Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 18 May 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:

*   Third Annual Shirley M. Barnes Records Access Award to Jan Meisels Allen

*  How Personal Ads Helped Conquer the American West

*  Self-described packrat reunites family with long-lost junk shop photo album

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 May 2021

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 May 2021

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Virtual Conference 2021 (1 April to 31 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 (1-5 August 2021)

4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  FREE National Archives Genealogy Series - May and June 2021

*  MyHeritage Online Events for May

*  Family History Library Class Calendar - May 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 18 May, 5 p.m.:  The Paternal Ten: Searching for Missing Heirs, by Claire Ammon

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 19 May, 11 a.m.: Notion for Genealogists, by Lisa Alzo

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 21 May, 11 a.m.:  Researching Canadian Nurses, Pilots and Sailors in the First World War, by Kathryn Lake Hogan

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like A Pro:  RLP 149: Germans in St. Louis During the Civil War with Heidi Mathis

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 128: National Photo Month Activities

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 376 – WW2 Vet, Jack Holder, Talks Experiencing Pearl Harbor and Midway Plus Another Ordinary Person With An Extraordinary Find

*  Fisher's Top Tips:  #276r - Public Online Trees

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-491: How to Read Old Handwriting: A Primer | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  BYU Family History Library:  Census 101: Basics, Benefits, and Cautions - Kathryn Grant

*  BYU Family History Library:  Beginner Series 3: Finding People to add to Family Tree - Kathryn Grant

*  Family History Fanatics:  How to Keep Track of Genealogy Research Notes Offline and Online

*  FamilySearch:  Demo: Tips and Tricks for Using the FamilySearch Tree App

*  FamilySearch:  Demo: All About Me by FamilySearch

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S04 E30: Policing African Americans: From Slave Patrols to Police Depts (Ret. P.C. Ralph Godbee, Jr)

*  Genealogy Stories:  Are you a Curious Descendant?

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Friday Date Night (14 May 2021)

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (15 May 2021) - Weekly Recap + WikiTree Challenge

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 14 May 2021?

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