Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 7 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 four days.

1)  News Articles:

*  Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: Finding Eastern European Jewish Ancestors," by Janette Silverman

*  The Gene: An Intimate History by Ken Burns TONIGHT on PBS!

*  Update: MyHeritage is Offering FREE Access to all U.S. Census Records and the Offer Has Been Extended through April 12, 2020

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 29 March to 4 April 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 29 March to 4 April 2020

*  75 Million Historic U.S. Newspaper Pages Now Available from Advantage Archives

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

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Thursday, 9 April, 11 a.m.:   Ask the Legacy Software Experts

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 10 April, 11 a.m.: The General Land Office Website—A Genealogical Gem, by Rick Sayre

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Genealogy Gems:  Episode 240 Genealogy Evidence and Proof, DNA and Organization

*  The Genealogy Professional:  TGP 54: Lisa Lisson – Genealogy Blog Business

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 91: Finding Your Female Ancestors – Interview with Lisa Lisson

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 322 – Coming Soon: Technology to Test Hats, Hair, Glasses, and Envelopes for Ancestral DNA

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #169r - Photograph Clues

*  Ancestral Findings:  Tips for Getting the Most Out of the 1940 Census | AF-334

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #376

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Family History Fanatics:  Beyond FamilySearch.org Hints to Easily Do Genealogy - Beginner Basics

*  Family History Fanatics:  DNA Inheritance Explained: Why You May Not Have 25% of Grandma's Genes

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert Accepting Smart Matches™

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast with Sarah and Eowyn - Weekly Recap + Puritan Great Migration Project

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Tuesday, April 7th 2020

8)  DNA Stories:

*  Adopted QCA twins, birth mother meet after 66 years

*  Man Discovers His Father Wasn’t His Father — and Gains 6 New Siblings — with MyHeritage DNA

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 3 April 2020 ?

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