Fall is just around the corner and that means genealogy meetings are returning.
MCGG's first meeting of Fall 2018 is on Friday, September 7, at 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mount Clemens Public Library, Katharine Willson, professional genealogist and national speaker, will present Naturalization Rules, Records and Repositories.
If you are in the Mt. Clemens area, PLEASE JOIN US.
See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
It is almost that time again ... the Mount Clemens Public Library's Used Book Sale. Again, hosted by the Macomb County Genealogy Group.
We have had a few very-dedicated
volunteers sorting all year round to get us ready for this event. We thank them immensely for their hard work.
Used Book Sale Days and Hours are:
September 19, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. is the Preview Event. Preview Event Admission is $10 per person at the door. Shop the sale early for the best selection.
September 20, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. is Day One of the Sale.
September 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is Day Two of the Sale.
September 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is the Last Day of the Sale.
We have released MCGG's 2018 Fall meeting schedules for our MCGG Friday Group and our Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group on Wednesday.
The meeting dates and topics can be
found on the respective pages of this blog site or in our Southeast
Michigan Genealogy Events calendar on the Calendar page. (In the coming days we will be updating the calendar for the area's other societies and groups.)
On both the MCGG Friday Meetings and Let's Talk Meetings pages, you will now find the PDF file link of our current meetings flyer which can be viewed and downloaded. (Please note the image of the flyer in this post is just a low-res image. To see/download the flyer PDF you need to go to either of the meeting pages.)
Ancestry is having a Summer Sale. It has put its autosomal DNA test, AncestryDNA, on sale for 40 percent off. Regularly $99, the autosomal DNA test is now just $59 plus taxes and shipping until August 20, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
AncestryDNA
without a data/records membership subscription provides an
ethnicity estimate, migrations, DNA matches, contacting matches,
automatic updates to results, and shared matches.
AncestryDNA with a data/records membership subscription
also gives you New Ancestor Discoveries, DNA Circles, Shared Ancestor
Hints, Full access to matches' public trees, List of surnames in
matches' trees, and list of birth locations in matches' trees.
AncestryDNA does not provide a chromosome browser tool. Don't
have an Ancestry data/records subscription? Ancestry offers an
AncestryDNA Insights subscription for about $59/year which would give
access to all of the DNA tools but not any
data/records but you must ca
We are not sure if the FREESHIPDNA code will work with this sale but it does not hurt to try it.
Remember, AncestryDNA
also sells its test kits on Amazon.com usually at sale prices when it is
having a sale. (Non-AmazonPrime members get free shipping due to the
total cost and because it is fulfilled by Amazon; prime members just get
quicker 2-day shipping for free.) However, for this sale
the price of an AncestryDNA kit on Amazon is currently full price which is more
than the sale price at Ancestry's website. Of course, it's 1 a.m. while writing this so the price may or may not change. So do remember to compare pricing before placing an
order.
It's August 1st and that means its sale time at Family Tree DNA but what the company calls the sale varies year to year. Sizzling Summer in 2016, Friends and Family in 2017 and drum roll please ... the Hello Summer of 2018 just in time for the end of summer.
What ever you call the sale, it means DNA tests are on sale for at least 20 percent off at Family Tree DNA until August 31, 2018. Shipping
and taxes are extra which
vary depending on where the test is being shipped. Shipping to Michigan
was $12.95 (the last we know of) which covers receiving and sending the
test.
So which tests are on sale?
Individual Tests Autosomal Test (male or female) Family Finder is now $59, regularly $79 save $20
Y-DNA Test (male-only, father's direct male line) Y37 test is now $129, regularly $169 save $40
Y-DNA Test (male-only, father's direct male line) Big Y-500 test is now $499, regularly $649 save $150 Note: the Big Y500 includes the Y111 test which gets added to your cart as part of buying the Big Y-500.
mtDNA Test (male or female, mother's direct female line) mtFull Sequence test is now $149, regularly $199 save $50 Bundled Tests (for one individual) Autosomal Test with Y-DNA Test (multiple tests package for one male) Family Finder with Y37 test package is now $178, regularly $248 save $70 Family Finder with Y67 test package is now $317, regularly $347 save $30
Family Finder with Y111 test package is now $408, regularly $438 save $30
Autosomal Test with mtFull Sequence Test (multiple tests package for one person who can be male or female) Family Finder with mtFull Sequence package is now $198, regularly $278 save $80
Family Finder with Y37 test package with mtFull Sequence is now $327, regularly $447 save $120 Upgrades for Existing Y-DNA and mtDNA Test Holders mt or mtPlus to mtFull Sequence upgrade is now $99 y12 to y37 upgrade is now $69 y25 to y37 upgrade is now $35 y37 to y67 upgrade is now $69 y37 to y111 upgrade is now $128 y67 to y111 upgrade is now $89
y12 to Big Y-500 upgrade is now $499 y25 to Big Y-500 upgrade is now $499 y37 to Big Y-500 upgrade is now $459 y67 to Big Y-500 upgrade is now $399 y111 to Big Y-500 upgrade is now $349
If you (and the test you manage) belong to an FTDNA Project such as a Y-DNA surname project or geographical project, check for additional pricing discounts on top of the already discounted prices FTDNA projects receive.
If you already have a DNA test at Family
Tree DNA and want to upgrade that test to include another type of DNA
test that is on sale and buy an upgrade to your existing test, simply sign into that particular DNA test kit and
then place the order. You will need to do this for each test separately
if you plan to upgrade multiple tests.
Also, remember that Family Tree DNA also has a DNA Automsomal Transfer option.
Autosomal DNA Transfers can be done with 23andMe V3 or V4 tests and
AncestryDNA V1 and V2 tests. The initial transfer is free for a look at
your matches and is just $19 to unlock the test to see more and be able to contact matches. We have two posts here and here that explain DNA Autosomal Transfers.
Family
Tree DNA does not require an annual subscription. Each test kit has its
own login/password. You can manage your own test or allow (give access)
to someone else to do so for you. Inside the test kit is a release form
the tested person signs and sends with the samples so the DNA can be
tested. There is also an option to indicate Beneficiary Information (who
gets access to your DNA after you are gone) in the test kit account
settings. See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
