Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop over the past four days.

1)  News Articles:

*  Genealogy Guys and Vivid-Pix Announce Unsung Heroes Award for FamilySearch at RootsTech 2020

*  Where Am I From? New FamilySearch Discovery Activity Is a Fun Way to Explore Heritage

*  Johni Cerny Dies at 76; Helped the Famous Find Their Roots

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 February 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 16 to 22 February 2020

*  FamilySearch New Collections Update: Week of 24 February 2020

3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  RootsTech 2020 Free Livestream Schedule

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 28 February, 11 a.m.:  Using Snagit for Genealogy Visual Storytelling and Instruction, by Colleen Robeldo Greene.

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*   Research Like a Pro:  #85 - Adding Context to Genealogical Writing

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 318 – Photo Colorization Comes To My Heritage / “Your DNA Guide,” Diahan Southard, On Her New Book To Simplify Your DNA Experience / Memory Web Co-Founder Chris Desmond On Preserving Your Photos

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #157r - Hire a Professional?

*  Ancestral Findings:  The Difference Between II and Jr. in Your Genealogy | AF-322

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  Making the Most out of GIACR - Dr. Roger Minert

*  BYU Family History Library:  USGenWeb Project Update by Rayanne Melick

*  Family History Fanatics:  Playing with MyHeritage In Color - Is Orange Really Red?

*  Family History Fanatics:  View Your Matches' Traits Using GEDmatch Tools - What blood type do my matches have?

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S03 E17 Genealogy Adventures Live: Black Railroad Workers in the Jim Crow Era

*  MyHeritage:  Tune Up Your Family Tree with the MyHeritage Consistency Checker

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  Episode 106: History: Unscripted - Perception is Everything

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast with Sarah and Eowyn - Special Guest Debi Hoag

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains Tuesday, February 25th,  2020

7)  DNA Stories:

*  She found the half brother she never knew as a child. But her family mystery was only beginning.

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 21 February 2020  ?

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