Genealogy News Bytes - 3 August 2018

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

1)  News Articles:

*  Here’s When You Can Watch Season 5 of “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.”

*  DNA Testing Companies Sign New Guidelines for Sharing Data With Third Parties

*  Privacy Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services

*  (US) Senators Harris and Carper Introduce Legislation to Ensure Gender Identity Sexual Orientation to 2030 Census

*  Google Maps Switches to 3D Globe at Small Scales

*  An Update on RootsFinder

2)  New or Updated Record Databases:

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday. 3 August 2018

*  FamilySearch New Historical Records for July 30, 2018

*  Chronicling America Updates - July, 2018

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 - Wednesday, 8 August, 11 a.m. PDT:  Genealogical Proof for the Novice Genealogist, by Annette Burke Lyttle

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Jewish Genealogy for the Non-Jew: History, Migration, DNA, by Schelly Talalay Dardashti

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 5): Adding an Obituary, by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Photoshop: Filters, Plugins and Actions, by Jared Hodges

*  Announcing the Unlock the Past Genealogy Cruise from Sydney to Singapore
*  Family Tree Magazine Podcast:  DNA and Adoption: Podcast Episode 122

*  MyHeritage YouTube:  MyHeritage Presents BVB Players with Their DNA Results and Family Secrets

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

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  How Do You Evaluate Hints on Family Search? - Research Over My Shoulder Episode 7

*  The In-Depth Genealogist YouTube:  An Interview with Melissa Barker, AKA The Archive Lady.

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  The Archive Lady - Museums have Records, too!

4)  Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Friday, August 3,  2018

*  FREE E-BOOK: After You’re Gone – Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research

5)  DNA Success Stories:

*  A Reunion of a Lifetime: Discovering Family Through MyHeritage DNA

*  Finding a long-lost family: British man discovers siblings in Owensboro

*  Dark secret comes to light through DNA test that unites sisters after 30 years

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 31 July 2018?

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