Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 28 May to 3 June 2025

  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:

*  [Reclaim the Records] Indexed data from more than ten million records from the state of New York for the years 1880-2017 have now been ordered released by the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York. 

*  NGS Presents Awards Honoring Excellence in Newsletter Editorship, Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship and SLAM! Idea Showcase Winner

*  MyHeritage and ScanCafe Partner to Digitize and Preserve Family Memories

*  What Are Guardianship Records and How Can They Help Trace Family Lines?

*  What Is the Difference Between Primary and Secondary Genealogical Sources?

*  What Are Namesakes And Religious Names?

*  What Is a Township and Why Is It Important in Historical Research?

*  How to Use Occupational Records to Learn More About Ancestors

*  Thanks to MyHeritage, I Found a First Cousin I Had Been Seeking For Decades

*  The Old, Old, Very Old Man - Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade

2)  DNA/IGG-Related News Articles

*   Unknown Woman Found with Rose on Her Chest Identified 7 Years Later

*  Woman Found Dismembered in California Field Identified

*  Iowa Cold Case Cracked More Than 40 Years After Young Man Was Killed Following DNA Breakthrough

*  Woman Warns of Disturbing Truth Behind DNA Tests After Uncovering 45-year-old Family Secret

3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:

*  Book Review of "Storytelling for Genealogists: Turning Family Lineage into Family History" by Doug Tattershall

*  Coming Soon: "Fort Custer in the World Wars" Hits Shelves July 15!

*  Using One’s Self as a Source – by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CG, FASG

4)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 May 2025

*  Ancestry New and Updated Collections – May 1-31, 2025

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 May 2025

*  FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – May 1-31, 2025

*  Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 23 to 29 May 2025

*  MyHeritage New and Updated Collections – May 1-31, 2025

*  A Breakthrough in France Genealogy: MyHeritage Publishes a New Collection of 731 Million Records Extracted From French Newspapers

*  Findmypast Friday: From London to South Africa

*  Find My Past Adds/Updates 115 Historical Newspaper Titles – May 2025

*  TheGenealogist Launches New Collection of Over 100,000 Occupational Records

*  Newspapers dot Com Update – May 2025

*  NewspaperARCHIVE Update – May 2025

*  British Newspaper Archive Adds/Updates 92 Titles – May 2025

*  Chronicling America Updates – May 2025

5)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 21 to 27 May 2025.   Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes here.  

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