Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Genealogy News Bytes - 5 February 2019


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

1)  News Articles:


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Google+ closing down

*  FamilyTreeDNA Allows the FBI the Same Access to its Database That You & I Have

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

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Massachusetts Archives Makes Digital Documents Available

 Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 27 January to 2 February 2019

*  Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 27 January to 2 February 2019

*  New Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of February 4, 2019

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars:

 GeneaWebinars Calendar


*  Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for February 2019

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 5 February, 5 p.m. PST:  Six Feet Under Down Under - Cemetery records in Australia, by Jill Ball


*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 6 February, 11 a.m. PST:  DNA and the GPS solves a mystery: Hamiltons in Colonial New England, by Shellee Morehead

*  Upcoming OGS Webinar - Thursday, 7 February, 4 p.m. PST:  Tackling Research Challenges: The Genealogical Proof Standard in Practice, by Janice Nickerson

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Understanding Massachusetts Vital Records, by Marian Pierre-Louis

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro Podcast:  RLP 30: Put it in a Table

* Extreme Genes Podcast/Radio Show:  Episode 269 – Researcher Loathes Middle Name Until Researcher Gives Her The Link To Automobile Pioneers / What You Need To Know About RootsTech 2019

*  Fisher’s Top Tips Podcast: #42… Your History Matters, Too

5)  Genealogy Education - Video:

*  BYU Family History Library YouTube:  Scandinavian Research - Joe Everett (21 Jan 2019) 45 min

*  BYU Family History Library YouTube:  Super Maximizing Maps for Genealogy - James Tanner

*  Ancestral Findings YouTube:  AF-220: Six Steps to Become a Better Genealogy Researcher

*  Ancestry YouTube:  Ancestry Imaging Center | Ancestry

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  Mondays with Myrt - 4 Feb 2019

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Do you share more DNA with Charlemagne or Julius Caesar? - A Segment of DNA

*  Genealogy Adventures YouTube:  S02 E08 Genealogy Adventures Live: Special Guest Bernice Bennett

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Tuesday, February 5,  2019


7)  DNA Success Stories

*  Ancestry DNA connects Alaska man with newfound West Central Ohio relatives

*  40-Year-Old West Virginia Man Meets Biological Mom for 1st Time

*  DNA test helps two biological sisters reunite

*  'Inheritance' review: How Dani Shapiro lost and found herself via DNA testing

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 1 February 2019?

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