Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 14 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 Reveals Origins of Miss Universe 2021 Delegates

*  Sisters Who Found Out about Each Other Two Years Ago Meet for the First Time after 73 Years

*  History teacher uncovers 'unbelievable' family secret through Ancestry.com research: 'That's messed up'

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 4 to 10 December 2021

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 4 to 10 December 2021

*  MyHeritage Adds New Records from France, Sweden and Germany

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, 14 December, 11 a.m.:  Looking Back & Peeking Ahead: 2021 at MyHeritage, by Daniel Horowitz

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 15 December, 11 a.m.: Navigating the NARA Website, by Julie Miler

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 15 December, 11 a.m.: Effective Use of England’s National Archives Website, by Paul Milner

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 179: RLPDNA Study Group 8 – Report Writing

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 158: How to Tell a Family History Story in 6 Minutes

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 403 - Survivor Talks Pearl Harbor On His 100th Birthday / Researching Your WW2 Ancestors

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-555: Family Interviews: A Closer Look at Family History Research #1

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  BYU Family History Library:  The Timeline Grid: An Easy Way to Track, Organize, and Use Your Research - Kathryn Grant

*  BYU Family History Library:  Where to Start When you don't Know Where to Start - Kathryn Grant (8 December 2021)

*  BYU Family History Library: Getting Started with The Family History Guide - James Tanner

*  Family History Fanatics:   Genetic Genealogy: Research DNA matches when you lack living relates on one line

*  Family History Fanatics:  What is a Haplogroup? What clues does it offer to genetic genealogy?

*  Family History Fanatics:  Genotype vs Phenotype: What is the Difference? | 4 Minute Explanation

*  Family History Fanatics:  3 Things to Do After Finding a Genealogy Source - Document Family Tree

*  FamilySearch:  Documenting Contemporary History for Researchers and Genealogists

*  FamilySearch:  Finding Your Cousins on Instagram

*  FamilySearch:  Getting the Most Out of FamilySearch

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 10 December 2021 | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  The Nation's Reaction to the 1921 Census | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S05 E12: Bringing Slave Cabins to life with Holographic Technology with Jason Church

*  Genealogy TV:  GTV LIVE: Updates for Ancestry, FamilySearch, & MyHeritage + Q&A about AncestryDNA (December 2021)

*  MyHeritage:  Ask The Expert - School Records

*  WikiTree:  11 December 2021: Weekly Recap + WikiTree Challenge update

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 10 December 2021?

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