Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Genealogy News Bytes - 8 August 2017


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

1)  News Bytes:


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AncestryDNA hits the five million milestone

2)  Record Databases:

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Georgia to Add Many More Titles to Its New Georgia Historic Newspapers Website

*  Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 30 July to 5 August 2017

*  Added or Updated Ancestry.com Databases - Week of 30 July to 5 August 2017

3)  Genealogy Education:

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar, Wednesday, 9 August, 5 p.m. PDT:  "A Taxing Matter: Using Tax Lists in Genealogy" by Judy G. Russell.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar, Friday, 11 August, 11 a.m. PDT:  "Using Pictures with Legacy Family Tree," by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar, Tuesday, 15 August, 5 p.m. PDT:  "Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors," by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson.

*  Upcoming SCGS Webinar, Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 6 p.m. PDT:  "Ports of Entry," by Kim von Aspern-Parker.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinars:  "1790-1940 Censuses Uncovered" with Amie Bowser Tennant - Summer Spectacular Series Now Available

*  DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel:  Mondays With Myrt - 7 August 2017

*  The NextGen Genealogy Network YouTube Channel:  Faces of NextGen Live - Sara Cochran!

*  Ancestral Findings YouTube Channel:  AF-138: What are Railroad Records?

*  Scott Fisher's Extreme Genes Radio Show/Podcast:  Episode 202 – “The Great Grandfather That Never Was” / “The Archive Lady” On What You Might Find Behind Closed Doors

*  Drew Smith's Genealogy Connection Podcast: #027 - Bruce Buzbee, Technologist and RootsMagic CEO

4)  Genealogy Bargains:

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Genealogy Bargains for Tuesday August 8, 2017

5)  Neat Stuff:

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4 Tips to Trace Female Ancestors of Your Family Tree

*  The History of Language - Language Roots

*  36 Amazing Photos From History That Most People Have Never Seen Before

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 4 August 2017?

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