Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 15 May 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:

*  Series Premiere Airdate Change: ABC News Presents New Prime-Time Series “The Genetic Detective” [now 2 June 2020]

*  FREE ONLINE EVENT! Libby Copeland with The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are

*  Women’s Health Week: The Importance of Understanding Your Family Health History and Your Genes

*  Ancestry® Announces Virtual Memorial Day “Parade of Heroes” in Honor of 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II

*  LivingDNA updates Family Networks cousin matching tool

*  rootstrust, Version 2 Beta now Available

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 15 May 2020

*  New WW2 Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 15 May 2020

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  View RootsTech 2020 Videos for FREE!

*  FREE! Family History Library Online Classes May 2020

*  New "Ask The Expert" Series on MyHeritage during May 2020

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinars:   Register Now for "Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE"

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 19 May, 5 p.m.:  Discover the Holdings of German Archives, by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 20 May, 11 a.m.:  Timesaving Apps for Busy Genealogists, by Lisa Alzo

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  The Ultimate Family History Interview, by Nicka Smith

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE—DNA with Diahan, by Diahan Southard

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - DNA Testing of Artifacts and Family Heirlooms? by Blaine Bettinger

*  Guild of One-Name Studies Seminar – 2 a.m., 16 May 2020:  On the Wrong Side of the Law Seminar

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #180r - Reaching Out

*  The Photo Detective: Episode 83: Your Favorite Photos and Mine

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  Searching Databases on AmericanAncestors.org

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Researching Greek Ancestors with Special Guest Carol Patranek

*  DearMYRTLE:  WACKY Wednesday - What's New on Google Drive & Facebook Messenger Rooms

*  Family History Fanatics:  Genetic Genealogy Basics: What does MRCA stand for?

*  Family History Fanatics:  FamilySearch Tips: How to Handle Duplicates in the Family Tree

*  FamilySearch:  Live with Amber Larsen

*  Findmypast:  How To Find Your Ancestors | Findmypast

*  Genealogy TV:  Ancestry.com’s Covid 19 Survey for AncestryDNA Members (May 2020)

*  GeneaVlogger:  Professional Genealogist Reacts - I Found My Biological Father With An Ancestry DNA Test | Ryan Jon

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 8 Elevenses with Lisa - Topic: Organizing Genealogy Digital Files

*  Lisa Lisson:  Talking DNA with Expert Mary Eberle of DNA Hunters

*  MyHeritage:  Ask The Expert - 5 Tips for Managing DNA Kits

*  RootsMagic:  RootsMagic 8 Preview - Mapping

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  BlackProGen LIVE! Ep 112: The Count: Behind the 1920 and 1930 US Census

*  Your DNA Guide:  MyHeritage DNA Match List

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Friday, May 15th 2020

*  FREE ACCESS to Newspapers.com Publisher Extra this weekend!

*  Save 50% on a MyHeritage Complete Subscription – Offer Good Through May 21

*  Free Access to Records on Fold3 (May 21-25) and NARA Records at Ancestry – Now thru June 1

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 12 May 2020 ?

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