Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 8 to 14 April 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:

*  What’s New at Ancestry: Turning Names into Stories at RootsTech 2026

*  Philadelphia finalizes new ancestry agreement allowing millions of Philadelphia historical records online

*  A Genealogist’s Guide to America 250: Top Destinations and Why They’re Important

*  This startup says you can live forever (as your AI twin)

*  Old-Time Taxes You Won’t Believe

*  US Civil War Ends at Appomattox: How to Find Your Ancestor’s Records 161 Years Later

*  The Polio Epidemic: How It Shaped Your Family’s History

*  Funny Gravestones: You’ll Die Laughing!

*  Apple at 50: How the Home Computer Sparked a Global Brain Drain  

2)  DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

*  Using Autosomal DNA in Genealogical Research

*  Tips for Using Autosomal DNA Effectively

3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:

*  Book Review: Thomas MacEntee’s Speaking Your Roots

*  Book Review: Women Patriots in the American Revolution

*  God Save the King! by Keith Marshall Jones III: Book Review

*  Darcie Hind Posz’ ANCESTORING Called ‘Intriguing,” “Professional”& “Compelling”  

4)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of  4 to 19 April 2026

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 4 to 10 April 2026 

*  New Free Historical Records from 31 Countries | April 2026 Update

*  Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - Week of 3 to 9 April 2026

*  MyHeritage Adds 366 Million Historical Records in February 2026

*  Findmypast Friday: Picture the past with even more old photos

*  New Database—United States: Indenture and Manumission Records, 1780-1939

*  Veridian Adds/Updates 374 Titles – April 2026

5)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 1 to 7 April 2026.

Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.  

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