Detroit Publishing Co. -- Postcards and Prints Talk Next Tues., March 28 at 7 pm

MCGG Member Donald Batkins is presenting via Zoom at the Plymouth Public Library next Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 7 p.m. The topic of the talk is Detroit Publishing Co. -- Postcards and Prints.

The talk is free but you must register.

See you very soon at our favorite library!
LE

Just Released: Michiganology.org Now Includes 1947 Death Certificate Images

Did you hear the news?

The Archives of Michigan released the next installment of digitized Michigan Death Certificates at its Michiganology.org website. These newly added certificates cover the year 1947. With each passing year, another year of certificates will be released for viewing.

Have fun searching!

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE

RootsTech 2023 Conference Live Today, March 2 through March 4 -- Enjoy!

The RootsTech 2023 conference started today, March 2, and continues through Saturday, March 4. It is three days of genealogy and technology learning both in-person for a fee and virtually for free. It is a combination of live (some live-streamed) presentation sessions or workshops and pre-recorded presentation sessions.

There is lots to learn just search in the On Demand area. At present the preset filter is for 2023 sessions -- the new stuff. But you can also search recorded sessions from conference years 2019 through 2022.

In addition, the virtual Expo Hall opened today as well. Select the vendor and see what is in its virtual booth. There may be sessions regarding the vendor's product or service. There may be special sales and deals to be had. Some vendor booths take you that company's website instead.

Spotted in the RootsTech 2023 Virtual Expo Hall were:

DNA Sales
There are various DNA sales during RootsTech. See the MyHeritage website for its sale ($49) on MyHeritageDNA. See the FamilyTree DNA expo booth for its long list of sale prices on it various DNA products. We have not spotted an AncestryDNA sale yet.

RootsMagic
Get a special, limited-time sale on the newly released RootsMagic 9 for existing owners and new-purchasers aka everyone. Get RootsMagic 9 for just $20 until March 6. See our earlier post or the RootsMagic virtual Expo Hall booth for details and the discount code.

Family Tree Maker
Software MacKiev is having a show special pricing for Family Tree Maker 2019. It is just $29.95, see the virtual booth for the link to get the special pricing on not only FTM2019 but a variety of other related items are on sale too -- printed manual, the two available plug-ins (Charting Companion 8 and Familly Book Creator), and more. If you already have FTM2019 but want to purchase a related item, do not click on the FTM2019 selections just select next until you get to the item you want to purchase.

In the Software MacKiev store, Charting Companion 8, regularly $49.95, is on sale $39.95 for new users and $29.95 for Upgrade (existing) users. Family Book Creator, regularly $60, is on sale for $49.95 for Windows or the new Mac version. Or if you want both the Windows and Mac versions which is regularly $120 it is on sale for $69.95. Pricing shown is for the download versions, a CD is available for $10 for each product.

American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society
NEHGS has the deal of $25 discount on both new and returning memberships with a discount code found in its virtual booth.

Some other organizations are giving discounts on their membership fees too.

Legacy Family Tree
There are two deals on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website -- just scroll down to find them. For New Memberships only, get 50% off through Saturday, March 4, 2023. Click the link to get the discount. And if you are interested in buying Legacy Software, you can pick up the download software for just $20 (regular $34.95) again through March 4.

So don't be afraid to click on a vendor booth to see what they are offering.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE

Our In-Person March Meetings Cancelled; Returning to Combined Virtual Meeting

We hit an Oops/Surprise. Our March in-person meeting plans are on hold until April -- we hope. So to be clear, our Friday, March 3, 1 p.m., in-person meeting, and our Wednesday, March 8, 6:30 p.m., in-person meeting both with the topic of Welcome Back!/Open House are cancelled. We will not be meeting in-person because the Local History and Genealogy Room is closed for work to be completed.

Instead, we will hold an MCGG and Let's Talk...Genealogy groups combined virtual meeting Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 7 p.m. using Zoom Meeting. The topic of the meeting is  ... Digital Organization presented by Lisa Eschenburg and Robert McGarry using our Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion format.

We have also revised our 2023 Winter/Spring Schedule. See our Let's Talk and MCGG Friday meeting pages for the revised schedule PDF. The above image of the revised schedule is just a low-res image.

Sorry for the change. Let's hope the LH&G Room is ready for April.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE