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
* New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Virtual Conference 2021 (1 April to 31 May 2021)
* National Genealogical Society Conference (17-21 May 2021)
* We Are Open! The 51st Jamboree Conference! (4-5 and 11-12 June 2021)
* THE Genealogy Show - Virtual (25-26 June 2021)
* 2021 International German Genealogy Conference (17 and 24 July 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 - Wednesday, 28 April, 11 a.m.: 94% European and 6% Nigerian - Tracing My Missing Nigerian Ancestor, by Yetunde Moronke Abiola
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Recent updates to MyHeritage's historical record search engine, by Dana Drutman
5) Genealogy Education - Podcasts:
* Research Like a Pro: RLP 146: 23andMe and Ancestry Trees
* Extreme Genes: Episode 373 – War of 1812 Project Tying to Your Ancestors / Sunny Morton on Digging Up Those Stories
* The Genealogy Guys Podcast: #390
* The Photo Detective: Episode 125: Ask Maureen April 2021
* Fisher's Top Tips: #270 - Identifying People in Photos
* Ancestral Findings: AF-481: Iconic Historical Landmarks Worth a Road Trip to See
* Ancestral Findings: AF-482: The Rich and Spicy History Behind General Tso's Chicken | Ancestral Findings Podcast
6) Genealogy Videos (YouTube):
* BYU Family History Library: Goldie May by Rayanne Melick
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends Special Episode: Team Blue-Anthony and Joseph!
* Cousin Russ: 1950 Census Prep #1
* Family History Fanatics: How to Find an Ancestor's Birth Date Without a Birth Certificate - FHF Live
* Family History Fanatics: Ancestry.com: How One Hint Led to PAGES of Genealogy Discoveries
* FamilySearch: Why Genealogists Use DNA
* FamilySearch: How Genealogists Use DNA
* FamilySearch: Grouping DNA Matches
* FamilySearch: DNA Painter Interview with Jonny Perl
* FamilySearch: Using DNA to Determine Relationships
* FamilySearch: Using DNA to Find Unknown Parents: A Case Study
* FamilySearch: Using DNA to Solve a Brick Wall: A Case Study
* WikiTree: WikiTree 2021 Clean-a-Thon Wrap-up (Mon 8am EDT)
7) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 23 April 2021?
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