Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 3 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:

*  New TV Show "Roots Less Traveled" Starts on Saturday, 4 April

*  Ancestry® Unveils 75 New Communities for Members with Ties to Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and More

*  MyHeritage Education Knowledge Base Adds Content for April

*  Dutch Genealogy News for March 2020

*  Vivid-Pix Announces “Round Tuit!” Education Program — Free & Low-Cost Online Family History Genealogy Activities for Quarantined Adults, Kids & Families

*  Because of the CoronaVirus, Genealogical.com is Making 750 eBooks Available Online

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 3 April 2020

*  Friday Finds 3 Apr 2020

*  FamilySearch New Collections Update: Week of 30 March 2020

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

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 8 April, 5 p.m.:  Decoding Social Security: Providing Benefits to our Ancestors, by Michael L. Strauss

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  ‘Stop Thief!’: British Crimes and Punishment, by Carol Baxter

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Betty Jeans Story - Forensic Genealogy, DNA and Adoption, by Mags Gaulden

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone: Rockin' Royalty-free Music for Your Family Videos, by Amie Bowser Tennant

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #168r - Visit Senior Relatives

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 78: A Grandmother’s Gift with Gonzalo Luengo

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Boundless Genealogy:  Same Ancestor in Two Locations? | Migration Genealogy Research

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Making Family Tree Charts with Special Guest Kathrine Ward from Family Chart Masters

*  Family History Fanatics:  AncestryDNA vs MyHeritage DNA: Which Has Better Genetic Genealogy Tools

*  Family History Fanatics:  FindMyPast Family Tree: How to Easily Build Your Online Tree

*  Family History Fanatics:  FamilySearch App: An Overview of Cool Mobile Features to Try

*  GeneaVlogger:  Professional Genealogist Reacts - Insider "5 Brits Take a DNA Test"

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 2 "Elevenses with Lisa" - Your Weekly Genealogy Show

*  Lisa Lisson:  City Directories for Genealogy Research - More Reasons To Love Them!

*  MyHeritage:  Ask The Expert - Using the Calendar of Family Events

*  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society:  How to Find NY State Death Certificates

*  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society:  Finding and Accessing New York State Birth Certificates 1880s through the early 1900s

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  BlackProGen LIVE! #RootsNChill Week 3 Wrap Up

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast with Sarah and Eowyn - Monthly Recap + All About Adoption

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Friday, April 3rd 2020

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 31 March 2020 ?

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