Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 22 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:

*  AutoKinship at GEDmatch by Genetic Affairs

*  NYC sued by archivist over release of historical records

*  They Were Switched at Birth—and Didn’t Find Out for 50 Years

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 February 2022

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 12 through 18 February 2022

*  MyHeritage Adds 28 Collections of Jewish Historical Records

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

*  "Finding Your Celtic Ancestors" Webinar Series at Kentucky Genealogical Society in March

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 22 February, 11 a.m.:   Printing Charts and Books on MyHeritage, by Uri Gonen

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 23 February, 11 a.m.:  From Piles to Files: Organize Your Genealogy, by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Genealogical Gold in British Columbia, by Dave Obee

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 189: Revisiting Research Logs Again

*  CutOff Genes: Episode 506: Beckoning to the Reckoning

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 167: Victorian Photo Studio Secrets

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #401

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 410 - Ancestry’s Handwriting Recognition Technology To Index 1950 Census / Let’s Get...

*  Faily Tree Magazine:  Overcoming Challenges in African American Genealogy Research — An Interview with Shamele Jordon

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-586: A Closer Look at Land Records #1 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  BYU Family History Library:  How do I search for my family on the FamilySearch.org website? - James Tanner (17 February 2022)

*  BYU Family History Library:  What are genealogical sources and why are they important? - James Tanner

*  BYU Family History Library:  Boost Your Family History Brain Power 1: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them - Kathryn Grant

*  Family History Fanatics:  Finding Incorrect Records on Ancestry.com? How to Edit Indexes

* Genealogy Adventures Live:  S05 E18: Discussing the Reconstruction Era with Professor William Horne

*  Genealogy TV:  U S Census Records Basics + Enumeration Month is Important: Tiny Tip Clip

*  Genealogy With Amy:  Got Southern Ancestors? You Need to Use These Records

*  GeniAus:  Jill Ball aka GeniAus interviews Jen Allen

*  MyHeritage:  MyHeritage Ask The Expert - Researching Scottish Records

*  WikiTree:  Saturday LiveCast

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 18 February 2022?

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