Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 14 January 2022

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:

*  David S. Ferriero, archivist of the United States, is retiring

*  Yad Vashem Partners With JewishGen on Holocaust Genealogy Database

*  United Church of Canada to fund identification of unmarked Indigenous graves

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Findmypast Friday: Gain Unique Insights into Life in 1920s Britain with 1921 Census of England and Wales Official Reports

*  Check out the New PERSI!

*  Veridian Adds/Updates 116 Titles – January, 2022

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

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

*  THE Genealogy Show Spring Event (April 1-3, 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

*  Family History Library Webinar Calendar for January 2022

*  MyHeritage Online Events for December & January

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 18 January, 11 a.m.:  Using Historical Fiction and Social History to Support Your Narrative, by Beth A. Stahr

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 19 January, 11 a.m.: An Additional 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  DNA Labels, by Ran Snir

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   They Drew A Crooked Line and Formed a Border, by J. Mark Lowe

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  PA Ancestors:  Podcast Episode 64: Researching in Presbyterian Church Records

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 260 - Your Guide & Update to the 1950 Census (AUDIO ONLY PODCAST)

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-569: Learning Where it All Started: Birth Records | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-570: Fun Genealogy Projects for Kids #2 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  AmericanAncestors:  How to Progress from Inherited Research

*  DNA Family Trees:  Ancestry New Features Squircles and Bugs  

*  Family History Fanatics:  6 Things to Do After You Get Your DNA Test Results | Genetic Genealogy

*  Findmypast:  1921 Census Q&A | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 14 January 2022 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  LIVE with the Family Reunion Institute

*  Genealogy TV:  Extract Ancestors from City Directories Using Ancestry or FamilySearch into Excel Spreadsheets

*  JDW Talks:  1950 Census Searches Pt 2: Locational Tools: Expectations, Limitations & Workarounds

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  How to become a Forensic Genetic Genealogist

*  Lisa Lisson:  Chatting with Jen Baldwin of FindMyPast about the 1921 Census of England and Wales

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 11 January 2022?

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