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:
* New: Turn Your MyStories Book Into an Audiobook [MyHeritage]
* Friends and Devils: Quakers and Witchcraft Accusations in the 17th Century Massachusetts Bay Colony [Vita Brevis]
* Winnie the Pooh, Genealogist: Poohisms for Tracking Woozles in Your Family Tree [Genealogy Bargains]
* Winnie the Pooh and Childhood Memories: Reconstruct an Ancestor’s Childhood with Historical Records, Family Photos, and AI [Genelaogy Bargains]
* Discover the Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, the Mastermind Behind a Critical Union Espionage Network During the Civil War [Smithsonian]
* What Was Halloween Like 100 Years Ago? [Mental Floss]
* 20 Baby Names Inspired by ‘Bluey’ That Are Just as Adorable as the Show [Parents Magazine]
2) DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
3) Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:
* Getting Started with New York City Research [American Ancestors]
* Update—Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Entries of People of African Descent in Beacon Hill, Volume 2 [American Ancestors]
4) Genealogy Software/Apps
* RootsMagic 12 Release Special Sale: Best Upgrade for $19.95 or Switch for $29.95 Through October 31 [Genealogy Bargains]
* Updates to RootsMagic 12 [Genea-Musings]
* What’s New in Version 8 [Family Historian]
* Guest Post: Tree Prism -- Nine Ways To Look At a Family Tree [Genea-Musings]
5) New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:
* Ancestry New and Updated Collections – October 1-15, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* FamilySearch New and Updated Collections – October 1-15, 2026 [The Ancestor Hunt]
* New Free Historical Records from 26 Countries | October 2026 [FamilySearch]
* Cornwall’s Edwardian Past Revealed in 214,000 New Land and Property Records [The Nosey Genealogist]
6) Did you miss the last post in this series? See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 7 to 13 October 2026.
Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.
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