Friday, September 1, 2017

Genealogy News Bytes - 1 September 2017


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

1)  News Bytes:


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The 2017 Salt Lake Christmas Tour – It’s just over 3 months away! Preregister Today!

*  UPDATE: FamilySearch Digital Records Access Replacing Microfilm

*  Update Regarding the MyHeritage DNA Lab in Houston, Texas

2)  Record Databases:

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New Records Available to Search This Findmypast Friday, 1 September 2017

*  British Newspaper Archive update

*  1921 Canadian Census online at LAC

*  Chronicling America Updates - August, 2017

*  Elephind Update - August, 2017

3)  Genealogy Education:

*  Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for September 2017

*  Upcoming ISGS Webinars - September 2017

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar, 6 September 2017, 11 a.m. PDT:  "Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist," by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Upcoming FREE SCGS Webinar, September 2, 2017: "Caillte agus Aimsigh: Lost and Found - Irish History and Records," by  Barbara M. Randall

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  "Getting Started With Evidentia," by Edward A. Thompson

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  "New Bonus Webinar - Facial Recognition Tools for the Genealogist" by Maureen Taylor

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar Series:  "3 New Rhode Island Bonus Webinars" by Diane Boumenot

*  BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel:   No more microfilm rentals? Where do I go to see the digital copies? by James Tanner

*  BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel: Dive Into the Cloud with Google Docs and Google Drive, by James Tanner

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube Channel:  Watch how DNA disappears - Understanding DNA Inheritance, by Andy Lee

4)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Friday, September 1,  2017


*  FREE ACCESS at Ancestry to Occupational Records Labor Day Weekend!

*  Help Leland & Patty Celebrate Their 49th Wedding Anniversary with 25% Off Genealogy Books at FamilyRootsPublishing.com

*  Free Download of Disaster Planning for the Genealogist!

5)  Neat Stuff:

*  Computer Keyboard Shortcuts

*  How to Trace Your Early American Ancestry Through Colonial Newspapers

*  Clan Names of Ireland

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 29 August 2017?


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