Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 1 February 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:

*  FamilySearch: 1950 US Census -- The Next Big Thing in Family History

*  National Archives 1950 United States Census Website

*  From divorcees to fuller classrooms, the 1921 census of England and Wales depicts an era of great change

*  Generations after their ancestor left Ukraine, long-lost family members find each other on opposite coasts

*  Family trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 22 through 28 January 2022

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 January 2022

*   February Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 97 Titles!

*  NewspaperARCHIVE Update – January 2022

*  Chronicling America Updates – January 2022

*  British Newspaper Archive Adds/Updates 132 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!)

*  SLIG Virtual 2022 - 8 September to 17 November 2022 (Registration opens 14 May 2022)

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

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Family History Library Webinar Calendar for February 2022

*  MyHeritage Online Events for February 2022

*  National Institute for Genealogical Studies - Virtual Learning Room

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 1 February, 5 p.m.:  Education in Australia, by Cathie Sherwood

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 2 February, 11 a.m.:  CensusGenie: Down to the Wire 1950 Census Prep, by DearMYRTLE and Russ Worthington

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 2 February, 11 a.m.:  The Trifecta: The Secret Sauce of Researching the Formerly Enslaved, by Nicka Smith

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   Organization: Create a Finding Aid to Locate Your Records

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 186: Revisiting Locality Research Again

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-577: Must-Have Genealogy Books for Your Personal Library #1 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  BYU Family History Library:  Changing Places, Changing Borders: Overcoming geographic challenges - Dave Obee (20 January 2022)

*  Family History Fanatics:  Explore RootsMagic 8 Tasks to Mange Your Genealogy To Do List

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S05: E15: Creating the Memorial for the USCT of Natchez, MS w/Deborah Fountain

*  Genealogy TV:  Smart Filtering on Ancestry: Tiny Tip Clip

*  MyHeritage:  Webtember at Legacy - Genealogy on the Go with the MyHeritage Mobile App

*  MyHeritage:  Using Mapping Tools to Research Your Ancestors

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 28 January 2022?

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