Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 17 July 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:

*  In the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Using Genomic Science to Help Improve Lives

*  The latest status symbol among the ultrawealthy is a coat of arms, and it's partially thanks to hit shows like 'Game of Thrones'

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 17 July 2020

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 July 2020

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 13 July 2020

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  National Genealogical Society Announces Plans for its 2021 Family History Conference

*  This Year’s “Back To Our Past 2020” in Ireland will be a Virtual Event – Anyone Can Attend Worldwide

* CGS to serve as local host for NGS Family History Conference in 2022

4)  Genealogy Education - Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  MyHeritage Online Events for June–July

*  Virtual Genealogy and Local History Events July 2020

*  FREE! Family History Library Online Classes July 2020

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 21 July, 5 p.m.: Elusive Immigrant: The Search for Dora Lühr, by Warren Bittner

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 22 July, 11 a.m.:  50 More Websites Every Genealogist Should Know, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: On the Record Trail of My LDS Immigrant Ancestor, by Sunny Morton

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - How to Download DNA Matches and Segments at MyHeritage DNA, by Paul Woodbury

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - How to Download DNA Match Lists and Segment Lists from Family Tree DNA, by Paul Woodbury

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - How to Download DNA Matches and Segments at 23andMe, by Paul Woodbury

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Family Tree Magazine:  A Closer Look at NBC’s “Roots Less Traveled” – An Interview with Host Faruq Tauheed: Episode 139

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #189r - Unflattering Stories

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 90: Ancestral Swimwear and a Passion for Pictures

*  Ancestral Findings:  What is the History of Daylight Savings Time, and Why Do We Have It? | AF-363

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  Boundless Genealogy:  How to Cite an Unlabeled Document | Genealogy Source Citations

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Becoming an Accredited Genealgists with Guest Diana Elder, AG

*  DearMYRTLE:  WACKY: What We Learned About Hosting MAAGI and GRIP with Zoom

*  Family History Fanatics:  Next Steps For Using DNA to Find Unknown Ancestors or Parents of Adoptees

*  Family History Fanatics:  Social History Research Using Find My Past - Genealogy Tutorial

*  Family History Ron:  Q&A with Family History Ron

*  FamilySearch:  Beginner Research Resources Live Discussion

*  Findmypast:  Ancestors in British India | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start: LIVE - Preparing for DNA Results & Finding a Great Grand with DNA

*  Genealogy TV:  AncestryDNA Shared Matches to Solve Genealogy Research Questions

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  How to make a video with Adobe Spark Video - Step-by-step tutorial

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert - Jewish Resources on MyHeritage

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?:  BlackProGen LIVE! Ep 116: 2020 Midwest African American Genealogy Institute

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 13 July 2020 ?

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