Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 4 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:

*  You may have more Neanderthal DNA than you think

*  A Court Tried To Force Ancestry.com To Open Up Its DNA Database To Police. The Company Said No.

*  Press Release from Vivid-Pix

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 January to 1 February 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 January to 1 February 2020

*  Historical Record Collections Added in January 2020 [on MyHeritage]

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*   Free Genealogy Webinars for February 2020

*  RootsTech 2020 Free Livestream Schedule

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 4 February, 5 p.m.:  Organizing Your DNA Results (updated!), by Diahan Southard

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 5 February, 11 a.m.:  Developing a DNA Testing Plan: a Guide for Beginners, by Debra Renard

*  Upcoming WWII Research & Writing Center - Monday, 3 February, 5 p.m.:  Free Webinar for Genealogy & Military Research Professionals, by Jennifer Holik

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro: RLP 82: Military Service Records with Michael Strauss

*  Genealogy Connection:  #064 - Randy Fredlund, Co-Founder of Vivid-Pix

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 315 – Genealogist Sunny Morton on Adding Detail to Family Stories / GEDMatch Founder Curtis Rogers on Recent Sale of Site / Dr. Henry Louis Gates on Latest Episode of PBS’ Finding Your Roots

*  Ancestral Findings:  Valentine’s Day and Our Ancestors | AF-316

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Amie Bowser Tennant: Genealogy Tip Tuesday: Unusual Places for Vital Records

*  BYU Family History Library: Researching Immigrants to the United States - Joe Everett

*  BYU Family History Library: FamilySearch Partners & Solutions Gallery Update by Rayanne Melick

*  DNA Family Trees:  How to Search MILLIONS of Ancestry Records FOR FREE!

*  DNA Family Trees:  Starting a Family Tree on Ancestry - (don't worry if it looks barren!)

*  Family History Fanatics:  A Newbie's Guide to the MyHeritage Website - Explore New Features

*  FamilySearch:  Road to RootsTech Episode 9: Tour the Family History Library

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S03 E14 Genealogy Adventures Live: University of Virginia's Memorial to Enslaved Workers

*  Genealogy TV:  How to Search Ancestry.com Using Wildcards

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  BlackProGen LIVE! Ep 85: Researching Ancestors Through Photography

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Live with Sarah and Eowyn

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains Tuesday, February 4th,  2020

*  FREE ACCESS at Fold3 during Black History Month 2020

7)  DNA Stories:

*  SEEKING ANSWERS: Adopted Kokomo woman finds biological family through Ancestry.com

*  JUANITA HUGHES: Newly discovered cousin helps with family research

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 31 January 2020?

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