Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 26 January 2021

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:

*  Introducing Color Restoration on MyHeritage

*  Introducing the MyHeritage Photo Storyteller™

*  Family Separated During the Holocaust Find Each Other with MyHeritage DNA Test

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 January 2021

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 January 2021

*  New United Kingdom WWI Pension Records Added! [Fold3]

*  NY State Historical Newspapers Adds/Updates 2 Titles - January, 2021

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Family History Fanatics Winter DNA Conference (30 January 2021)

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

*  FHF Really Useful Family History Show (10 April 2021)

*  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):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Upcoming 2021 Family Tree Webinars

*  FamilySearch Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for January 2021

*  MyHeritage Online Events in January

*  Appleton, Wisconsin Library Presents a FREE "Find Your Ancestors" Webinar Series

*  Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) Virtual Seminar is Saturday, 30 January 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 26 January, 11 a.m.: 

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 27 January, 11 a.m.:  Genealogy Escape Room, by Thomas MacEntee

 *  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Introducing Genetic Groups, by Ran Snir

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 249: 10 Questions You Need to Ask

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 133: Daugherty Case Study Part 1

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 359 – North Dakota Man Gathers Stories Covering 113,000 Miles In 14 Years

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 112: Love History? You can go to History Camp

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #244r - Old Home Movies

*  Ancestral Findings:  The Amazing Story of Horace Greasley | AF-425

*  Ancestral Findings:  What Were Your Ancestors Doing in the 1840s? | AF-421

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  Unique Databases on AmericanAncestors.org

*  Data Mining DNA:  Tips For Reading Your GEDmatch Oracle & Spreadsheet Results

*  DNA Family Trees:  How to Search MILLIONS of Ancestry documents for FREE! (How to translate if in foreign languages!)

*  Family History Fanatics:  FamilySearch.org: 5 Step Method for Doing Free Genealogy Research

*  Findmypast:  Australia Day Panel Discussion | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  04 E18 Book Club Chat: "The house of bondage or Charlotte Brooks and other slaves"

*  GeneaVlogger:  Are Iranians European? A historical and genetic analysis of Iran - Professional Genealogist Reacts

*  MyHeritage:  We're live with Thomas MacEntee! Join us!

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert - MyHeritage Success Stories: Case Study Clare Reay

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (23 January 2021) - Weekly Recap + WikiTree Challenge

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 22 January 2021?

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