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 Research and Family History News Articles:
* How Did the Nation Get Its Name? Other Suggestions Included the United Colonies, Columbia and the United States of Alleghania [Smithsonian Magazine]
* 31 Ways to Celebrate Family History Month [FamilySearch Blog]
* A Front Seat to History: The Storytelling Legacy of Jessica Soho [FamilySearch Blog]
* What’s New on Our Calendar: Genealogy News & Events to Sept. 19, 2026 [Conference Keeper]
* How to Organize Your Genealogy Research: A Step-by-Step System [GenealogyBank Blog]
* 10 Belgian Surnames That Shaped European History [MyHeritage]
* Pirates: A True (and Surprising) History [Family Tree Magazine]
* How to Research a Living Person Without Breaking the Rules [Genera Genealogical Services]
* Massachusetts Has First State Normal Schools [New England Historical Society]
* First Telephone Exchanges: Using City and Telephone Directories as an Annual Census [Genealogy Bargains]
* The Emancipation Proclamation: Crossing the 1870 Wall in African-American Research [Genealogy Bargains]
2) DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
* Landmark Study Reveals a Powerful Inherited Lung Cancer Risk Variant and its Colonial American Roots [23andMe Blog]
* Human remains found by landscaper identified as woman family hadn’t seen in 50 years [LehighValleyLive.com]
3) Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:
* Book Review: Echoes in the Blood [GenealogyAtHeart.com]
* WDYTYA Magazine: October 2026 [Anglo-Celtic Connecti9ons]
4) Genealogy Software/Web Apps/Mobile Apps
* Field Notes - Mapping Tool #5 [Jason Duncan - webjmd]
* Easily view & share your family tree.[Viewfore]
5) New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:
* Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 September 2026 [Genea-Musings]
* Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 September 2026 [Genea-Musings]
* Findmypast Friday: Discover Records From the Royal School of Needlework [Genea-Musings]
* Update: The Essex Genealogist, Volumes 38-41 [American Ancestors]
* 325 online Canadian newspaper links added to The Ancestor Hunt [The Ancestor Hunt]
6) Did you miss the last post in this series? See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 9 to 15 September 2026.
Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.
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