Genealogy News Bytes - 23 April 2019

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

1)  News Articles:

*  Genealogy websites should be BANNED because they 'threaten the anonymity of sperm donors', academic claims

*  State Library of Pennsylvania Relocating for Two Plus Years While Undergoing Renovations

*  Ancestry pulls ad following criticism it romanticized slavery

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 April 2019

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 14 to 20 April 2019

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars:

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for April 2019

*  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 - Friday, 26 April 11 a.m. PST:  How I Built My Own Brick Wall, by Rebecca Whitford Koford*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Censuses Around the World: What You Need to Know About Census Collections and Genealogy, by Mike Mansfield

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher’s Top Tips Podcast:  #64:  Online Family Trees

*  Extreme Genes Radio Show/Podcast:  Episode 279 – Ancestry Exec Reveals Record Set Releases For 2019/2020 / Melanie McComb Talks Jewish Records And Tips

*  The Not Old BETTER Show Podcast:  Episode 344 National DNA Day with Thomas MacEntee!

*  Research Like a Pro Podcast:  RLP 41: FamilySearch Family Tree and the GPS

*  The Genealogy Guys Podcast:  #361

5)  Genealogy Education - Video:

*  The In-Depth Genealogist YouTube:  Now There is Three

*  Ancestry YouTube:  AncestryDNA | The Journey to Results | Ancestry

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  The Most Shocking DNA Reveal Ever! You Won't Believe Who Phil is Related To...

*  Genealogy TV YouTube:  Fixing Mistakes on Ancestry Trees

*  GeneaVlogger YouTube:  Advanced Name Features on Geni.com: Entering Multiple Name Variations - Genealogy Tutorial

*  James Tanner YouTube:  Exploring Genealogy Series #3 Relative Finder

*  Valerie and Myrt's Excellent Genealogy Adventures YouTube:  Avoid this major travel mistake

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Tuesday, April 23,  2019

7)  DNA Success Stories

*  DNA testing reveals tangled family roots

*  'The moment I saw him I thought I was looking at my dad': When LINDA KELSEY’s cousin took a £79 DNA test, the shock results led her to a brother she never knew she had

*  Twins sent to separate foster homes reunite after 60 years apart

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 19 April 2019?

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