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
* RootsTech Connect 2021 - 25-27 February 2021 (Online, Free)
* New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Virtual Conference 2021 (1 April to 31 May 2021)
* 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):
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 16 February, 5 p.m.: A Family for Suzanne, by Ruth Randall
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 17 February, 11 a.m.: Shoot Like a Pro: How to Record Quality Videos Using Your Mobile Device, by Elizabeth M. O'Neal
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Making the most of MyHeritage resources with the Help Center, Knowledge Base, and site settings, by Daniel Horowitz
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Chinese American Research: Challenges and Discoveries, by Grant Din
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Researching Your Maine Ancestors, by B.J. Jamieson
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - Bring PowerPoint to Life with Animations, by Diane Boumenot
* Ancestral Findings: Abigail Adams | America’s First Ladies #2 | AF-437
* Ancestral Findings: A Look at the 1850 US Federal Census | AF-438
6) Genealogy Videos (YouTube):
* American Ancestors: The Antiquarto, Episode 3, Part 2: Conversation with Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland
* American Ancestors: Stories from the Archives: Samplers
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends: Lessons from Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episodes 2 & 3
* Data Mining DNA: How Many New Ancestry Matches Daily?
* DearMYRTLE: Mini-Myrt: RootsSearch Chrome Extension
* DearMYRTLE: WACKY Wednesday: Negative Evidence VS Negative Search
* FamilySearch: FamilySearch is Live!
* Findmypast: Family History Resources For Queer History | Findmypast
* Genealogy Quick Start: Genealogy Quick Start LIVE: Finding the "Indian in the Family"
* Genealogy Software Showcase: Why Would I Put Excel in My Genealogy Toolbox? - (Genealogy Software Showcase Ep10)
* Genealogy TV: Tracking Ancestors FAN Club (Worksheet): Brick Wall Buster
* Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems: Internet Archive: 10 Amazing Genealogy Finds You Need!
* Lisa Lisson: More DNA for Genealogy with Mary Eberle of DNA Hunters
* MyHeritage: We're Live With Thomas MacEntee! Fall in Love with the MyHeritage Marriage Record Collection
* Who Is Nicka Smith? BlackProGen LIVE!: Episode 128 - National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association
* WikiTree: WikiTree LiveCast (10 February 2021) - WikiTree Challenge feat. Henry Louis Gates, Jr & Judy Russell
7) Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 9 February 2021?
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