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:
* Findmypast Friday: Findmypast Publishes Vast New Collection of Australian Passenger Lists, and More!
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 (1-5 August 2021)
4) Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 7 May, 11 a.m.: Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People, by Brian Sheffey
* Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 11 May, 11 a.m.: Latest Updates to MyHeritage Genetic Groups, by Daniel Horowitz
Archived Family Tree Webinar: Comparing Australian Content on the Giant Genealogy Websites, by Sunny Morton
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Solving a Brick Wall with DNA – A Case Study, by Larry W. Thomas
* Archived Family Tree Webinar: Tech Zone - Get it Together! 5 Tips to Make Google Calendar Work for You, by Cheri Hudson Passey
5) Genealogy Education - Podcasts:
* Fisher's Top Tips: #273r - Keepsakes
* Genealogy Connections: #75 - Drew Smith, Speaker, Author, Librarian
* Ancestral Findings: AF-486: The Seminole Wars: A Brief History of the Settlement of Florida | Ancestral Findings Podcast
* Ancestral Findings: AF-487: Tracing Your Pennsylvania Ancestors | Ancestral Findings Podcast
6) Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):
* American Ancestors: Stories from the Archives: Diaries
* Cheri Hudson Passey: GenFriends: Mexican Genealogy with Nefi Arenas Salazar
* Cousin Russ: Preparation for the 1950 US Census - Filter
* Cousin Russ: Preparation for the 1950 US Census - FamilySearch 2.0
* DearMYRTLE: CensusGenie - US Street Names and House Number Changes
* Family History Fanatics: What is a Pileup Region in Genetic Genealogy?
* FamilySearch: Cemetery Research: Planning a Research Visit
* FamilySearch: Cemetery Research: Cemetery and Headstone Data Collection
* Findmypast: House History Q&A | Findmypast
* Findmypast: Fridays Live 30 April 2021 | Findmypast
* Genealogy Quick Start: LIVE - The Mysterious Death of Anna T McPhillips & Identifying the Burial Spot
* Genealogy Software Showcase: Why you might want to use Ancestris to build your family tree
* Genealogy Stories: 19th Century Women: Aspiration & Exploitation
* Genealogy TV: AncestryDNA Grouping Cousin Matches: Clarified
* Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems: Top 10 Family History Interview Questions to Ask Your Relatives
* Lisa Lisson: LIVE Genealogy Chat - Answering Readers' Questions
7) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 4 May 2021?
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