Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 25 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 four days.

1)  News Articles:

*  Family Tree Webinars Call for Papers

*  National Digital Newspaper Program Awards Funding for Six States for Chronicling America Additions

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 August 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 15 to 21 August 2020

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 24 August 2020

*  A New, Free Online Resource of 360 Million United States Court Records

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

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

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar::  How to Use MyHeritage DNA Results to Enhance Your Family Tree, by Michelle Leonard

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 111: FamilySearch and the GPS

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 339 – Man Regains Citizenship for Deceased Grandmother / Dr. Sarah South on New Ancestry Health

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #200r - Lineage Societies

*  Ancestral Findings: How to Use Membership Records in Your Genealogy Research (Genealogy Clips) | AF-373

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library: FamilySearch Historical Image Search by Nicky Smith

*  Data Mining DNA:  MyHeritage Tips - Don't Forget to Associate Your Tree

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mondays with Myrt - 24 Aug 2020

*  Family History Fanatics:  Clues on Death Records for Ancestors - Genealogy Brick Wall Research

*  Findmypast:  The British East India Company - Findmypast Live 7 Aug 2020 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S03 E34: Black, African American, Person of Color, African-descended: What do we call ourselves?

*  GeneaVlogger:   Real-Life Thor Took a DNA Test - 23andMe - Professional Genealogist Reacts

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 244

*  Lisa Lisson:  COMMON GENEALOGY MISTAKE: Why a Little Math Is Needed In Your Genealogy Research

*  Lisa Lisson:  COMMON GENEALOGY MISTAKE: Learn How To Change Your Perspective When Searching For Ancestors

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Livecast (22 August 2020) - Weekly recap + tree chat

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 21 August 2020 ?

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