Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 20 October 2020

  Welcome to Genealogy News and Education 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 since the last issue.    

1)  News Articles:

*  Reclaim The Records takes on the US National Archives for Billions of Records

*  Family Tree Builder Now Available for macOS Catalina and macOS High Sierra

*  Grandson of President John Tyler, Who Left Office in 1845, Dies at Age 95

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 10 to 16 October 2020

*  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 10 to 16 October 2020

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 19 October 2020

*  Elephind Update - October, 2020

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  2020 ISGS [Illinois] Fall Conference! [24 October 2020]

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

*  Texas State Genealogical Society 2020 Family History Conference (13-14 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 Online Classes October 2020

*  MyHeritage Online Events for October

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 20 October, 5 p.m.:  Using DNA Test Results to Confirm a Pedigree, by Angela Packer McGhie

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 21 October, 11 a.m.:  Comparing the Genealogy Giants 2020: Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast, and MyHeritage, by Sunny Morton

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 23 October, 11 a.m.:  How Old Did He Have To Be…?, by Judy G. Russell

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Genealogy Gems:  Episode 246

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 119 - Revisiting Report Writing

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 347 – DNA-Woodbury on Ranking Key Matches across Web Sites / Reclaim the Records Shows up the Show me State

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 101: Rediscovering an American Community of Color

*  Fisher’s Top Tips:  #216r – Marriage Bonds and What They Can Reveal

*  Ancestral Findings:  Navy Before Country | AF-390

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  The First American Jewish Woman Novelist: The Story of Cora Wilburn and her Novel, "Cosella Wayne"

*  Ancestry:  Unforgettable | Digitizing Black History, Before It’s Too Late

*  BYU Family History Library:  Improving Your Genealogical Research Skills - James Tanner

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  Gathering at the Welcome Table A Presentation for the AAHGS 2020 Conference

*  DNA Family Trees:  Using your Ancestry 23andme MyHeritage FTDNA clusters! NEW!

*  Family History Fanatics:  FamilySearch.org Exploring New Historical Images Tool

*  Findmypast:  Unboxing Family Treasures - #FindmypastFromHome | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  Genealogy Tips - #FindmypastFromHome | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live: S04 E04 Working with DNA Matches with Blaine T. Bettinger

*  GeneaVlogger:  I Took 2 DNA Tests: Did The Results Match?! Brittany Vasseur - Professional Genealogist Reacts

*  Lisa Lisson: 6 PHOTOGRAPHS TO TAKE FOR YOUR CEMETERY RESEARCH | Tips for Your Genealogy Research

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (17 October 2020) - Weekly Recap + Magna Carta Project

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 16 October 2020 ?

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