Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 26 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:

*  The Official Announcement: MyHeritage to be Acquired by Leading Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners

*  New [at MyHeritage]: Animate the Faces in Your Family Photos 

*  Vivid-Pix Brings Family History Home at RootsTech Connect 2021 with Free Education & Research - Partners with achi & Tellegacy

*  Double Match Triangulator 4.0

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Findmypast announced major update to the National Burial Index For England & Wales

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  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

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

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 2 March, 5 p.m.:  British Genealogy Online: The Top English & Welsh Family History Websites,  by Rick Crume

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 3 March, 11 a.m.:  La Madre Chiesa - Italian Catholic Parish Records, by Suzanne Russo Adams

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Polish genealogy online - portals and databases, by Kinga Urbanska

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  How Did My Pennsylvania Ancestor Get There?: Migration Trails West, by Elissa Scalise Powell

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

 

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #253 - Google Search Tricks

*  Ancestral Findings: Arkansas: American Folklore #3 | AF-447

*  Ancestral Findings:  A Closer Look at the 1800 US Federal Census | AF-448

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  Black Families of Revolutionary-Era Plymouth, MA

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends: Kicking Off Relative Race Season 7 with Chris and DeShae!

*  Data Mining DNA:  Searching For A Strange 23andMe Match On Other DNA Sites

 

*  Family History Fanatics:  Should You Take More Than One DNA Test for Genetic Genealogy Research?

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 26 February 2021 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  LIVE - Placing Your Person & Sounding Off on Soundex

*  Genealogy TV:  How to Research Passenger Lists for Genealogy

*  Lisa Louise Cooke:  DAVID ZUCKER Interview! (AIRPLANE! Naked Gun) On Movies & Family History.

*  Lisa Lisson:  Chatting about Day 1 of RootsTech Connect 2021

*  Lisa Lisson:  Chatting about Day 2 of RootsTech Connect 2021

*  MyHeritage:  Deep Nostalgia™ to Animate Your Family Photos

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?  History: Unscripted - Episode 129: More Than a Notion

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (24 February 2021) - WikiTree Challenge feat. Thomas MacEntee

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 23 February 2021?

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