Genealogy News Bytes - 28 August 2018

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

1)  News Articles:

*  Homepages and Freepages URLs Are Working Again

*  RootsTech Announces 2019 Plans for International Event in London

*  BCG Announces Election Results

2)  New or Updated Record Databases:

*  Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 19 to 25 August 2018

*  Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 19 to 25 August 2018

*  640 Free Southern States Online Historic Newspaper Titles Added

*  115 Free New England States Online Historic Newspaper Titles Added

*  315 Free Mid-Atlantic States Online Historic Newspaper Titles Added

3)  Genealogy Education:

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 29 August, 11 a.m.:  The YDNA Test Should Be Your Favorite, by Diahan Southard

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  How Photos Enhance Genealogical Research, by Daniel Horowitz

*  Research Like a Pro Podcast:  RLP 7: Source Citations

*  Maureen Taylor Podcast:  Episode 19: GenerationStory App

*  Extreme Genes Podcast/Radio Show:  Episode 249 – Genetic Counselor Specializes In Shocking DNA Results / “The Archive Lady” Discovers Touching Story

*  Cousin Russ YouTube:  Find A Grave - Citation Go Over

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Where are all the redheads? - A Segment of DNA

*  The In-Depth Genealogist Podcast:  An interview with Laura Wilkinson Hedgecock

*  Ancestral Findings YouTube:  AF-193: Benjamin Franklin: Who’s Who in the American Revolution

*  Findmypast YouTube:  Irish Genealogy Q&A | Findmypast Fridays 24 August 2018

*  Kenneth R. Marks YouTube:  4 Considerations When Picking a Newspaper Research Subscription Site

*  RF Tree Genealogy YouTube:  Google Books

4)  Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Tuesday, August 28,  2018

5)  DNA Success Stories:

*   Suspect In Decade-Old Serial Rapes Arrested, With Help Of Genealogy Database

*  Through DNA testing, long-lost sister reunites with Victoria siblings

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 24 August 2018?

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