Ancestry.com Sale on DNA Tests and Memberships
It’s the early holiday season! Ancestry has a big sale on DNA tests ($39) and on various levels of Gift Memberships. Be sure to read the terms. The sale runs through November 27th at 6:00 p.m. EST.
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Minnesota North Star Genealogy Conference Oct 24-26 almost full!
Not yet joining us? There aren’t many seats left! Join well-known main speakers Judy G. Russell and Blaine Bettinger along with more than a dozen other speakers for this extravaganza of learning. I’ll be presenting sessions on Friday and Saturday and participating in the Northland Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists “Ask a Genealogist” […]
Ancestry.com special offers this Labor Day weekend
Labor Day weekend in the U.S. means more special prices from online genealogy companies. . Ancestry has announced a sale on 6-month subscriptions, DNA testing, and the new Pro Tools. Check the details https://www.ancestry.com/. Ancestry has been posting on major social media platforms about this. These offers expire on Monday, 3 September 2024.
MyHeritage updates the DNA Theory of Family Relativity™
I see a press release and tell myself I need to keep on with my work before checking out new genealogy things. That lasts about ten minutes. Today I spent some time looking at my new updates from MyHeritage’s Theory of Family Relativity™. From the press release “adding millions of new theories to help you […]
Registration is open for the 2024 North Star Conference of the Minnesota Genealogical Society
Unlocking the Past, Shaping the Future. Two fantastic, featured speakers plus 12 additional speakers await you in October. A pre-conference DNA day, a Friday evening banquet, vendors, and a syllabus to boot. The Minnesota Genealogical Society conferences have education, discussions, and more for every level and of family historian. I will be presenting two sessions […]
MyHeritage adds NYC vital records and indexes
37.4 million records for New York City. MyHeritage is the only genealogy company that hosts the index for these records with scanned images, even names of witnesses and parents are indexed. I found some entries I need to research more, but am pretty sure where they fit in. You can search the collections here: Search […]
$49 DNA test TODAY only April 18
Today only and until 11:59 p.m. ET Sale ends 18 Apr 2024 at 11:59pm ET. Excludes shipping. Some DNA features may require an Ancestry® subscription. Traits included with active subscription. https://www.ancestry.com/c/dna/offer?o_iid=135286&o_lid=135286&o_sch=Web+Property Next week, we have National DNA Day on April 25th. I’m sure more testing companies will have big sales. Watch their websites (23andMe, Ancestry, FamilyTree DNA, Living […]
MyHeritage adds secure DNA results collaboration
As more of our genealogy and other websites develop two-factor authentication. A reminder that our subscriptions on any site doesn’t allow us to let others beyond out household to “use” our access. The new added layer of authentication has changed that access and it does cause some issues with letting others view DNA results and […]
New DNA Uploads to MyHeritage for free including access to advanced DNA features
An early RootsTech news release is below. I will try to keep readers updated on a variety of the news that I receive over the next several days. RootsTech, a large genealogy event, is taking place February 29-March 2 in Salt Lake City. If you aren’t traveling there, you can view many of the presentations […]
Ancestry.com DNA Sale now through February 19th
Press release from Ancestry on a quick DNA testing sale. ” *Ends 19 Feb 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Excludes shipping. Some DNA features require an Ancestry® subscription.” https://www.ancestry.com/