Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 4 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:

*  The MyHeritage Search Engine for Historical Records Just Got Better

*  AncestryDNA Updates DNA Match Schedule and Genetic Communities

*  Ancestry® Launches AncestryHealth® Powered by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)

*  rootstrust, Version 2.0 now Available

*  Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 25 to 31 July 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 25 to 31 July 2020

*  August Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 58 Titles.

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Celtic Connections Virtual Conference:  31 July - 30 September 2020

*  TxSGS 2020 Summer Virtual Conference (7-8 August 2020)

*  40th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (10-13 August 2020)

*  A Summer of DNA Virtual Conference (15 August 2020)

*  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)

*  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, 4 August, 7 p.m.:  Tracing Australian and New Zealand World War One Ancestors,  by Helen V. Smith

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 5 August, 11 a.m.:  Using DNA to Solve Adoption and Unknown Parentage Mysteries, by Michelle Leonard

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Thursday, 6 August, 5 p.m.:  Preparing a Portfolio: Applying to Become a Certified Genealogist®, by Angela Packer McGhie

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 108 - How to Get Clients

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 336 – Fisher Submits Old Envelopes for DNA Testing, Possible Kits

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #382

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #194r

*  Ancestral Findings:  How to Organize Your Digital Genealogy (Genealogy Clips) | AF-368

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  FamilySearch Q&A with Kathryn Grant

*  Data Mining DNA:  App Review - Download All Photos from your Ancestry Tree

*  Data Mining DNA:  How to Link a DNA Match to your Ancestry Tree

*  Family History Fanatics:  Finish Adding Sources to the FamilySearch Family Tree

*  Family Tree Magazine:  10 Beginner Tips for Using Ancestry.com

*  GeneaVlogger:  My 8 Great Grandparents - Paternal Side (VLOG #45)

*  John D. Reid:  City of Westminster Parish Records on Ancestry

*  Lisa Lisson:  7 MORE GENEALOGY TIPS - Don't Miss Out on Finding Your Ancestors!

*  Lisa Lisson:  RESEARCH GENEALOGY IN 15 MINUTES A DAY | 7 Time-Saving Genealogy Tasks to Do When Short on Time

*  MyHeritage:  How to Delete Duplicates from Your Tree

*  NC Summer Series:  Let's Talk North Carolina Genealogy: Episode 5: Genealogy Research at the NC State Archives

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (August 1) - Weekly recap + learn about the Fan Chart app

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 31 July 2020 ?

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