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 […]

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 offers free access to Australian and New Zeland records for a limited time.

From a press release received today. It’s a nudge to me to work on my connections to Australia and those are on both of my parents’ lines.  “To make Anzac Day even more meaningful, MyHeritage is pleased to offer free access to our collections of 95 million records from Australia and New Zealand, between 20 […]