Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 17 April 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 three days.

1)  News Articles:

*  NGS 2020 Conference Goes Virtual!

*  MyHeritage LIVE 2020 has been Postponed!

*  NEW ABC News Series: The Genetic Detective featuring CeCe Moore

*  Ancestor Network’s New Online Irish Genealogy Advisory Service

*  Ancestry® Names Dr. Ron Park Executive Vice President of Health and DNA

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 17 Apr 2020

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 April 2020

*  TheGenealogist expands its Free First Steps package

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  View RootsTech 2020 Videos for FREE!

*  A FREE Legacy Family Tree Webinar Each Day during April 2020

*  Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for April 2020

*  Free Family Tree Live virtual conference

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 21 April, 5 p.m.: Maryland State Archives Decoded, by Rebecca Koford

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 22 April, 11 a.m.:  Introduction to Vivid-Pix RESTORE, by Rick Voight

*  SK Translations Webinar - Thursday, 23 August, 10 a.m.:  Free Webinar: 5 Types of German Genealogy documents - and What You Can Find in Each, by Katherine Schober

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Was Great Grandmother Really Native American?, by Janice Lovelace

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Watch Geoff Live: Adding a City Directory, by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone: DNA Testing after a Bone Marrow Transplant?, by Blaine Bettinger

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Family Tree Magazine:  How DNA Tests Shape Our Idea of Family – An Interview with Libby Copeland: Episode 136

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  Get the Most from American Ancestors . . . from home!

*  Boundless Genealogy:  Ancestry.com Genealogy Citations | Build a Great Citation

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Dan Earl : Host of the "Round to It" Webinar Series from Vivid-Pix.

*  DearMYRTLE:  WACKY Wednesday - Journaling about Covid-19

*  DearMYRTLE: Mondays with Myrt - 6 April 2020

*  DearMYRTLE:  WACKY Wednesday - Q&A and Dog Books

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mondays with Myrt - 13 Apr 2020

*  Family History Fanatics:  Visual Phasing with a Twist - Segment Phasing (Part 2): Advanced Genetic Genealogy

*  Family History Fanatics:  Genealogy Question: How far back can we RELIABLY research?

*  Genealogy TV:  Headstone Designs, Symbols, Cherubs, Iconography Found in Cemeteries

*  GeneaVlogger:   Professional Genealogist Reacts - LadyLike - We Took A DNA Test

*  Genetic Genealogy Ireland:  The Power of X to unlock Family Mysteries (Martin Hayden)

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 4 Elevenses with Lisa (Lisa Louise Cooke, Genealogy Gems Podcast)

*  Lisa Lisson:  How to Begin to Plan a Heritage Trip

*  Lisa Lisson:  Researching Your Colonial Ancestors

*  MyHeritage:  Ask The Expert Consistency Checker

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  BlackProGen LIVE! Ep 109: Tracing the Trade: Slavery in North and South Carolina

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Friday, April 17th 2020

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 14 April 2020 ?

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