Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 4 September 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:

*  Federation of Genealogical Societies Announces 2020 Awards

*  FOREVER® Announces Increased Globalization of its Ambassador Force

*  Another Method of Finding Cemetery Locations

*  New online resources help [Australia's] Indigenous people trace ancestors

*  Dutch Genealogy News for August 2020

*  Free Legacy Family Tree update now available (version 9.0.0.361)

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 4 Sep 2020

*  New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 4 September 2020

*  TheGenealogist doubles the number of English Tithe Maps

*  Advantage Archives Adds 550K Historical Newspaper Pages - August, 2020

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  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)

*  Registration is Now Open for the 2020 ISGS [Illinois] Fall Conference! [24 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

*  Free [Family History Library] Genealogy Webinars for September 2020

*  MyHeritage Online Events for September

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 8 September, 11 a.m.:  New Searching Experience at MyHeritage, by Dana Drutman

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 9 September, 5 p.m.: Cyndi's List in Practice, by Cyndi Ingle

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Willkommen in Australien! Researching German-Australian families, by Benjamin Hollister

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Using Chromosome Browsers, Segment Data and Triangulation, by Michelle Leonard

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Set up a Second Monitor on a PC, by Marian Pierre-Louis

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips": #203r - More on Family Photos

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 95: How to Save Your Family Archive on Permanent.org

*  Ancestral Findings:  Irish Wedding Traditions (Genealogy Clips) | AF-377

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  The Family History Guide Updates (8-2020) by Ann Tanner

*  BYU Family History Library:  How to Ask Your DNA Question - Bonnie Belza

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Genealogy in the Netherlands with John Boeren

*  Data Mining DNA:  MyHeritage Trees - Hide Living People

*  FamilySearch:  RootsTech Connect 2021

*  Findmypast:  Your Ancestors & Work - Findmypast Live 21 Aug 2020 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy TV:  FindMyPast UK and Irish Genealogy Research

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Google Photos - Your Introductory Tour! How to Use Google Photos for Beginners

*  Lisa Lisson:  Exploring Special Collections at Ancestry.com

*  MyHeritage:  Advanced Features on MyHeritage.com

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (2 September 2020) - Monthly Recap + Challenges!

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 1 September 2020 ?

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