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:
2) New or Updated Record Collections:
* 2020 ISGS [Illinois] Fall Conference! [24 October 2020]
* Family History Fanatics Virtual Conference - Overcoming Common Genealogy Challenges (7 November 2020)
* Virtual Genealogical Association Annual Conference (13-15 November 2020)
* Texas State Genealogical Society 2020 Family History Conference (13-14 November 2020)
4) Genealogy Education - Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):
* GeneaWebinars Calendar
* GeneaWebinars Calendar
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 27 October, 11 a.m.: Jumpstart Your MyHeritage Family Tree with Instant Discoveries, by James Tanner
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 28 October, 11 a.m.: In Black and White: Finding Historical Newspapers From Around the World, by Gena Philibert-Ortega
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Using DNA Test Results to Confirm a Pedigree, by Angela Packer McGhie
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Comparing the Genealogy Giants 2020: Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast, and MyHeritage, by Sunny Morton
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: How Old Did He Have To Be…?, by Judy G. Russell
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - 7 Easy Ideas for Better PowerPoint Design, by Diane Boumenot
5) Genealogy Education - Podcasts:
* Ancestral Findings: Talk to the Older Folks: Cultivate the Leaves on the Family Tree | AF-391
6) Genealogy Videos (YouTube):
* American Ancestors: Getting the Most Out of a Vital Record (Facebook Live Event)
* American Ancestors: Exploring American Ancestors' Databases (Facebook Live Event)
* BYU Family History Library: Using German Periodicals & Periodical Indexes: Part 4 – Larry Jensen
* BYU Family History Library: Research Walk-through: Best Practices for Adding a Family from England to Family Tree- Kathryn Grant
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends: FYR Season 6 Episode 11: Archives and Records of the Enslaved
* Data Mining DNA: I Uploaded My DNA to LivingDNA from Ancestry
* DearMYRTLE: Mondays with Myrt - 20 Oct 2020
* Family History Fanatics: Can a DNA test tell your race? Quick Genetic Genealogy Answers
* Family History Ron: Q&A with Family History Ron
* Genealogy Quick Start: LIVE: Finding Enslaved People and City Directories
* Genealogy TV: How to Create a Floating Tree on Ancestry
* GeneaVlogger: Identifying People in Old Film - 1903 Immigrants Arriving at Ellis Island: Part 1 (VLOG #47)
* Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems: 10 Surprising Things You Can Find at Google Books for Genealogy
* Lisa Lisson: What Did Your Ancestor Do For A Living?
7) Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 20 October 2020 ?
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