Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 3 March 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 seven days.

1)  News Articles:

*  Ancestry® Announces Digitization of All 36 Million Available US Draft Cards, Answering More Members’ Questions About Family History

*  Ancestry® Announces Significant Content Additions and Improved Family History Research Tools at RootsTech, Empowering More Discoveries

*  MyHeritage Adds Huge Collection of Historical U.S. City Directories

*  Introducing Fan View for Family Trees [MyHeritage]

*  Findmypast’s Archive is the Fastest Growing on the Market

*  Findmypast Introduces New Look Brand

*  Findmypast’s Newspaper Archive Goes Global

*  Explore British & Irish roots through your Findmypast Family Tree

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

*  Genealogy Guys and Vivid-Pix Announce Unsung Heroes Awards at RootsTech 2020

*  RootsTech Returns to London in 2020, Opens Early Registration

*  Cutbacks by Ancestry, 23andMe Signal a Shakeout for DNA Industry

*  Society of Genealogists and FamilySearch Partnership to Digitize the SoG’s Collection of Compiled Family Histories

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 23 to 29 February 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 23 to 29 February 2020

*  Friday Finds 28 Feb 2020

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 28 February 2020

*  Interment.Net Adds 440,000 Cemetery Records in the Month of February 2020

*  Chronicling America Updates, February 2020

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  View RootsTech 2020 Videos for FREE!

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 3 March, 5 p.m.:  Using South Australia Land Records, by Benjamin Hollister

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 March, 11 a.m.:  3 Genealogy DNA Case Studies and How I Solved Them, by Roberta Estes

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Using Snagit for Genealogy Visual Storytelling and Instruction, by Colleen Robeldo Greene.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone: How Much is that Worth? The Historical Value of U.S. Currency, by Thomas MacEntee

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*   Research Like a Pro:  RLP 86: Mining Records for Research Opportunities – Certification Preparation

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 319 – Project Recover Locates Three World War II Bombers in Pacific Lagoon / Maureen Taylor on MyHeritage Colorized Photos / Dr. Gates On Finding Your Roots

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #159f - Occupations

*  Genealogy Connections:  #065 - Cari Taplin - Blogger, Writer and Speaker

*  Ancestral Findings:  Genealogy Resources for Irish History Month | AF-324

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Boundless Genealogy:  Government Marriage Records for Your Family History Research

*  DNA Family Trees:  New! Ancestry Updates Messaging System!

*  Family History Fanatics:  RootsTech 2020 Reaction to RootsTech's Impact on Genealogy by D Joshua Taylor

*  Family History Fanatics:  MyHeritage In Color™ Review: Skin and Hair Color Variations

*  Family History Fanatics:  Family History Writing Tips: DON'T Add Dialogue to Your Family Stories 

*  Findmypast:  Welsh Record Collection - St David's Day | Findmypast

*  GenealogyTV:  How to Research You Irish Genealogy

*  GenealogyTV:  10 Reasons to Join Genealogical Societies Where Your Ancestors Lived

*  GeneaVlogger:  RootsTech 2020 Interviews - Blaine Bettinger on Artifact DNA Testing

*  Lisa Lisson:  Finding What Your Ancestor Looked Like - Do You Have a Doppelganger?

*  RootsMagic:  Demonstration of RootsMagic 8 at RootsTech

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Tuesday, March 3rd 2020

7)  RootsTech 2020 Salt Lake City Blog Compendium - Updated!

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 25 February 2020  ?

NOTE:  There was no Genealogy News Bytes last Friday because I was at RootsTech.

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