Experiencing the WikiTree Challenge

 I was asked in April if I would be willing to be the "guest star" for WikiTree Challenge #5 from 2 to 9 May 2024.  The WikiTree Challenge is intended to add profiles to WikiTree that are withing 7 degrees (each degree is a relationship - my wife is 1 degree, my brothers' children are 2 degrees, my aunts and uncles are 2 degrees, my first cousins are 3 degrees, my 2nd great-grandparents are 4 degrees, my 5th great-grandparents are 7 degrees, etc.).  

The Challenge is a contest in which experienced WikiTreers compete to add the most connections within 7 degrees of the guest star, plus bounties for finding connections for specific ancestors.   Some WikiTreers specialize in improving biographies, source citations, etc.  

I agreed to the challenge, but wondered if many connections would be added.  I added about 7,000 profiles to WikiTree back in 2011 using a GEDCOM file which added names, relationships, events, dates, places, sources, notes, media, etc.  Most of the profiles that I added in 2011 were deceased ancestors and siblings of my ancestors, back 10 generations.  I haven't done much more since then due to other interests and challenges.  I never took enough time to learn how to add or edit biographies and sources to a profile.

The WikiTree Challenge #5 was called and documented in 2024 WikiTree Challenge 5: Research for Randy Seaver.  There were three YouTube videos during the Challenge and one Reveal video one week later.  The links are:

• 2 May 2024:  WikiTree Challenge 5 Kick-Off with @RandySeaver
• 4 May 2024:  WikiTree Challenge 5 Weekend Chat with @RandySeaver
• 9 May  2024:  WikiTree Challenge 5 Wrap-up with @RandySeaver
• 16 May 2024:  WikiTree Challenge (2024) feat Randy Seaver

Entering the challenge, I had  1,138 Connections on my Connection Count for 7 Degrees (CC7) list.  At the end of the Challenge week on 9 May, I had 2,467 Connections within 7 degrees of myself.  During the challenge, I added my wife as an anonymous person linked to her parents, and some WikiTreers added profiles for her ancestry.  Some WikiTreers added profiles for the spouses of my aunts and uncles, and my grandaunts and uncles, and their ancestors and siblings. 

There is a list of my CC7 connections that grew as the week went on.  Here is the top of the CC7 list (on my profile, I click on Tree Apps > CC7 Views):

And further down the page, ordered by Creation Date:

From this chart, I can see what WikiTreers have added over time and can add content to my RootsMagic family tree.  Plus, I can add content to those WikiTree profiles to improve them further.  

The number of profiles added to WikiTree during the Challenge appears to be:

• Degree 1:  0
• Degree 2:  5 
• Degree 3:  17 
• Degree 4:  88 
• Degree 5:  268 
• Degree 6:  730
• Degree 7:  1336 

The Total is 2,468, but I had 1138 at the beginning.  So an increase of 1,330..  Note that those are not all profiles from my direct-line ancestral families, but they are within 7 degrees from me.  Also, some may have been added by non-contestants during the challenge week. 

WikiTreers like to use the following chart to show the seven degrees - it's called the Six Degrees chart (on my profile, I click Find > Apps > SixDegrees):

I  called that the "Meatball" chart on the Reveal video - each dot is a CC7 profile, each degree is a different color (from 1 to 7 degrees), but there are no names on the dots.  There is an option to add names by clicking the "All" button at the top of the chart.  I zoomed into that and you can see part of a really big chart:

I couldn't find a way to save that chart.  Now if the WikiTree developers could connect each dot to their relatives, it would be a "Spaghetti and Meatballs" chart.

The WikiTreers really like the Map showing the birth and death locations of the CC7 profiles.  I couldn't find that chart, so I used a screen shot from the Reveal video:

We noted that there were two blue dots (deaths) in or near Africa.  One is for a profile who died in Zimbabwe, and the other is probably an "unknown" death location which is put at 0 degrees latitude, 0 degrees longitude.

