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

*  Join Us [Ancestry.com] at RootsTech Connect 2022 And Share Your Story Using #MyAncestryStory

*  For a Limited Time Only: Upload your DNA Data to MyHeritage and Get FREE Access to All DNA Features

*  27 million people linked in largest-ever family tree

*  Howard University to digitize its archive of thousands of Black newspapers

*  Jamboree Registration is Opening on March 7th

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 19 to 25 February 2022

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 19 through 25 February 2022

*  New [MyHeritage] Historical Records Added in January and February 2022

*  March Addition: GenealogyBank Just Added New Content from 66 Titles!

*  Chronicling America Updates – February 2022

*  NewspaperARCHIVE Update – February 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 Classes and Webinars for March 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, 1 March, 5 p.m.:   Exploring the new 1921 UK Census, by Paul Milner

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 2 March, 11 a.m.:  Using WikiTree’s DNA Features in Your Family History Research, by Mags Gaulden

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 4 March, 11 a.m.:  Documenting, Organizing, and Analyzing Plantation Enslaved Persons, by Ari Wilkins

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 190: Revisiting Report Writing Again

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #402

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 411 - The Late Berlin Candy Bomber, Gail Halversen, In His Own Words

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-589: A Closer Look at Land Records #3 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  How to Find Wills and Probate Records for Free and What They Can Tell Us

*  Allen County Public Library:  Finding Periodical Articles about Your Geographic Area of Interest Using PERSI

*  Elizabeth O'Neal's Heart of the Family:  Interview with Jen Allen of RootsTech

*  Family History Fanatics:  Documenting Persons of Color: African American Research on WikiTree

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 25 February 2022 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Adventures Live:  S05 E19: The Fugitive Slave Advertisements Database with Dr. Shaun Wallace

*  Genealogy TV:  Using Other Member Trees? Yes or No?: Tiny Tip Clip

*  Lisa Lisson:  RootsTech 2022 - Get the Most Out of YOUR Genealogy Conference Experience

*  MyHeritage:  Preparing for the 1950 Census: How to Search U.S. Census Records

*  MyHeritage:  Investigating Family Photos With The Photo Detective!

*  The Family History Guide:  TFHG - Technology, Increasing Access to Archives

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 25 February 2022?

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