Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 19 June 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:

*  Federation of Genealogical Societies 2020 conference goes virtual

*  IAJGS Announces First Virtual Conference on Jewish Genealogy

*  An Announcement from EverPresent, a Family Memories Company

*  National Institute for Genealogical Studies marks 20th anniversary with special events, free presentations and courses, prizes, and discounts

*  Pandemic, Privacy Rules Add to Worries Over 2020 Census Accuracy

*  Announcing: ORA, the Online Repository Assistant

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 19 Jun 2020

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 19 June 2020

*  RootsIreland.ie uploads 67,000 North Mayo records

*  TheGenealogist adds more headstone inscriptions from England

*  Elephind Update - June, 2020

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  FREE! Family History Library Online Classes June 2020

*  MyHeritage Online Events in May–June

*  June 2020 Virtual Genealogy and Local History Calendar

*  More FREE Genealogy Webinars for June 2020

*  Free Webinar Weekends in June with FamilyTreeWebinars.com

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 23 June, 11 a.m.:  Working with SuperSearch™ to Find the Correct Historical Record, by Daniel Horowitz

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 24 June, 11 a.m.:  Utilizing the HathiTrust Digital Library for Family History Research, by Colleen Robledo Greene

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Genealogical Treasures in Irish Archives, by David Ouimette

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Bridging the Gap: Finding Ancestors in the United States between 1780 and 1840, by D. Joshua Taylor

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone: What Are Pile-up Regions?, by Diahan Southard

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Black British Family History Research and Identity, by Penny Walters

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Why did the Welsh Leave Wales?, by Penny Walters

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors in England, by Paul Milner

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Finding Your 18th Century Ancestors in England, by Paul Milner

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Family Tree Magazine: Simple Steps to Practical Genealogy – An Interview with Brian Sheffey: Episode 138

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 242 -- Genealogy Research Questions, Plans, and Avoiding Distractions

*  Fisher’s Top Tips :  #181r - Surprising Family History

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 87 - Our Ancestors at Work

*  Ancestral Findings:  7 things you Need to Know Before Organizing Your Genealogy Heirlooms | AF-355

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  "From Teeming Zion's Fertile Womb": The Curious Career of Judah Monis

*  American Ancestors:  Getting Started in Portuguese Genealogy

*  Boundless Genealogy:  Is Your Genealogy Research Question Giving You Tunnel Vision?

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: The Slave Dwelling Project with Joseph McGill

*  Family History Fanatics:  Genetics Explained: What Physical Traits or Diseases Are Traced to Your DNA? Chromosomes 1-13

*  Family History Fanatics:  Clean Up Your Family Tree on FamilySearch - Genealogy Basics

*  Family History Ron:  Q&A with FamilyHistoryRon

*  FamilySearch:  Juneteenth Live with Thom Reed

*  Findmypast:  How To Find Welsh Ancestors | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  Ellis Island Ancestors - Expert Q&A | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  How To Find Military Ancestors - Expert Q&A | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Genealogy Quick Start LIVE: Social History

*  Genealogy TV:  What is a Centimorgan? How DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool Can Help Genealogy Research.

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Ways to Use Google Earth for Genealogy and Family History

*  Lisa Lisson:  Chatting About Researching Immigrant Ancestors

*  MyHeritage:  Ask The Expert Family Tree Builder Recording Sources for Your Facts

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  BlackProGen LIVE! EXTRA: Juneteenth 2020 Celebration

*  Your DNA Guide:  Understanding Mitochondrial DNA

*  Your DNA Guide:  YDNA Testing

6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains - Friday, June 19th 2020

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 16 June 2020 ?

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