Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 20 November 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:

*  Make a Video for a Chance to Be Featured at RootsTech Connect

*  Join the RootsTech Songwriting Contest

*  The State Archives of North Carolina Announces a New Way to Browse Its Digital Collections

*  MyHeritage Helps Man Track Down a Family’s Descendant to Discuss the Past

*  My Family Tree—and How I Found the Stories Behind the Names

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Friday Finds 20 Nov 2020

*  Findmypast Friday: New British and Irish Military Records Available to Search

*  Additional R.A.F. Operations Record Books released on TheGenealogist

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  RootsTech Connect 2021 - 25-27 February 2021 (Online, Free)

*  41st Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (Philadelphia PA, 2-5 August 2021)

4)  Genealogy Education - Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Free Family History Library Online Classes and Webinars November 2020

*  MyHeritage Online Events for November 

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 24 November, 11 a.m.:  MyHeritage Mobile App: All New Features From 2020, by Daniel Horowitz

*  Upcoming SCGS Webinar -Wednesday, 16 December, 6 p.m.:  Bounty Land: It's Complicated, by Annette Burke Lyttle.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Separating and Merging Identities of Same-named Men, by Shannon Green

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   Surname Projects and DNA Projects, by Mags Gaulden

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - 3 Kinds of DNA Tests, by Diahan Southard

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Family Tree Magazine: Researching Mayflower Connections – An Interview with Chris Child: Episode 143

*  Fishers Top Tips: #225r - Repeating Family Names

*  Ancestral Findings:  By the Rocket’s Red Glare (Francis Scott Key) | AF-397

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  AmericanAncestors:  Navigating the Digital Library and Archives at AmericanAncestors.org

*  BYU Family History Library:  Finding Your Ancestors and Relatives with Military Records - James Tanner

*  BYU Family History Library:  Finding and Using Cemetery Records Like a Pro - James Tanner

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Virtual Conferences-the Pros and Cons

*  Family History Fanatics:  What is Y-DNA? Genetic Genealogy Tests Explained

*  Family Tree Magazine:  The USGenWeb Project: A Brief Introduction

*  FamilySearch:  FamilySearch Live with David Isay

*  Findmypast:  #RememberTheirStories - Remembrance Broadcast 2020 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start: LIVE, Virtual Family Reunions and Is this MY Mary Smith?

*  Genealogy TV:  Fixing Ancestor Relationships on Ancestry.com

*  GeneaVlogger:  What can DNA tests really tell us about our ancestry? Ted-Ed - Professional Genealogist Reacts

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Best Tips for Finding Family in Passenger Lists - Ancestry

*  Lisa Lisson:  Talking Photos with Diane Evans of PhotoFluent

*  MyHeritage:  We're Live! Strategies to Enjoy your Photographs With Maureen Taylor!

*  MyHeritage:  Fabulous Photo Discoveries™ at MyHeritage

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  Episode 125: History: Unscripted LIVE! 2020 Wrap Up

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 17 November 2020 ?

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