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:
3) Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes
* Family History Fanatics Winter DNA Conference (30 January 2021)
* RootsTech Connect 2021 - 25-27 February 2021 (Online, Free)
* We Are Open! The 51st Jamboree Conference! (4-12 June 2021)
* 41st Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (Philadelphia PA, 2-5 August 2021)
4) Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 26 January, 11 a.m.: Introducing Genetic Groups, by Ran Snir
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 20 January, 11 a.m.: Genealogy Escape Room, by Thomas MacEntee
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Death and Burial Practices in World War I and WW II, by Rick Sayre
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Another 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know, by Gena Philibert-Ortega
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - What You Need to Know to Buy a Monitor, by Marian Pierre-Louis
5) Genealogy Education - Podcasts:
* Family Tree Magazine: Free Genealogy Resources and Money-Saving Tips: Episode 145
* Fisher's Top Tips: #243r - Cousins X Removed
* Ancestral Findings: When Vermont Was a Nation: A Closer Look at Our 14th State | AF-422
* Ancestral Findings: What Were Your Ancestors Doing in the 1780s? | AF-423
6) Genealogy Videos (YouTube):
* BYU Family History Library: Beginning Research in Ireland - James Tanner
* BYU Family History Library: David Rumsey Map Collection by Nicky Smith
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
* DNA Family Trees: Ancestry Thrulines has been partially broken for a year! Understanding Thrulines like never before!
* Ellen Thompson-Jennings: How I Packed My FOREVER Box
* Family History Fanatics: GEDmatch for Beginners: The Best Order to Use The Tools
* FamilySearch: Road to RootsTech - Episode 1: What's New This Year
* Findmypast: Staff Stories Panel Discussion | Findmypast
* Findmypast: Fridays Live 22 January 2021 | Findmypast
* Genealogy Software Showcase: Got a Family Tree? You need Family Tree Analyzer! - (Genealogy Software Showcase Ep8)
* Genealogy TV: Ancestry's StoryScout - Name Facts - Source Citations - Interview with Crista Cowan at Ancestry
* Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems: How to Use the U.S. National Archives Online Catalog for Genealogy
* Lisa Lisson: Searching For Irish Ancestors
* MyHeritage: We're live! Elisabeth from our Research Team will be sharing her own family history discoveries!
* WikiTree: WikiTree Friday Date Night (22 Jan 2021)
7) Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 19 January 2021?
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