Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 7 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:

*  Findmypast and The National Archives Unveil the 1921 Census of England and Wales For the Very First Time

*  GenSoftReviews Announces its Users Choice Awards for 2021

*  A New Year message from our CEO [Findmypast]

*  2021: The Year In Review [GeneaNet]

*  Dutch Genealogy News for December 2021

*  National Genealogical Society Launches Forum: A New Online Platform for Members

*  RootsTech 2022 Connect: Apollonia Poilâne Shares Recipe to Connect Family at RootsTech 2022

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Findmypast and The National Archives Unveil the 1921 Census of England and Wales For the Very First Time

*  English, Scottish & Welsh genealogy: 3-week summary of updates

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 - Friday, 7 January, 11 a.m.:  Researching during the slave era (1817-1865), by Shelley Viola Murphy

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 11 January, 11 a.m.:  DNA Labels, by Ran Snir

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar: The Only Thing You Need to Know About DNA and Genealogy, by Diahan Southard

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-566: How to Find Your Ancestors Headstone | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-567: Exploring Ohio: The Ohio State Reformatory | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Holiday Heirlooms

*  Cousin Russ:  Prep for 1950 - Workflow and Filters

*  Family History Fanatics:  Benefits for the 1921 Census of England & Wales Around the World

*  Findmypast:  Celebrating the 1921 Census | Findmypast

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 7 January 2022 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy TV:  5 Tips to Better Genealogy Research: Live January 2022

*  Lisa Lisson:  Exploring the 1921 Census Census of England & Wales

*  MyHeritage:  Join us live today as we discuss wills!

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 4 January 2022?

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