Genealogy News Bytes -- Week of 4 to 10 November 2026

  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:

*  See What’s New on Our Calendar to November 7, 2026 [Conference Keeper]

*  MyHeritage Consolidates All 17 U.S. Federal Censuses into a Single, Enriched Collection [MyHeritage]

*  Honor Your Military Ancestors This Veterans Day With Free Access to U.S. Military Records on MyHeritage [MyHeritage]

*  Unlocking the Archive: What Newspapers.com’s Full Site Re-OCR Means for Your Research (Fihwrap]

*  Genealogy Tips: Researching an 18th-Century American Family [GenealogyBank]

*  Start Your Genealogy Research and Discover Your Family Heritage [Family Wise]

*  Individual One: An Unknown British Soldier in the American Revolution [Ancestry]

*  Ancestry Veterans Day Flash Sale: Honor Your Military Ancestors with a 6-Month Membership for $59 [Genealogy Bargains]

*  77 Best Questions to Ask Relatives During Thanksgiving and Christmas to Learn More About Your Family History [Reader's Digest]

*  Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November and Get Research Resources [Upfront]

2)  DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

*  The world of genetic genealogy is coming to Laguna Beach! [i4GG]

*  ‘It’s Not a Dream’: Carlos and His Father Finally Embrace After 42 Years Apart [MyHeritage]

*  What Is Ghost DNA? The Hidden Ancestors in Your Genome [FamilyTreeDNA]

*  How DNA Traced a Rare Lung Cancer Genetic Variant to Colonial Appalachia [23andMe]

*  New DNA Journeys: Insights into the Balkans and Southeastern Europe [Ancestry]

*  A pair of red Crocs, an insulin pen and a mystery solved through DNA [Yahoo News]

3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:

*  Sneak Peeks: New Titles On The Way [Genealogical]

*  The Essex Genealogist Update - Volumes 38-41 Added [American Ancestors] 

*  25 Years Later: Revisiting NGSQ’s Jefferson-Hemings Special Issue [Upfront]

*  Genealogy Matters Magazine November 2026 is here! [Genealogy Matters]

4)  Genealogy Software/Apps

*  New RootsMagic Update (12.1.3)

5)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of  31 October to 6 November 2026 [Genea-Musings]

*  New Record Collections Added in October 2026, Plus Collections Updates [Ancestry]

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 31 October to 6 November 2026 [Genea-Musings]

*  Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - Week of 30 October to 5 November 2026 [Genea-Musings]

*  Findmypast Friday -- New Record Collections [Genea-Musings]

*  Online Newspaper Database Updates for October/November [The Ancestor Hunt]

6)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 28 October to 3 November 2026.

Read all recent Genealogy News Bytes posts here.  

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