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:
* Finding Your Roots Season 13: New Season featuring Bette Midler, Rita Moreno and Mark Cuban and others, premiering January 12, 2027 on PBS [Genealogy Bargains]
* GRIP Genealogy Institute 2027 Announcements [Genealogy By Paula]
* New in MyStories: AI Editor, Audio Story Playback, and More [MyHeritage]
* The IBM PC Turns 45: A Love Letter to the Beige Box That Ruined Your Fridays and Saved Your Family Tree [Genealogy Bargains]
* Sears Home Kit: The House Arrived by Boxcar in 30,000 Numbered Pieces, and the Grandkids Never Knew [Genealogy Bargains]
* Family Tree Ideas: Creative Ways to Display and Document Your Heritage [GenealogyBank]
* National Thrift Shop Day: How Family Heirlooms Get Lost and Reunited [Genealogy Bargains]
* Forgotten Peterloo massacre victim’s plea for justice discovered in archives after 200 years [The Nosey Genealogist]
2) DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
* Autosomal DNA Unlock at FamilyTreeDNA to Be Retired August 18th [DNAeXplained]
* Inside DNA Academy at the East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference [FamilyTreeDNA]
* Traces of Two Extinct ‘Ghost’ Ancestors Were Found Hiding in Modern Human DNA, Hinting at Our Extremely Complex Family Tree [Smithsonian]
3) Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:
* Finding Women Ancestors [Genealogical]
* Family Tree Magazine: September 2026 [Anglo-Celtic Connections]
4) Genealogy Software/Mobile Apps
* Guest Post: A "Memories Book" App Based on the FamilySearch Family Tree [Genea-Musings]
* Three New History Mapping Tools [Jason Duncan - webjmd]
5) New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:
* Ancestry New and Updated Collections – August 1-15, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – August 1-15, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* New Free Historical Records from 22 Countries | August 2026 Update [FamilySearch]
* Findmypast Friday: New Occupation, Census and Memorial Records [Genea-Musings]
* Update—Daughters of the American Revolution: Patriots of Color, 1712–1888 [American Ancestors]
6) Did you miss the last post in this series? See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 5 to 11 August 2026.
Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.
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