MyHeritage added 72 million records in March 2023
I did some searching in German, Scottish, and Swedish records. Some interesting things, but not for my families. Seems to be my recurring theme.
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24 hours of free webinars from Legacy Family Tree Webinars
In a couple weeks, the 4th annual 24-hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon from Legacy Family Tree Webinars will be held on April 13–14, 2023! A wide variety of speakers and topics so you can listen and be bleary eyed but highly educated along with many other people across the globe. As Legacy Family Tree Webinars says, […]
Adoptees and family members may apply for FREE DNA kits. 5,000 kits!
An announcement from MyHeritage at RootsTech is special for adoptees and family members searching for their connections. In his announcement, Daniel Horowitz states that he was proud of the “company’s commitment to make the world a better place. In that spirit, it gives me great pleasure to tell you that we have just launched a […]
Free access to marriage records on MyHeritage Feb 13-19
MyHeritage’s press release and blog shared that all the website’s marriage records are open for free access. “Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, and what better time could there be to explore the love stories of your ancestors? For a limited time only, we’re offering free access to all marriage records on MyHeritage! The […]
MyHeritage adds 1.7 million records for Israel
This past week, MyHeritage published a big new collection that will help researchers with connections to Israel. It covers immigration to Israel form 1910 forward totaling 1.7 million records. Don’t read Hebrew? You are in luck with name translation. Read more details on the MyHeritage Blog and website. From MyHeritage: “This collection is one of […]
Holiday gift ideas for family historians and others, including you!
I was thinking about Christmas or Hanukkah gift ideas for family historians. What a change from even two to three decades ago. A box of blank CDs, a roll of film for a camera, or a few blank cassette tapes were great gifts. A paper gift certificate for membership in a genealogical or historical society […]
Genealogy DNA tests on sale NOW
Maybe a Christmas, Hanukkah, birthday, or any day of the week gift for relatives and friends. Maybe you need to do some testing yourself. Order one today or tomorrow and get it before the holidays. It seems every company has something on sale. For example, MyHeritage is offering a 60% off sale. Free shipping if […]
Webtember! Genealogy Webinars all September!
Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage are providing some fantastic free webinars plus a free genealogy conference this month. Check out the details below and let your audience know about September 2022’s live webinars: Shackles, shekels and shrapnel: the exodus to the Southern seas by Michelle Patient Changing Places, Changing Borders: Overcoming geographic challenges by […]
MyHeritage and adding bio, adoptive, and foster parents!
Day by day, week by week, month by month our genealogy websites change, update, add, configure, and other things behind the scenes that we don’t even see! What? Nothing stays the same on a given site as technology changes. I appreciate that companies keep working to keep things running. Then there are the things that […]
Genealogy websites and updates
I love reading about the updated and new collections on genealogy websites. Then I rejoice at the searchable and indexed collections news. Today’s news from MyHeritage’s Daniel Horowitz states “I’m excited to tell you that during April and May, MyHeritage added 1.3 billion historical records in 37 collections from all around the world. These records […]