Friday, August 17, 2018

Genealogy News Bytes - 17 August 2018


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

1)  News Articles:


 
FamilySearch’s Strategy to Help Preserve the World’s Archives

MyHeritage LIVE: Schedule Now Available
2)  New or Updated Record Databases:

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New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 August 2018

*  TheGenealogist adds Old Bailey calendar records

3)  Genealogy Education:


 GeneaWebinars Calendar


*  Free Family History Classes and Webinars for August 2018

BYU Family History Library Webinar Series (August 2018)

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 21 August, 5 p.m. PDT:  GPS: Finding Your Way Through Tough Research Problems, by James Ison

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 22 August, 11 a.m. PDT:  Researching Forces Ancestors (England and Wales), by Kirsty Gray

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Untangle the Web of German Websites, by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Researching a Spanish American War Soldier, by Craig Scott

*  Kenneth R. Marks YouTube:  75 Techniques to Research Historic Newspapers A to Z


*  Kenneth R. Marks YouTube:  The Complete Chronicling America Tutorial

*  Kenneth R. Marks YouTube:  How To Become An Awesome Newspaper Researcher

*  Who Is Nicka Smith? YouTube:  BlackProGen LIVE! Ep 65: After the War Has Gone: Civil War Pensions & the Grand Army of the Republic

*  Ancestry YouTube:  Are These Really My Ancestors? | The Barefoot Genealogist | Ancestry

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  AmericaGen Study Group 8

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  US Military: Morning Reports

*  AmericanAncestors YouTube:  Applying for Dual Citizenship by Descent

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  How to Add Text to Layouts - Scrapbooking with PSE 2018
4)  Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Friday, August 17,  2018


5)  DNA Success Stories:

*   Two sisters born in Jacksonville reunite after being separated for more than 60 years

*  In One Ear: The secret family

6)  Fun Stuff:


Is This the Best Family Tree “Chart” Ever?

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 14 August 2018?

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