Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 5 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 four days.

1)  News Articles:

*  2020 FGS Conference Registration is Now Open - Kansas City 2-5 September 2020

*  National Genealogical Society is Providing Free Access to NGS Monthly Archives Through 31 July 2020

*  Neighbors realize they are actually long-lost relatives during social distancing happy hour

*  Tribal Quest Has Been Nominated for a Webby Award! Help Us Win with Your Vote

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 4 May 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 April to 2 May 2020

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 April to 2 May 2020

*  Advantage Archives Adds 1.2 Million Historical Newspaper Pages - April, 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, 5 May, 7 p.m.:  Smarter Search Strategies for Genealogy, by Thomas MacEntee

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 6 May, 11 a.m.:  Crème de la crème: Targeted Autosomal DNA Testing to Isolate Pertinent Genetic Cousins, by Paul Woodbury

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 8 May, 11 a.m.:  Fridays in May: Your Questions Answered LIVE—Tech with Thomas, by Thomas MacEntee

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 95: How to Use the FAN Club in Research

*  Genealogy Connection:  #068 Libby Copeland, Freelance Journalist

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 326 – Legal Genealogist Judy Russell Talks About the Law Behind Quarantines and a New Year of Public Domain Releases

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #177r - Old Books

*  Ancestral Findings:  Missing Persons Listings in Old Newspapers | AF-342

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  First World War Internment Camps - Hannah Bell

*  DNA Family Trees:  AncestryDNA - Link DNA matches to your Family Tree

*  Family History Fanatics:  Can DNA Test Results Be Wrong? - Answering Your DNA Questions Live

*  Family History Fanatics: Family History Writing: The Power of Putting Your First Draft in Order

*  Findmypast:  Family History in the UK - Let's Discuss... | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S03 E23 Genealogy Adventures Live: DNA Tests - Separating Facts from Myth

*  Lisa Lisson:  Finding Free Genealogy Education - It's Easier Than You Think!

*  MyHeritage:   Ask The Expert Profile Page More than Just Names and Dates

*  The Genealogy Reporter:  Affidavits of Descent for Genealogy Clues

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Tuesday, May 5th 2020

*  MyHeritage Family Discovery Kit GIVEAWAY

*  Save up to 78% Genealogy Courses at National Institute!

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 1 May 2020 ?

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