The Guys return after George has been exploring new treatment options for effective management of severe depression. More details can be shared if you email genealogyguys@gmail.com.

The Guys are devastated at the news that the historic courthouse in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, was destroyed by fire on 23 March 2026. This is the epicenter of George's research into his maternal ancestry.

The Guys are celebrating 20 YEARS of the podcasts!

News You Can Use and Share

• WikiTree is one of the biggest collaborative genealogy research sites on the Internet. WikiTree invited George to share his GEDCOM and allow WikiTree volunteers one week to collaborate on his ancestral research. The WikiTree Reveal can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Ea6XxZFRY&t=2402s.
• Nathan Dylan Goodman's latest book, The Hop-Picker Murders has been released. Drew reviews the latest installment of the Forensic Genealogist mysteries with Morton Farrier.
• MyHeritage has released UK and Ireland incoming and outgoing passenger lists (1678-1960). They also released Nonconformist Births, Deaths & Burials.
• MyHeritage has released the Spanish Newspaper Collection on OldNews.com.
• MyHeritage has published the England & Wales Probate Index (1858-1995) and the 1890 New York Police Census.
• MyHeritage has now expanded its contents and it is now available in 50 languages, perfect for precise research!
• MyHeritage is now home to the complete Swedish Births (1850-1920), Marriages (1850-1945), and Deaths (1850-1945).
• MyHeritage introduced Scibe AI, a powerful new feature that uses AI to transcribe, translate, and analyze historical documents and photographs.
• FamilySearch announces a collaboration with America250 to celebrate the founding of the United States in 1776.
• FamilySearch in March added more than 30 million records from 28 countries.

Listener Email

• Judy asks about legal obligations to register a name change in the U.S. Drew responds in detail.
• Laurie asks about George's deep dive into Scots-Irish records and reference books he has found helpful and instructive.

Drew recaps his experiences at RootsTech 2026 in Salt Lake City.

Drew will be presenting in person for the Sacramento Roots Cellar Spring Seminar on 18 April 2026. Get the details and register online at https://www.rootcellar.org/.

Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.

The Guys are celebrating 20 YEARS of the podcast!

News You Can Use and Share!

• MyHeritage is making a landmark move to Whole Genome Sequencing for its at-home DNA test. See https://blog.myheritage.com/2025/10/myheritage-upgrades-its-dna-tests-to-whole-genome-sequencing/ for more details.
• MyHeritage has released a major update to its Theory of Family Relativity with 103 million new theories.
• MyHeritage announced that the 1921 England & Wales Census is now available to search online.
• MyHeritage has added 95 million marriage records extracted from newspapers using advanced AI on MyHeritage.
• Legacy Family Tree Webinars has expanded to offer a new series of webinars in Spanish.
• Newspapers.com and Gannett Co., Inc., are partnering to make hundreds of newspapers available online. [Gannett Co., Inc. has just rebranded as USA Today Co.]
• FamilySearch added 21 million new records in October and 18 million new records in November.

Listener Email

• Hal Barker writes to encourage people to use the Korean War Project website (https://www.koreanwar.org/) for research on military ancestors and family members involved in this conflict.
• Julia writes to inquire about organizing a genealogy society project about the Roe Institute. Drew recommends Trello as a preferred project management software package.

WikiTree will conduct a WikiTree Challenge in which volunteers will deep-dive into George's family tree and hope to break down some walls with new information. You can watch the Kickoff Meeting at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time) at https://wikitree.zoom.us/j/83430757286, and you'll want to watch George's results Reveal on 17 December 2025 at 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Ea6XxZFRY.

You can see Drew's WikiTree Challenge videos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAtp16w5pU (starting at the 31 minute 18 second mark) and the reveal at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lmu1Lc-fVM.

Registration for RootsTech 2026 is now open at https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/registration.

Drew discusses his work with MyHeritage's Theory of Relativity matches.

Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.

The Guys are celebrating 20 YEARS of the podcast!

News You Can Use and Share

• RootsMagic has released RootsMagic 11, with a cleaner interface, better searching, the ability to create and save AI prompts with the AI Prompt Builder, and more powerful reporting.
• MyHeritage added 94 million historical records in July and 135 million records in August!
• MyHeritage has added 11 new creative effects to its LiveMemoryTM image navigator.
• The Jewish Board at http://JewishBoard.org announced the launch of two free genealogy databases: National Desertion Bureau Card Catalog (1911-1935) at https://150yearsofcare.org/ndb-database/, and the United Hebrew Charities of New York Recipients & Donors (1869-1877) at https://150yearsofcare.org/uhc-recipients/.
• The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center and Vivid-Pix have partnered to host an all-day conference on 3 October 2025 from 9 AM to 4 PM in the ACPL Main Library Theater. Its focus is on working with elder care organizations to enrich the lives of dementia patients and their caregivers.
• FamilySearch added 5 million new records from twelve (12) countries.

Listener Email

• Laura writes to share a very successful newspaper research story.
• Tom writes to tell us about The Stories Behind the Stars project for which he volunteers. It documents the stories of the military personnel who served and sacrificed their lives during WWII.
• Christine wrote about Drew's discussion of County Laois in Ireland.

The Guys discuss the use of FamilySearch's Full Text Search facility and how it can open new, previously unindexed document collections at the site. Both George and Drew share examples of great finds using the Full Text Search.

Drew shares where he will be presenting in September and October of 2025. These include:

• A webinar for the Puget Sound Chapter of the APG on 22 September.
• Live at the Cleveland Public Library Genealogy Day on 4 October.
• Live at the Lakeland (FL) Public Library on 11 October.

Check these organizations' websites for details.

Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.