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:
* National Genealogical Society Announces Awards at Annual Conference [Genea-Musings]
* Roundup: AI Tools at Ancestry.com, FamilySearch and MyHeritage [Family Tree Magazine]
* Using AI for Genealogy: Why You Still Need a Professional Genealogist [Legacy Tree Genealogists]
* MyHeritage Offers Free Access to U.S. Immigration Records for Immigrant Heritage Month [MyHeritage]
* 7 Amazing Facts About the U.S. Census [Ancestry]
* How to Use Findmypast: A Guide for FamilySearch Users [FamilySearch]
* Progress on the 10 Million Names Project – An Interview with Lindsay Fulton [Family Tree Magazine]
* Marilyn Monroe’s Hidden Family History: What Genealogy Records Reveal [Genealogy Bargains]
2) DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
* The World’s Largest Y-DNA Haplotree [FamilyTreeDNA]
* Heartache and hope: The search for answers in London's cold cases [The London Free Press]
3) Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:
* Book Review: Searching for Sisters: A Guide to Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States by Sunny Jane Morton [GenealogyAtHeart.com]
* Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Volumes 12-14 [AmericanAncestors]
* What Happens to Your Family History Research When You’re Gone? Find Out in My New Book [Genealogy Bargains]
4) New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:
* Ancestry New and Updated Collections – May 1-31, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – May 1-31, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* MyHeritage New and Updated Collections – May 1-31, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* Find My Past Adds/Updates 206 Historical Newspaper Titles – May 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* British Newspaper Archive Adds/Updates 173 Titles – May 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* Chronicling America Updates – May 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* Newspapers dot Com Update – May 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
5) Did you miss the last post in this series? See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 29 to 26 May 2026.
Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.
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