Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 27 August 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:

*  How to Install and Use Gramps, a FREE Genealogy Program for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/UNIX

*  IAJGS Presents 2021 Jewish Genealogy Awards

*  National Records of Scotland to re-open Historic Search Room to the general public

*  New and Improved Colorization Model for MyHeritage In Color™

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Findmypast Friday: Search New Irish Poor Law Records and British Newspapers

*  12,200 United States High Schools and Colleges with Free Online Yearbooks

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Utah Genealogical Association Summit of Excellence: September 15-18, 2021

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Family History Library Class Calendar - September 2021

*  MyHeritage/Family Tree Webinars Webtember - 3 to 24 September 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 1 September, 11 a.m.:  Your DNA Questions Answered Live with Diahan, by Diahan Southard

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 27 August, 11 a.m.:  

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Fire, Water, and the 1890 U.S. Census; Researching Beyond the Ashes and Mold, by Elizabeth Williams Gomoll

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  10 Ways to Find Your Native American Ancestor Using Y, Mitochondrial and Autosomal DNA, by Roberta Estes

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Three Letters From Sarah: A Case Study, by J. Mark Lowe

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Lisa Louise Cooke Genealogy Gems:  Episode 255 - Searching National Archives Online Catalog for Genealogy

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-529: Walt Disney an American Icon: His Childhood | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-530: Municipal Sources of Records: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #3 | Ancestral Findings

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings:  FOREVER 15 Save Your Memories 

*  FamilySearch:  Finding Your Quebec Ancestors

*  FamilySearch:  The What, When, Where, How, and Why Guide to English Census Records

*  Findmypast:  Your Ancestors' Military Photographs | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:   Fridays Live August 27th

*  Genealogy Quick Start: Genealogy Quick Start TV LIVE: Using DNA to Find Distant Ancestry and Ticking off Ancestors

*  Genealogy TV:  Best 5 Online Resources for Genealogy

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 68 Avoid Rabbit Holes and Find More Genealogy!

*  Lisa Lisson:  Going Back To School With the Ancestors!

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert - Instant Discoveries™

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (25 August 2021) - WikiTree Challenge feat Lisa Lisson and Amy Johnson Crow

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 24 August 2021?

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