Software MacKiev Releases Family Tree Maker 2024 on 11 May 2025

Good News Everyone!

Software MacKiev released Family Tree Maker 2024 today! Sort of a Mother's Day present.

If you pre-ordered, you will receive an ftm-news email with the announcement and a special link for you based on your pre-order purchase. Use that to get to the order download link. Remember, Software MacKiev sends its news announcements out in email batches so if you have not yet got your email you will likely get yours soon.

Yes, you will have to rotate through the various sale add-ons that Software MacKiev offers in its online storefront. If you don't purchase anything else, and you pre-ordered then at the end of the process the total will be $0. You can then download the version you want -- PC/Windows or Mac. (Remember, to copy/backup up your downloaded file to an external device, just in case.)

Note that if you have been thinking about either of the plug-ins (Family Book Creator or Charting Companion) both of those do have a discount price in the Software MacKiev online storefront.

Remember, to make a full manual backup of your tree files with at least one backup copy on an external device or in the cloud before installing FTM2024 and converting your tree files. That way if something goes awry you have a copy of your tree files before the oops.

If you are nervous about the change, then a wait a few weeks and see how everything goes for others making the upgrade to FTM2014.

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LE

Intro to Genetic Genealogy on Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. -- Hybrid

We mentioned this back on February 19, so just a reminder that there are programs going on at the Mount Clemens Public Library too!

On Tuesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. in Auditorium A
Intro to Genetic Genealogy with Kate Penney Howard
Kate Penney Howard is a genetic genealogist and has presented at Rootstech, East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, NAAP/RTK's Untangling Our Roots, and the International Congress on Medieval Studies. She will introduce patrons to genetic genealogy and how to use it in one's one genealogy journey.

This is a hybrid event, both in person and virtual. Kate will present remotely. If you want to attend virtually, Get the link on the Mount Clemens Public Library's Events Calendar.

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LE

 

This Friday MCGG takes you Beyond Research; Join Us May 2 at 1 p.m.

 MCGG Friday group meets in-person (hybrid) this Friday, May 2, 2025, at 1 p.m.
in the Board Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Beyond Research: Elements to Add & End Products presented by Lisa Eschenburg.

An overview of elements/projects to add to your research and ideas of end products/projects to create from your research

Our plan is that our meetings will be hybrid meaning the meeting will be in-person with a virtual Zoom option. The Zoom meeting link (or registration link) will now be found on our Southeast Michigan Genealogy Events Calendar and our Facebook page. The link will usually be added the night before or morning of the meeting. Members will receive a reminder email with the Zoom invite or a reminder that registration is required for a meeting.
New attendees are always welcome.

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LE

 

MCGG Releases 2025 Winter/Spring Schedule -- Join Us at Our Meetings -- Everyone Welcome!

The Macomb County Genealogy Group has been meeting for 51 years at the Mount Clemens Public Library.

While our meetings have changed a bit over the years, they still come down to sharing and learning this wonderful hobby of genealogy and family history. We are still hosting hybrid meetings which have mostly worked out though we are constantly tweaking them to make them better each time.

See our Let's Talk and MCGG Friday meeting pages for the actual 2025 Winter/Spring schedule PDF. The above image of the schedule is just a low-res image. 

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LE

MCGG Releases its May 2025 Meetings -- Join Us!

A reminder about our Macomb County Genealogy Group May 2025 meetings.

MCGG Friday group meets in-person (hybrid) on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 1 p.m.
in the Board Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Beyond Research: Elements to Add & End Products presented by Lisa Eschenburg.

An overview of elements/projects to add to your research and ideas of end products/projects to create from your research

MCGG Combined Friday Group and Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion groups meet in-person (only) Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mount Clemens Public Library. for our Annual Summer Potluck and Silent Auction.

Bring a dish to share and join the fun! For this meeting we start at 5 p.m.; dinner at 5:30 p.m. The silent auction is of genealogy and local history books.

Note: This meeting will be in-person only. 

Our plan is that our meetings will be hybrid meaning the meeting will be in-person with a virtual Zoom option. The Zoom meeting link (or registration link) will now be found on our Southeast Michigan Genealogy Events Calendar and our Facebook page. The link will usually be added the night before or morning of the meeting. Members will receive a reminder email with the Zoom invite or a reminder that registration is required for a meeting.

New attendees are always welcome.

See you at our favorite library!
LE

 

Family Tree Webinars Celebrates 15 Years with Half-Off Sale for New Subscribers

Legacy Family Tree Webinars is celebrating its 15th Anniversary with a half-off sale for new members to the webinar subscription service. NEW subscribers only can get a one year membership for just $25 instead of the regular price of $49.95 per year. Note that Sales Tax/VAT/GST may apply on top of the sale price.

This anniversary sale runs through April 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. The sale price should be automatic but just in case spring25 is the coupon code.

Family Tree Webinars Membership gets you 24/7 access to over 2,300 full-length webinars/classes covering a very wide variety of genealogy-related subjects and the handouts/syllabus to those webinars/classes which currently number at 9,400+ pages.

That is besides all the new webinars held each week, keeping the service on top of the genealogy/family history communities current developments.

These quality webinars are great way to deep dive into any new genealogy or family history subject you need to learn to move your genealogy/family history forward ... or backward in time as the case may be.

• Need to learn about a new area of research or new ethnicity research? There are likely webinars to help you. 
• Need to learn how to use a new to you source/record type? There are webinars for that.
• Want some ideas on writing or presenting your family history? There are webinars for that too. 
• Looking for some tips on tech? They are some of those too.

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LE 

MCPL's Local History & Genealogy Room to have Shortened Hours April 21 - 25

Attention: The Mount Clemens Public Library's Local History and Genealogy Room has temporary shortened hours for the week after Easter. From April 21 to April 25 the Local History & Genealogy Room is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The library itself will operate under its normal hours.

If you are just seeking to use the Genealogy and Local History databases, you are free to access the databases using the library's wi-fi from anywhere in the library.

See you at our favorite library!
LE