How did the participants in the Challenge do?  Here is the final score sheet:

What did I learn from this Challenge?  

• WikiTree is very full-featured and very complex to learn how to use it efficiently.
• There are relatively new Tools to search and find relatives of a profile, write biographies, and to bring sources from Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, 
• I added information to several profiles on WikiTree after the challenge using the tools, and added content to some of my RootsMagic profiles based on WikiTree profiles.
• There were several Interesting Finds discussed in the Reveal video and I will add those to my tree also.  
• One of the Finds was that a brick wall ancestor (Mary Palmer (1790-1845) of Somerset, England) was mentioned in the will of an uncle - a brother of her unknown father, so that is a clue for me to try to find the father's name and information.

Thank you to the WikiTree contestants, leaders, researchers and Zoomers for making my Challenge week fun and productive.  I enjoyed the entire two weeks exploring WikiTree and trying to improve my profiles.

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Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 19 May 2024

 Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week.  

1)  Hosted and moderated the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) DNA Interest Group Meeting on Zoom on Wednesday.  Reported on the 23andMe historical matches, the new Finding Family DNA YouTube channel, Diahan Southard's newsletter and free webinars, and my own DNA match challenges and successes.

2)  Attended the San Diego Genealogical Society (SDGS) monthly British Interest Group  meeting.  Colin Whitney discussed maps of the British Isles.

3)  Watched Diahan Southard's webinar "Ask the Wife" on Friday.  

4)  Participated in Mondays With Myrt on Monday (13 May).  We discussed my WikiTree challenge, Ursula's research journal, where to find records, and Pat's "Who's In My Line?" game.

5)  Participated in the WikiTree Challenge #5 Reveal meeting on Thursday where I and my cousin connections were the target, er, subject.  See Experiencing the WikiTree Challenge for a summary of the challenge.  Added and/or edited a number of profiles on WikiTree.

6)  Transcribed the 1836 deed of Amos and Mary Underhill to Lorin Phillips in Erie County, New York for the  Amanuensis Monday theme. 

7)  Wrote a genealogical sketch for my great-grandaunt Effie Eva  Carringer (1858-1874) of Pennsylvaia, Iowa, and Colorado for 52 Relatives theme.

8)  Made a list of land record targets, and captured about 20 deeds for ancestors on FamilySearch Full-Text Search.

9)  Worked more with the MyHeritage Multi-Photo Scanner to add album pages to my Photos page, and created a short presentation about it for Mondays With Myrt.  

10)  My famous cousin this past week was 8th Cousin Taylor Swift, the very famous singer and songwriter.

11)  AncestryDNA now has 45,919 DNA matches (up 31 from 12 May) with 1950 "close" matches for me today, with 3 new ThruLines.  I added Notes to 3 new Matches, nd one new Match line to RootsMagic.  MyHeritageDNA now has 12,536 DNA matches (up 15 from 12 May) for me, and I added a Match line to RootsMagic for one Match.  Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  

12)  Occasionally matched RootsMagic 9 profiles to FamilySearch Family Tree.  I have matched 51,260 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 45).  

13) Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and source citations to my RootsMagic profiles. I now have 72,931 persons in my RootsMagic family tree (up 52), and 146,864 source citations (up 8).  Resolved 518 Ancestry Hints. TreeShared 71 new and updated profiles with my Ancestry tree.  My Ancestry Member Tree has Ancestry Record Hints with 18,313 to be resolved, but I work on them several times a week.  

14) Wrote 18 Genea-Musings blog posts last week (Sunday through Saturday), of which two were a press release. The most viewed post last week was New FamilySearch Labs Experiment: Find Help With AI Search with over 178 views.  Genea-Musings had about 30,700 page views last week and over 203,000 views for the past month.  

15)  Real life:  I visited Linda almost every day at the skilled nursing/memory care facility and we played Uno.  Attended the Rohr Engineer's luncheon on Thursday.  Used the lawnmower to cut the backyard weeds/grass and did the edges with the weed-whacker.  Started reading David Baldacci's Simply Lies.  My Padres went 2-3 this week and are 24-24 on the season.  

