Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 20 to 26 May 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:

*   A Massive Leap Forward: The All-New, Ultra-Fast FamilyTreeWebinars.com is Here! [Legacy News]

*  Discover Your Family's History Through 150 Years of U.S. Draft Records [Ancestry]

*  Why Is Memorial Day Important? [FamlySearch]

*  Marlee Matlin at RootsTech 2026: Why Inclusion Is a Historical Responsibility ]FamilySearch]

*  Memorial Day Genealogy: How to Research Ancestors Who Died Serving Their Country  [Genealogy Bargains]

*  Drowning in Hints? How to Beat Genealogy Overwhelm and Take Back Control from Ancestry and MyHeritage [Genealogy Bargains]

*  Best Ancestry Subscription Strategies for 2026: Save Money and Get Maximum Value [Genealogy Bargains]

*  Celebrating Family Stories with Chef Nancy Silverton [Ancestry]

*  U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II [Ancestry]

2)  DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

*  New in Ancient Origins: Discover Your Connection to Notable Individuals from History [MyHeritage]

*  New Historical Matches Could Connect You to the Original Goths [23andMe]

*  Understanding Mitochondrial DNA: A Guide to Tracing Your Maternal Ancestry  [Legacy Tree Genealogists]

*  Historical DNA connects 1.3 million living relatives to 17th-century Maryland settlers and may have identified the colony’s second governor [EurekAlert]

3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:

*   Memorial Day Sale Now In Progress! [Genealogical]

*  German Immigrants in American Church Records – Vol. 1A to 47 -All in Print [GenealogyBlog]

*  Book Review: Researching the Catholic Sister in Your Family Tree [GenealogyBank]

*  What’s in WDYTYA Magazine: June 2026 [Anglo-Celtic Connections]

4)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of  16 to 22 May 2026 [Genea-Musings]

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 May 2026 [Genea-Musings]

*  Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 May 2026 [Genea-Musings]

*  Findmypast Friday: The 1926 Irish Census Has Arrived [Genea-Musings]

5)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 13 to 19 May 2026.

Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.  

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