Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Genealogy News Bytes - 3 July 2018


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

1)  News Articles:


*  Cyndi’s List creator recognized for years of dedication

*  DNA Central is Live!

*  Lawyer tells Virtual Genealogical Society to change name

2)  Record Databases:

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Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - June 2018

*  Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 24 to 30 June 2018

*  Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 June 2018

3)  Genealogy Education:


 GeneaWebinars Calendar


*  Free Family History Classes and Webinars for July 2018

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Thursday, 5 July, 11 a.m.:  Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Will and a Tombstone to Legacy, by Geoff Rasmussen


*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 6 July, 11 a.m.:  Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 4): Adding Estate/Probate Records, by Geoff Rasmussen

 Family History Fanatics eConference: "A Summer of DNA" on 4 August 2018

*  Genealogy Gold Podcast:  #185 American History Celebrating Our National Heritage: A History of the 4th of July

*  Extreme Genes Radio Show/Podcast:  Episode 243 – Man Gifted 281-Year-Old Family-Tied Ring Tells His Story / Blogger Amy Johnson Crow On 52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Military Research Tips from Michael L Strauss @RootsTech


*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Why do people take DNA tests? - A Segment of DNA

*  23andMe YouTube:  23andMe, How It Works!

*  Ancestry YouTube:  July 2018 Edition | What's New at Ancestry | Ancestry

*  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society YouTube:  Genealogy Resources of the DAR

4)  Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Tuesday, July 3,  2018


*  FREE ACCESS to Revolutionary War Collection at Fold3 – Now Through July 15th

*  Free U.S. Historical Newspapers on MyHeritage for July 4 Week

5)  Neat Stuff:

 
Adopted Woman Finds Biological Mom 80 Years Later Thanks To Ancestry.com

A month before he died, a beloved Anchorage bartender met his daughter

Adopted Girl Finds ‘Strong DNA Match’ on Ancestry.com, Leads Her to Dad She Never Knew

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 29 June 2018?

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