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Thursday Fun - Are You Related To WikiTree Guest Stars?

 Recently, I was on a Zoom meeting with Pat Richley-Erickson and we knew that we were cousins, but did not know the common ancestors or the relationship.

I recalled that WikiTree, a free-to-use collaborative family tree, had Pat as a "guest star" some time ago, and I wanted to see if WikiTree could figure out our possible relationship.

I found the WikiTree Connections page, and noted that they had a sub-category for "WikiTree Challenge Guerst Stars."  Here is the list of the "guest stars" to date:

There are a number of notable genealogists and genealogy bloggers on this list!  Even me, your humble amanuensis (I am profile Seaver-15 on WikiTree).

And there is my friend in genealogy, Pat (Player) Richley (she is profile Player-10 on WikiTree),  also known as DearMYRTLE.  I clicked on her name, and then on the "Find" button and on the "Relationships" item and entered Pat's WikiTree profile ID into the field:

 Here is the closest relationship found by WikiTree based on the information available in WikiTree.

We are 11th cousins, with the closest common ancestors being our 10th great-grandmother Grace (Eastwood) Stansfield (and also her husband, Gideon Stansfield).

Further down this same page, there is a box that says "Explore more: 176 common ancestors were found bewtween Randy and Pat.  To view relationship trails, select the common ancestor here:".  I did, and saw the top of the list of common ancestors, all more distant than our 10th great-grandmother Grace (Eastwood) Stansfield.  

This list goes down to common ancestors 30 generations back (Robert Malet (1088-1135)!  All of the persons on our common relationships list were born in England.   

Note that the Relationship Finder page indicates that since Pat and Randy have "unknown confidence levels" in our WikiTree trails, that there is "unknown confidence" in our 11th cousin relationship.

I have been looking at other WikiTree "guest stars."  I will report what I find in occasional posts.

Is your profile in the WikiTree collaborative tree?  If not, you could add your ancestral lines to Wiki Tree and find connections to other WikiTreers?  

If you are in WikiTree, are you and I related?  Just go to the Relationship Finder and put "Seaver-15" in the search field and see.  Please leave a comment to this blog post (or send me an email) if you are related. 

I keep finding ways to have "genealogy fun" and getting into "good trouble."

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- A Genealogy Fun Day

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night Again - 

Time For Some More Genealogy Fun!!

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

1)  When was the last time you had Genealogy Fun?  It could be research, conferences, a society meeting, or just talking with friends about your research, a favorite trip, etc.  Tell us about a recent genealogy fun day!

2)  Share your answers on your own blog or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own post.

Here's mine:

It seems like I have Genealogy Fun almost every day that I read blogs, write blog posts, do some research on Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch.  Here are some of my recent FUN efforts:

1)  I was asked a month ago by the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County if I would give a presentation on "Randy's Top 10 Genealogy Search Tips."  I last did that talk in 2020, so I had to review and revise the presentation and then sync it to the revised handout.  That didn't take very long, since I used the same tips, but had to replace some screen captures.  I gave the talk on Tuesday this past week on Zoom, and the audience had favorable comments.  Amazingly, I had a call to give another talk to another California society on Thursday, and said yes.  I haven't given a presnetation since late 2021, so I was a bit rusty.  I do lead two monthly Zoom meetings for the Chula Vista Genealogical Society using Zoom but without a prepared presentation - it's usually a tour of genealogy-related websites or programs. 

2)  I was an early adopter (2011?) of the WikiTree shared tree - it's FREE, it's source centric, what's not to like?  In 2011 and 2012, I uploaded about 7,000 profiles using GEDCOM files to add all of my anxcestral families (as I knew at the time) and hoped someone else would make the Notes and sources readable because I couldn't figure out how to format the information after uploading them.  I added more profiles over time, but still don't know how to do it efficiently and with a readable exposition of notes and sources.  

