Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 21 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 four days.

1)  News Articles:

*  [MyHeritage] Security alert: malicious phishing attempt detected, possibly connected to GEDmatch breach

*  Gedmatch Investigating After Users’ DNA Profile Data was Made Available to Police

* Family Tree Maker Software Producer Exposes Data on 60,000 Users

*  Canada’s 2021 census to include new questions on gender, Indigenous people, ethnic minorities, and veterans

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 July 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 11 to 17 July 2020

*  NY State Historical Newspapers Adds/Updates 19 Titles - July, 2020

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  "Discovering Your Bluegrass Roots in Kentucky" Webinar Series in August

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

*  FREE WEBINAR From SCGS, Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM

*  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

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 106: Managing Family Trees

*  Genealogy Connection: #071 - LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, BCG President

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 335 – One Man Seeks 400,000 WWII Obits / Genie Has Successful Italian “Cousin Fishing” Expedition

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #190r - Newbie Advice

*  Ancestral Findings:  Margaret of Anjou: Who's Who in the Wars of the Roses | AF-364

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  Demystifying the FamilySearch Catalog - Rachel Derenthal

*  Data Mining DNA: Ancestry Purge 2020 - How to Retain your Matches

*  Data Mining DNA: How to create a new tree on Ancestry

*  Family History Fanatics:  Record Matches on MyHeritage - Use Genealogy Records Hints to Build Your Family Tree

*  Findmypast:  Why Newspapers Are Brilliant For Family History - Findmypast Live 17 July 2020 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S03 E33 GA Live: Race Relations & the Civil Rights Movement with documentarian Loki Mulhollandacism

*  Jennifer Holik:  Exploring Family Patterns and Genograms

*  Lisa Lisson:  5 GENEALOGY MISTAKES TO AVOID | Tips to Keep Your Genealogy Research Moving Forward

*  NC Summer Series:  Let's Talk NC Genealogy: Summer Series - Episode 4: North Carolina Manuscript Collections

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree 2020 Connect-a-Thon Wrap Up (Mon 8am ET)

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 17 July 2020 ?

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