Genealogy News Bytes - 19 April 2019

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

1)  News Articles:

*  Ancestry Reportedly is Preparing for a Second IPO as DNA-Test Industry Booms

*  Reclaim the Records Launches its Biggest Genealogy-Related Lawsuit Ever

*  New Hampshire Launches an Online Database for More Than 16,000 Historical Records

*  Newly discovered DNA quirk could reveal mysteries of Newfoundland's first settlers

*  We Tried To Find 10 BuzzFeed Employees Just Like Cops Did For The Golden State Killer

*  American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society Open Boston's Mayflower 400th Anniversary Commemorations with Tributes to Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Nation

*  3rd Annual Conference of the Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 19 Apr 2019

*  Durham Bishops Transcripts updated on FindmyPast

*  IGRS adds 13,300 records to its Early Irish BMD Indexes

*  Advantage Archives Adds 4.5 Million Historical Newspaper Pages - March, 2019

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars:

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for April 2019

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 23 April 11 a.m. PST:  Censuses Around the World: What You Need to Know About Census Collections and Genealogy, by Mike Mansfield

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 24 April 11 a.m. PST:   Comparing the Genealogy Giants: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage 2019 edition, by Sunny Morton

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar:  Transcribing Documents: There is More Than Meets the Eye!, by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Boost Your Germanic Research: Understand Historical Jurisdictions, by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Organizing (or Reorganizing!) That Family Reunion, by James M. Beidler

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher’s Top Tips Podcast:  #63:  Rare Catholic Records

*  The Photo Detective Podcast:  Episode 37: What’s New With Vivid-Pix Restore?

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  3 Genealogy Societies You Should Join | Genealogy Gold Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  Why It’s Important to Preserve Ancient Family Traditions | Genealogy Gold Podcast

5)  Genealogy Education - Video:

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  AmericaGen: Chapter 20 "Court Records and Family History"

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  Google Sheets

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  WACKY Wednesday - Vivid-Pix RESTORE

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  Mondays with Myrt - 15 Apr 2019

*  DearMYRTLE YouTube:  WACKY Wednesday - You, too can ZOOM!

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Tips for Getting Started in Scottish Research from Jacqueline Tritsch

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  LIVE: 120 DNA Ancestors Explained - Family History Fanatics

*  DNA Family Trees YouTube:  Are you looking in the right place for your Family?

*  DNA Family Trees YouTube:  HURRY! Limited Time Only! Ancestry UK records free access this Easter weekend!

*  James Tanner YouTube:  Exploring Genealogy Series Virtual Pedigree

*  James Tanner YouTube:  Exploring Genealogy Series #2 Working with Sources on Ancestry.com

*  AmericanAncestors YouTube:  Researching Women in Archives

*  BoundlessGenealogy YouTube:  Genealogy Brick Wall Busting: Step 1 - Review Previous Research

*  Genealogy TV YouTube:  How to Research Your Polish Ancestors

*  The In-Depth Genealogist YouTube:  Three Strikes

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Friday, April 19,  2019

7)  DNA Success Stories

*  Switched at birth

*  A reunion 60 years in the making for long lost brothers

*  Woman finds long lost sister

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 16 April 2019?

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