Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 13 to 19 November 2024

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

1)  Genealogy and Family History News Articles:

*  How Genealogy and Heraldry Connect Us to the Past

*  For rewarding work, think probate research

*  The Family Archive is Dying: Protect Your Family Photographs Now

2)  DNA-Related News Articles

*  23andMe Cuts 40% of Its Workforce, Discontinues All Therapy Programs 

*  Bakery owner discovers longtime customer is her biological son

*  ‘I Threw His Photo Away, But I Never Stopped Looking’ — and Found Her Father with a DNA Test

*  Inspired by Documentary, Korean Adoptee Takes a DNA Test… and Also Finds a Full Sister

3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:

*  A Family History Should Have a PLOT

*  Book Review: Storytelling for Genealogists

*  The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA: A Book Review

*  It’s Finally Here – Finding Your Ancestors in Historical Newspapers: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Online Newspaper Research Results

4)  Genealogy Software/App News

*  Genealogy Software Briefs – Nov. 17, 2024

*  Charting Companion 9 Release

*  rootstrust version 2, Build 417

5)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 9 to 15 November 2024

*  Ancestry New and Updated Collections – November 1-15, 2024

*  FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – November 1-15, 2024

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 9 to 15 November 2024

*  Findmypast Friday:  Explore new wartime medical records and more

*  Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 8 to 14 November 2024

*  10,740 Free Online Probate Record and Wills Collections for the United States

6)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - 6 to 12 November 2024.

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