Then I was asked last month if I would agree to be a "guest star" for a WikiTree Challaenge, and I accepted.  The Challenge is a contest for registered researchers is to add person profiles to the WikiTree (now 38 million strong) that are within 7 degrees of myself (but not living people), to improve existing person profiles, and also to try to solve some of the brick walls" in my tree.  I had, at the start of the challenge on 2 May, 1113 "Connections" that are 7 degrees or closer to me.  In the week of the challenge, which ended on 9 May, I now have 2457 "Connections."  It helped that I connected my wife to her parents and those lines were pretty bare in WikiTree, and now those branches are fuller.  The WikiTree Challenges have four Zoom meetings - three during the Challenge week (they were on 2 May, 4 May and 9 May) and the big Reveal with results is this coming Thursday (16 May).  The Zoom meetings are on YouTube after they are held - check out the WikiTreers YouTube channel at   https://www.youtube.com/@WikiTreers.

So what was the Genealogy Fun?  Well, I was able to add some profiles to my RootsMagic tree based  on the research, and source citations, of the contestants.  The other fun was learning more about the efficient ways to add profiles, notes, sources and biographies using user-developed apps, and how to better navigate around the WikiTree system.  

3)  One of the improved WikiTree profiles was for my great-grandaunt, Effie Eva Carringer (1858-1874) who is buried in Boulder, Colorado.  The contestant found more information about her, and when I did more research about her and I found a story on GenealogyBank about her gravestone being restored by volunteers back in 1999.  I contacted the person who took photogreaphs of the broken gravestone on Find A Grave, and learned more about the gravestone.

I've had more fun, but will save them for a future SNGF.

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Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 2 to 8 May 2024

 Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.

1) Upcoming Conferences, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  2024 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Virtual Family History Conference ($$)  - Virtual -  "Expanding Possibilities" - 16 to 18 May 2024

*  Ontario Genealogical Society Conference ($$) - 14 to 16 June 2024 - In-Person (Toronto, Ontario) 

*  Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies Annual Conference ($$) -- 6 to 9 August 2024 - In-person, Salt Lake City, Utah 

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view webinars and classes.

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars 

* RootsTech 2024 On-Demand Sessions

*  Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 8 May, 5 p.m.:  Finding the records for “impossible” genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese genealogist by Linda Yip  

*  Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 14 May, 11 a.m.:  A Closer Look at the 1850-1950 U.S. Census Records, with a Little Extra Help, by Diane Henriks.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday,15 May, 11 a.m.:  Forgotten Records: The Record and Pension Office, by Craig R. Scott.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  Columbia, South Carolina: The State Capitals | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  10 Genealogy Projects for May | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  George Washington: Father of a Nation | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Making the Most of GEDmatch – An Interview with Kitty Cooper

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 304: Southwestern Research with Michelle Mickelson Part 2 - Church, Cemetery, Native...

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  DNA Myths Busted: What You Need to Know Before Testing

*  American Ancestors:  The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust

*  Ancestry:  Darius Snow "Does His Family Right" | NBCU | Ancestry®

*  BYU Library Family History:  Discovering the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries - James Tanner (28 Apr 2024)

*  BYU Library Family History:  Introduction to The 10 Million Names Project - Kathy Van Wagoner (2 May 2024)

*  BYU Library Family History:  What’s in a Name? Given Names & Surnames of the Enslaved Ancestor - Amy Peacock (28 Apr 2024)

*  BYU Library Family History: Integrating DNA Results into Your Own Family Tree – James Tanner (2 May 2024)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: RR Season 13 Day 8 -An Unexpected Letter for James!

*  Dallas Genealogical Spociety:  Dallas Jewish History

*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 6 May 2024

*  Family Locket:  How to Add a Lookup Field to Your Airtable Research Log

*  Findmypast:  Telling Stories with Newspapers - Fridays Live 3 May 2024 | Findmypast

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Family Bible & Conferences (Theodora Ashby)

*  Genealogy TV:  Find More Wills and Probate Records for Using Both Ancestry and FamilySearch Together

*  GeneaVlogger:  Building Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Family Tree

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists: The Best Websites for French Genealogy Research

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  Common Challenges with Asian Genealogy Research

*  Lisa Lisson:  Mining Marriage Records for Clues | Don't Miss the Clues!

