michael D. Lacopo, DVM.
* Upcoming FGS Webinar on 20 July 2017, 5 p.m. PDT: The Open Death Records Initiative, presented by Fred Moss.
* Archived Family Tree Webinars: DNA: A Closer Look with Blaine Bettinger
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: "Google Books: the tool you should use every day!" presented by Lisa Louise Cooke
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs, presented by Jared Hodges.
* Archived Hack Genealogy webinar: Interpreting Your FTDNA and 23andMe Results Digital Download Now Available!
* Archived Extreme Genes Radio Show/Podcast: Episode 199 – Paul Woodbury on DNA Controversy / NexGen Invites Young Genealogists
* BYU Family History Library YouTubeChannel: Understanding Naturalization for Genealogists, presented by James Tanner.
* BYU Family History Library YouTubeChannel: Taking Advantage of Your Smartphone for Genealogy, presented by James Tanner.
* The In-Depth Genealogist YouTube Channel: Interview with Christine Woodcock of Genealogy Tours of Scotland.
* Family History Fanatics YouTube Channel: You Have Your DNA Results, Now What? - GEDMatch.
* Genealogy Gems Podcast Number 205 with Lisa Louise Cooke.
4) Genealogy Bargains:
* Genealogy Bargains for Monday July 17, 2017
* MyHeritage DNA Sale – Just $69 USD
5) Neat Stuff:
* Exploration and Settlement of North America, 1675-1800
* How to Read Difficult Handwriting
* Family History Forms from Midwest Genealogy Center
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