This Friday, March 1, 2019, at 1:00 p.m.in the Auditorium of the Mount Clemens Public Library, Carol Boganwill presentAn Adoption Story, Told from an Adoptee's Point of View. Bogan will be sharing her genealogical research tips that assisted in her quest to find her biological family. This program will be a great informational source to and for adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents.
If you are in the Mt. Clemens area, PLEASE JOIN US.
See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
Are you ready for hours and hours of genealogy learning via Live Stream for Free?
RootsTech 2019 begins tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 11:30 am Eastern Time for those of us who couldn't make it in person and continues through Saturday, March 2.
There are a variety of topics that will be live streamed from Salt Lake City, Utah, around the world. These sessions will be recorded and put online (usually by a week or two after the conference) for viewing later at the RootsTech website. And they are all free.
For those is the area of our meeting, don't forget to tear yourself away and come to our Friday meeting — more information on that in the next post.
Still want more? This year RootsTech has introduced the Virtual Pass, which for a fee, gets you access to 18 additional recorded sessions. The cost of the Virtual Pass is $129 for those not attending the conference in Salt Lake City and an added $79 for those attending the conference. You can see a list of the sessions on the Virtual Pass page. These Virtual Pass recordings will begin to be available 10-15 days after the conference and will be viewable for 12 months. See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
On Friday, March 1, 2019, at 1:00 p.m.in the Auditorium of the Mount Clemens Public Library, Carol Boganwill presentAn Adoption Story, Told from an Adoptee's Point of View. If you are in the Mt. Clemens area, PLEASE JOIN US.
See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
On Saturday, February 23, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon), Bill Krul will provide insight and instruction into the creation of your family stories with his presentation, How to Write Your Family Stories, at the Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans. The Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans is located in the basement of Wing B of American House East II, at 18740 E. Thirteen Mile Road, Roseville, Michigan, 58066. This is also a Saturday that the research library and museum are open. See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library. LE
This Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 7 p.m.the MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets in the Local History and Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic for the night is ... MyHeritage Library Edition.
Let
us all share what we have learned about how to use MyHeritage Library
Edition on MeL.org (the Michigan Electronic Library) and what we have
found in the database. This is a great meeting to get answers to your
questions about MyHeritage Library Edition -- questions like how-to ...
and what is there, etc.
New attendees are always welcome.
See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
MyHeritage.com is giving FREE ACCESS from February 10 to February 17, 2019, to all of its Marriage and Divorce Records. This includes all of its marriage and divorce records worldwide. *Of course, the time frame, type (record image or index only) and the locations available do vary. Remember, Michigan residents get access to MyHeritage Library Edition for free through the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL.org) website. The library edition and commercial version does vary a little bit. Happy Valentine's Day.
Looking for a deal on a DNA test? There are Valentine's Day DNA sales going on right now.
Family Tree DNA At Family Tree DNA, the Valentine's savings is on its FamilyFinder test. FamilyFinder is an autosomal DNA test that both males and females can take. Until February 14, 2019, a FamilyFinder is just $59 plus tax and shipping which is a savings of $20 off the $79 regular price. Family Tree DNA tests now come in a box suitable for gifting.
AncestryDNA AncestryDNA, an autosomal DNA, is on sale for $59 plus tax and shipping until February 14, 2019. Its regular price is $99 so that is a $30 savings for Valentine's Day.
23andMe 23andMe is offering free shipping for its Valentine's Day sale. 23andMe is an autosomal DNA test with two options. The Ancestry Service is $99 and is similar to the autosomal DNA tests at other genealogy DNA testing companies. The Health + Ancestry Service adds a look at genetic health risks and carrier status reports to the traditional ancestry focus of autosomal DNA testing. Again, tax is extra. MyHeritageDNA Valentine also struckMyHeritageDNA. The MyHeritageDNA autosomal DNA is on sale for $59 plus tax and shipping until Feburary 14, 2019. Its regular price is $79 so that is a $20 savings for Valentine's Day.
LivingDNA LivingDNAis a newer genealogy DNA testing company based in the United Kingdom that also offers an autosomal DNA that both males and females can take. The LivingDNA test is currently on sale for $79 plus tax and shipping. Its regular price is $99.
For more details on any of these tests, see our earlier posts using the labels located in the column at the left.
Also, remember that many of these DNA tests are also sold (even at sale prices) by these companies on Amazon.com where the cost of these tests qualify for free shipping whether you have Amazon Prime or not. (Prime members just get quicker shipping.) Just make sure you are buying from the official DNA company and not a third-party seller. See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
Please take note that the MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Local History and Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic for the night is ... MyHeritage Library Edition.
Let us all share what we have learned about how to use MyHeritage Library Edition on MeL.org (the Michigan Electronic Library) and what we have found in the database. This is a great meeting to get answers to your questions about MyHeritage Library Edition -- questions like how-to ... and what is there, etc.
New attendees are always welcome.
See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mount Clemens Public Library, local historian (and MCGG member) John Emerson will discuss the experiences of African Americans in his lifetime.
The program is titled African Americans After Slavery, 1930 to Present Day. See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library! LE
During the month of February the Fold3
website is offering free access to its Black History Collection. This
includes "colored" troop service records, court slave records, Amistad
records, slave registry, and anti-slave records.
February is Black History month.
Just register for a basic Fold3 membership which is free
with no credit card required. If you already have a free Fold3 basic
membership, just sign into the website. (You do not need to sign up for a
7-day free trial which requires a credit card.)