*  Mylio Photos:  Sharing Made Simple with Shareable Links in Mylio Photos

*  MyHeritage:  Cristina Prisco's Emotional Journey: From Adoption to Family Reunion

*  The Creative Family Historian:  How To Use The Family Story Framework With Monthly Writing Prompts

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  "The Family History Guide - A Tool for the Toolbox" by Bonnie Emmert

*  WikiTree:  Link Builders Cubicle Party (April 2024) w/host @Robinson-27225

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge 5 Kick-Off with @RandySeaver

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge 5 Weekend Chat with @RandySeaver

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  25 April to 1 May 2024?

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Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 18 to 24 April 2024

  Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.

1) Upcoming Conferences, Institutes and Seminars

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  APG Seeking Presentations for the 2024 Professional Management Conference -- Deadline 21 April 2024

*  2024 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Virtual Family History Conference ($$)  - Virtual -  "Expanding Possibilities" - 16 to 18 May 2024

*  Ontario Genealogical Society Conference ($$) - 14 to 16 June 2024 - In-Person (Toronto, Ontario) 

*  Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies Annual Conference ($$) -- 6 to 9 August 2024 - In-person, Salt Lake City, Utah 

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view webinars and classes.

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars 

* RootsTech 2024 On-Demand Sessions

*  Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 26 April, 11 a.m.:  Tax Rolls: Getting Our Money’s Worth from the Taxes Our Ancestors Paid by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 30 April, 7 p.m.:  Getting Out of the Archives and Into the Pubs to Trace Your Irish Ancestry by Eliza Watson.

*  Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 1 May, 11 a.m.:  Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA by Alec Ferretti.

 

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  6 Frequently Asked Questions About Marriage Records | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings Podcast:  How to Research the Birthplaces of Your Ancestors | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Lisa Louise Cooke:  Episode 282 - Newspapers and Obituaries for Genealogy

*  Research Like a Pro:   RLP 302: Examining Family Lore - Was Eliza Isenhour a Cherokee?

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  re your early ancestors among THOUSANDS in this FORGOTTEN record?

*  American Ancestors:  Using Tax Records in Your Family History Research

*  Ancestry:  We Were The Lucky Ones: How Georgia Hunter’s Family History Inspired The Story | Ancestry x Hulu

*  Ancestry:  Fred Armisen Discovers He Is Actually Korean | Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

*  BYU Family History Library:  Learning Skills for Family Historians – Kathryn Grant 17 Mar 2024

*  BYU Family History Library:  An Inside View of Working With the FamilySearch Family Tree – James Tanner (18 April 2024)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: RR Season 13 Day 6 :Changing Lives Forever

*  Dallas Genealogical Society:  April 18 2024 Jewish Group Meeting

*  DearMYRTLE's Archive:  Mondays with Myrt - 22 April 2024

*  Family Locket:  How Can I Use GWorks at DNAGedcom to Find Possible Ancestors?

*  Just Genealogy:  Are You Ready for a Genealogical Opportunity?

*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  How To Find Your German Ancestor's Home Town or Village

*  Lisa Lisson:  Discover Your Family History in Just 20 Minutes a Day!

