Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 21 August 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:

*  Back-to-School is Here! Ancestry® Providing Free Resources for Educators and Parents

*  Through MyHeritage, Great-Grandmother of 2 is Reunited with Uncles and Aunt She Never Knew Existed

*  Family reunited with First World War family treasure after Toronto man finds Bible on the street

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 21 August 2020

*  TheGenealogist releases Edinburgh and England/Wales Poll Books

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  The FGS Family History Conference has gone virtual! (2-5 September 2020 live)

*  New York State Conference Goes Virtual with Lectures, Exhibits (September 10-12, 2020)

*  Back to Our Past [Ireland] Virtual Conference (18-20 September 2020)

*  Early bird registration opens for Genealogy with a Canadian Twist Virtual Workshop (17 October 2020)

*  Virtual Genealogical Association Annual Conference (13-15 November 2020)

*  The Family History Federation's Really Useful Family History Show (14 November 2020)

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  MyHeritage Online Events for July-August

*  Free Genealogy Webinars for August 2020

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 25 August, 11 a.m.:  How to Use MyHeritage DNA Results to Enhance Your Family Tree, by Michelle Leonard

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 26 August, 11 a.m.:  Slack for Genealogy Projects, by Thomas MacEntee

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  The Advance of Research Habits over Recent Decades — And the Downside, by Tom Jones

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   Getting to Know Mexican Church & Civil Registration Records, by Colleen Robledo Greene

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   Tech Zone - DNA Testing of Hair for Genealogy? by Blaine Bettinger

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Becoming a Professional Genealogist – An Interview with Diana Elder (AG) and Nicole Dyer: Episode 140

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #199r - DNA Secrets

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 94: Dead Still: A Postmortem Photography and Crime Fiction Program

*  Ancestral Findings:  How to Begin Researching Your Mayflower Ancestors | AF-372

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

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

*  BYU Family History Library: Using the Internet Like a Pro: Genealogists Have No Idea What’s Out There - James Tanner

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Talking Migration with Miss Peggy

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mondays with Myrt - 17 Aug 2020

*  DearMYRTLE:  WACKY Wednesday - Personalized Google Maps

*  FamilySearch:  Live with Legacy List Hosts: Stories Behind Your Stuff

*  Findmypast:  Wills & Probate Records | Findmypast

*  Genealogy TV:  Top Ten Genealogy TV Videos - 2nd Anniversary Episode

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Elevenses with Lisa Episode 21

*  Lisa Lisson:  Find Your Ancestors in FindMyPast's Catholic Heritage Collection

*  MyHeritage:  Explore the MyHeritage Knowledge Base

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert - Recording Adoptive Parents

*  NYGBS:  2020 NY State Family History Conference: Whats On The Program?

7)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  FREE ACCESS to over 700 Million Yearbook Records at Ancestry!

8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 18 August 2020 ?

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