Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 30 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:

*  MyHeritage Offers Free Access to All Death Records for Halloween!

* RootsTech Connect 2021 is Coming!! FREE and Online - 25-27 February 2021

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 30 Oct 2020

*  Findmypast Friday: New Family Records from London and the Bahamas

*  Ancestry New and Updated Collections - October 1-30, 2020

*  FamilySearch New and Updated Collections - October 1-30, 2020

*  Chronicling America Updates - October, 2020

*  1110 Free United States Online Voter Record Collections

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  41st Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Call for Proposals

*  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)

*  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 and Webinars November 2020

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 3 November, 5 p.m.:   Australian Census Substitutes, by Helen V. Smith

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 4 November, 11 a.m.:  How to Connect with Your Pilgrim Ancestors to Join the Mayflower Society, by Kate Eakman

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Jumpstart Your MyHeritage Family Tree with Instant Discoveries, by James Tanner

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: In Black and White: Finding Historical Newspapers From Around the World, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - An Easy Trick to Split PDF Pages, by Thomas MacEntee

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher’s Top Tips:  #219r - Historic Time Lines and What They Can Reveal

*  Ancestral Findings: A Treasure Trove of Colonial History | AF-393

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  AmericanAncestors:  All Things Macabre (Facebook Live Event)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: FYR Episode 12-DNA & Documents

*  Data Mining DNA:  How To Upload Your DNA To GEDmatch

*  Data Mining DNA:  Research Your Neanderthal And Archaic DNA Matches On GEDmatch

*  DearMYRTLE:  WACKY Wednesday - MyHeritage Photos & Mixtiles

*  Family History Fanatics:  Which DNA Test is Best for Finding Close Relatives?

*  Family History Fanatics: How to Proofread Your Family History to Tell A Better Story

*  Family History Ron:  Q&A with Family History Ron

*  FamilySearch:  FamilySearch is Live!

*  Genealogy TV:  Genealogy Research in Cemeteries: 10 Tips

*  GeneaVlogger:  RootsTech 2020 Interviews - Vito Giovannetti Treasured Inc

*  Lisa Louise Cooke Genealogy Gems:  Best Search Tips: The Genealogy Center Online (Allen County Public Library)

*  Lisa Lisson:  More FREE Genealogy Resources to Explore

*  MyHeritage:  Live With Thomas MacEntee! Learn Best Practices and Tips for Scanning Your Photos!

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  Episode 123: History: Unscripted - Profiles in Racial Justice, Part II

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 27 October 2020 ?

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