*  Lisa Louise Cooke:  Best Library and Archive Websites for Genealogy

*  Mylio Photos:  The New Mylio Photos v24 Update 3: Exclusive Reveal Event

*  National Genealogical Society:  The Power of AncestryDNA with Crista Cowan

*  National Genealogical Society:  2024 Virtual Family History Conference Preview

*  NC Ancestry for Genealogy:  Best 5 Tips for Genealogy Research

*  Professional Genealogist Reacts:  Using DNA Tests to Uncover Hidden Ancestry

*  The Formidable Genealogist:  National Archives Let Down | Formidable Genealogy

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  "Creating an Ancestor Sketch" by Thomas MacEntee

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  "Finding Meaningful Stories in Your Family History" by Dai Davies

*  Virtual Genealogical Association:  “The Value, Virtue and Vim of Transcribing Personal Diaries and Journals” by Shannon Milliman

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge #4 Kick-Off with @lianne.ifamilyhistory

*  WikiTree:  New Member Q&A (1 of 2) with @fluteroots (April 2024)

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Challenge #4 Weekend Chat with @lianne.ifamilyhistory

5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  11 to 17 April 2024?

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Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 15 January 2021

 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:

*  Ancestry.com is Shutting Down Health DNA Testing Just Over a Year After Launch

*  Finding Your Roots season 7 begins next week

*  WikiTree Challenge Features AJ Jacobs, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Other Genealogy Stars

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Findmypast Friday: Brand new Irish family records now online

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Scottish Virtual Conference January 23, 2021

*  Family History Fanatics Winter DNA Conference (30 January 2021)

*  RootsTech Connect 2021 - 25-27 February 2021 (Online, Free)

*  Family History Federation's Really Useful Show returns in April 2021

*  We Are Open! The 51st Jamboree Conference! (4-12 June 2021)

*  41st Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (Philadelphia PA, 2-5 August 2021)

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

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Upcoming 2021 Family Tree Webinars

*  FamilySearch Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for January 2021

*  MyHeritage Online Events in January

*  Appleton, Wisconsin Library Presents a FREE "Find Your Ancestors" Webinar Series

*  Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) Virtual Seminar is Saturday, 30 January 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 19 January, 5 p.m.:  Death and Burial Practices in World War I and WW II, by Rick Sayre

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 20 January, 11 a.m.:  Another 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Do You Have an Artificial Brick Wall?, by Robyn Smith

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   From Grandmother to First European Landowner of Canada, by Lianne Kruger

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher's Top Tips: #241r - Writing Ancestor Stories

*  Ancestral Findings:  What Were Your Ancestors Doing in the 1790s? | AF-418

*  Ancestral Findings:  Adams and the Alien and Sedition Act | AF-419

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  American Ancestors:  Episode 2 - The Antiquarto, Interview with D. Brenton Simons, Christian Di Spigna, and J. L. Bell

*  American Ancestors:  Best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin looks at “The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes.”

*  BYU Family History Library:  Census Records in Germany 1816-1916 - Dr. Roger Minert

*  DearMYRTLE:  Mini-Myrt: Taking a new look at WikiTree

*  DNA Family Trees:  Re-Clustering your Ancestry DNA Matches!

*  Family History Fanatics:  What is the Best DNA Testing Company for Genetic Genealogy Research? 2021

*  Family History Ron:  Q&A with FamilyHistoryRon

*  FamilySearch:  FamilySearch is Live!

*  Findmypast:  Advanced Search Techniques For Genealogy | Findmypast From Home

*  Findmypast:  Fridays Live 15 January 2021 | Findmypast From Home

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  LIVE: Deep Dive into Dad & Aerial Maps

*  Genealogy Software Showcase:  Discovering Free Family History Software - (Genealogy Software Showcase Ep7)

*  Genealogy TV:  Ancestry.com Card Catalog - 5 Pro Tricks

*  GeneaVlogger:  How Much I've Made With My Genealogy Youtube Channel (VLOG #50)

*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Rate Your Readiness for Genealogical Success - 10 Point Checklist

*  Lisa Lisson:  DNA With Mary Eberle of DNA Hunters!

*  MyHeritage:  Join our genealogy Q&A with Daniel Horowitz!

*  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society:  New York State Genealogy Records Online: Using the NYG&B's Online Collections

*  Who Is Nicka Smith?:  BlackProGen LIVE!: Episode 126 - Migrations - 55/57/65/75 North

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (13 January 2021) - WikiTree Challenge: AJ Jacobs and CeCe Moore

7)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 12 January 2021?

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