Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 23 February 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:

*  Upload Your DNA Raw Data to MyHeritageDNA For Free Until 28 February

*  "Relatives at RootsTech" App at RootsTech Connect 2021 Now Online

*  New Episode of Finding Your Roots – Country Roots – On PBS Tonight!

*  GEDCOM.io Website Online: Information for those who want to know about the current GEDCOM Standard 7.0 release candidate

*  Half-Siblings from Around the World Discover Each Other with MyHeritage DNA

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 February 2021

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 February 2021

*  Massachusetts Catholic Cemetery Records Now Available Online

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  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):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

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

*  Genealogical Forum of Oregon Hosting a FREE Virtual Open House From 27 March to 3 April 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 24 February, 11 a.m.: Polish genealogy online - portals and databases, by Kinga Urbanska

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Bringing your family photos to life on MyHeritage, by Keren Dotan

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Extreme Genes:   Episode 363 – RootsTech Connect Is Upon Us! Finding Missing Marriages Through “Gretna Greens”

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 116: America and the Tintype with Steven Kasher

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #252r - Coats of Arms and Family Crests

*  Ancestral Findings:  Dolley Madison: America’s First Ladies #4 | AF-445

*  Ancestral Findings: A Closer Look at the 1810 US Federal Census | AF-446

  

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  Bernice Lerner with "All the Horrors of War"

*  BYU Family History Library:  Determining Places of Origin of German Immigrant Ancestors - Larry Jensen

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mondays with Myrt - 2021 RootsTech Connect Prep

*  DNA Family Trees:  Upload Ancestry, 23andMe or FTDNA DNA to MyHeritage and unlock the DNA tools on MyHeritage for FREE!

*  FamilySearch:  Welcome to RootsTech Connect 2021

*  FamilySearch:  Demo: Searching FamilySearch Record Images That Haven't Been Transcribed (Indexed)

*  Family History Fanatics:  FamilySearch: How to Remove a Child from the Wrong Parents

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S04 E22: Introducing the Buffalo Soldier National Museum with Trooper Charles Williams

*  MyHeritage:  We're LIVE! Join Ran Snir as he discusses advanced DNA features on MyHeritage!

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Livecast (20 February 2021) - Weekly recap + WikiTree Challenge

*  Your DNA Guide:  DNA Ethnicity and Timing: The Mango Theory

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 19 February 2021?

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