Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 25 to 31 March 2026

 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:

*  From Shoebox to Shareable: Secure Your Legacy with an AncestryPreserve™ Kit

*  New: Star in Your Own Traits Video [MyHeritage]

*  Free Classes and Videos Still Available from the RootsTech 2026 “Together” Conference!

*  Easter Traditions: Connections with Family and God

*  Navigating the Professional Genealogy Landscape: A Guide to Organizations and Credentials

*  Discover mutual genealogical support at Geneanet

*  BC genealogist and speaker M. Diane Rogers has passed away

*  Queen Victoria Family Tree: The Grandmother of Europe

*  A Quaker Woman Eavesdropped on British Soldiers Plotting a Surprise Attack—and Surreptitiously Warned George Washington

2)  DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

*  The New FamilyTreeDNA NGS Family Finder Test

*  Decoding the Genetics of Sleep and Sleep Paralysis

*  The Mystery of the Severed Leg Found on a Northern California Beach Has Been Solved

3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:

*   American Ancestors & Genealogical Publishing Co. eBook Collection: New Partnership

*   Searching for Sisters: A Guide to Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States by Sunny Jane Morton: Book Review 

*  Using AI for Newspaper Genealogy Research: A Practical Guide for Finding Your Ancestors in Print

*  New Acadian Genealogy Guide, by Judy Nimer Muhn

*  Writing Family Stories: Review of “Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida”

*  Book Review: Ancestral trails : the complete guide to British Genealogy and Family History by Mark Herber

*  Genealogy Methods & Techniques: A Practical Guide by Dr Karen Cummings

4)  Genealogy Software and Apps

*  RootsMagic Release Version 11.1.1.

*  New features this week in Genealogy Assistant!

5)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of  21 to 27 March 2026

*  Ancestry New and Updated Collections – March 1-31, 2026

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 March 2026 

*  FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – March 1-31, 2026

*  Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - Week  of 19 to 26 March 2026

*  MyHeritage New and Updated Collections – March 1-31, 2026

*  Findmypast Friday: Discover Medical Professionals In Your Family Tree

*  Find My Past Adds/Updates 143 Historical Newspaper Titles – March 2026

*  British Newspaper Archive Adds/Updates 161 Titles – March 2026

*  Newspapers dot Com Update – March 2026

*  Chronicling America Updates – March 2026

*  18,500 United States High Schools and Colleges with Free Online Yearbooks

6)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 18 to 24 March 2026.

Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.  

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