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 Old Is the United States, Really? Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States [FamilySearch]
* America250 Celebration Ideas for Families and Organizations [FamlySearch]
* Get Ideas and Details on Your Family Tree [Ancestry]
* Social Media Day: Find Cousins and Preserve Family History Online [Genealogy Bargains]
* The FIFA World Cup: A Journey Through Football’s Greatest Stage [Family Wise]
* Free Access Alert Fold3 Opens 34 Million Revolutionary War Records for America’s 250th Birthday [Genealogy Bargains]
* Korean War Veterans in Your Family Tree: How to Find Service and POW Records [Genealogy Bargains]
2) America250 Family History Stories:
* A Son Lost at Gettysburg, Preserved in a Haunting Photograph [MyHeritage]
* Captured in the Civil War, Shipwrecked on the Sultana — and Somehow My Ancestor Made It Home [MyHeritage]
* Deborah Sampson: Revolutionary War Soldier Disguised as a Man [GenealogyBank]
3) DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
* What If I’m Adopted? Navigating DNA Surprises Through an Adoptee Lens [FamilyTreeDNA]
* What Your Genetics Can Tell You About PTSD [23andMe]
* Remains found in Utah desert 28 years ago with help of a psychic finally identified through DNA genealogy [Fox News]
4) Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:
* More Book Reviews for America 250 and Independence Day [Climbing My Family Tree]
5) New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:
* 2,020 Free United States Online Alumni Collections [The Ancestor Hunt]
* 175 New Papers Added! [Fishwrap]
6) Did you miss the last post in this series? See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 17 to 23 June 2026.
Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.
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