Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 21 December 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:

*  MyHeritage Surpasses 1 Million Annual Subscribers!

*  Marine Veteran Meets Daughter for the First Time after More than 60 Years: 'God Answers Prayers'

*  Dad meets daughter for the first time just before Christmas

*  Genealogy kits aren’t fun holiday gifts. They’re privacy violations waiting to happen

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 December 2021

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 December 2021

*  Findmypast Friday: Discover Workhouse Records and More this Week

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  RootsTech Connect 2022 - 3-5 March 2022 (Virtual) 

*  NGS 2022 Family History Conference - May 24-28, 2022 (In-Person!)

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

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 21 December, 5 p.m.: Uncovering Immigrant Origins Through Cluster Research, by Dana Palmer.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 22 December, 11 a.m.:  Our Neanderthal Genetic Ancestry, by Ugo Perego

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: Effective Use of England’s National Archives Website, by Paul Milner

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 180 - RootsFinder Network Graphs

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 159: The Shot Heard Round the World at the Concord Museum

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-556: Vital Records: A Closer Look at Family History Research #2 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-557: Christmas Traditions of Germany | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 404 - The How And Why Of A Family Legend / Crista Cowan On Ancestry Changes And New Assets

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  BYU Family History Library:  MyHeritage: A Closer Look - James Tanner

*  BYU Family History Library:  Christmas Gifts - Marilyn Thomsen

*  BYU Family History Library:  Bonanza! Strategies to Add a Lot of People to Your Family Tree - James Baker (15 December 2021)

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings - Family History Hound:  Saving Your Genealogy FOREVER - Step One

*  Family History Fanatics:  FamilySearch: Searching Memories for Your Family History

*  Family History Fanatics:  How Far Back Can A DNA Segment Remain Unchanged in Genetic Genealogy?

*  Family History Fanatics:  Which Website is the Best to Use For Making Fictional Family Trees?

*  FamilySearch:  Demo: Easy Discovery Experiences for Your Family in FamilySearch

*  FamilySearch:  Hearts Knit Together

*  Findmypast:  Friday's Live December 17th

*  Genealogy Asdventures Live:  S05 E13: Sold Downriver - Using U.S. Slave Ship Manifests & Records in Your Research

*  Genealogy TV:  Extracting Census Data into Excel to Find More Ancestors: Tiny Tip Clip

*  MyHeritage:  Learn all about our recently added historical records! Join us live!

*  WikiTree:  18 December 2021: Weekly Recap + WikiTree Challenge update

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 17 December 2021?

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