MyHeritageDNA Early Black Friday Sale Ends Tomorrow, Nov. 20, 2024

 Lowest Price Savings are here ... NOW! 

We will try to highlight what we have found but may not write a post about all we have seen for this holiday season. Yes, the holiday season is here. Honestly, it was here before Halloween. Our best advice is if you are interested in a website or product, check on that website/product frequently just in case they hold a flash sale. If you can put a watch on an item or add it to a shopping list, you'll see and learn when the price drops (or raises.)

Please take note, wondering minds can always click the labels/tags in our blog's left-hand column to see the sales in past years to get an idea of the sales trends for prior years. Click on the desired topic or the Savings tag/label.

MyHeritageDNA
MyHeritage started its Early Black Friday DNA Sale ... well, early.  MyHeritageDNA (autosomal) tests now regularly $89 each are on sale for $33 each (plus taxes and shipping) which is a new lowest price. Orders of two or more DNA kits receive free shipping. This sale ends tomorrow, November 20, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

MyHeritageDNA is becoming a "must be at" for its DNA tools. Its customer base is more international. MyHeritage has chromosome browser feature and made its internal member messaging feature free. It also offers an ethnicity/admixture report and a list of DNA matches. No data subscription is needed to see/use all the DNA matching features including its AutoCluster feature. A few additional features were added earlier this year and last year -- like an update to its ethnicity estimates and genetic groups including viewing the genetic groups of your match and seeing what you have in common.

 

With this sale there are two options for the same sale price. Just the MyHeritageDNA test OR the MyHeritageDNA test along with a 30-Day Complete Free Trial of the websites data collections and photo tools. But note that after the 30 days, the complete subscription will auto-renew unless you cancel the auto-renewal a couple days before the renewal date. For this initial renewal you will get 50% off ($149 instead of $299) the first year and additional years will be at the current regular price.

 

As a reminder, MyHeritageDNA also sells its test kits on Amazon.com and often at sale prices when it is having a sale. However, for this sale though the MyHeritageDNA test is on sale on Amazon but not at the same sale price rather it is $45. If you do find a sale at some point in the future, make sure the seller shown is MyHeritage fulfilled by Amazon and not sold by a third-party unauthorized seller. Non-Amazon Prime 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. 

Look for this before adding your item to your cart.

See you at our favorite library!
LE

AncestryDNA and AncestryHoliday Sale until Wed., November 27 at 6 p.m. ET

Just a reminder: Check your websites of interest often during this holiday season. Sales can pop-up (Flash) that are brief or if you are lucky they last a bit longer. Because MCGG members often ask about this sale in particular, we are making this post.

AncestryDNA on Sale

AncestryDNA is on sale until Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Remember taxes and shipping are extra. The regular price of an AncestryDNA test is $99.

There are three options with this before Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. What the Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale or sales will be is the next question.

Just the AncestryDNA test is on sale for $39.

For new subscribers or those without a current active subscription:

The AncestryDNA test and a World Explorer Membership for $1 has a total sale price of $40.

The AncestryDNA test and an All-Access Membership for $10 has a total sale price of $49.

These subscription memberships will renew at regular prices every three months until you cancel.

*Sale ends 27 Nov 2024 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Excludes shipping. Package offers are for new and returning subscribers only and not for renewal of current subscriptions. Limit one $1 subscription per user. Your World Explorer subscription will automatically renew at $99.95 every 3 months or your All Access subscription will automatically renew at $149 every 3 months until you cancel by visiting your Account Settings or by contacting us. See our Renewal and Cancellation Terms for further details.

See our prior posts on AncestryDNA for the changes in what you can access for your DNA test without an Ancestry member subscription and what you can not.

Ancestry Gift Subscriptions on Sale

Get 30% off Ancestry Gift memberships until Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. You have a choice of either 6 months or 1 year terms and either the U.S., World or All-Access subscriptions. Remember these are for recipients who currently do not have an active subscription. When you make the purchase, you pick the start date within a specified time period. So if you don't have a current, active subscription you can gift yourself the gift.

 

But you may want to hold off. Past experience shows that the Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale usually is a 50% off sale on gift memberships. You can see past sale trends by selecting the topic label in the left column of this blog (for example, AncestryDNA) to see all past posts regarding AncestryDNA.

Good luck finding the sales you need!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy Meets this Wednesday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m.

What is happening tomorrow?

MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets this week in-person (hybrid) Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.

in the Local History & Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... What Happened to PERSI?

Let's learn and share what we know about using the PERiodical Source Index developed by the Allen County Public Library, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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

Find My Past Gives Free Access until Nov. 11 in Honor of Veterans

Until November 11, 2024, Find My Past websites (like FindMyPast.com) are giving free access to ... the 1921 census, the entire newspaper archive, all military records -- really everything -- it is a free access weekend in honor of Veterans Weekend.

Just sign in with an existing user account or create one if you have not already done so. The easiest way is to perform a search and then create an account or sign into your existing free account when asked to do so.

See you at our favorite library!
LE

Find My Past Gives Free Access to its 1939 Register Collection until Nov. 4

Until November 4, 2024, Find My Past websites (like FindMyPast.com) are giving free access to its 1939 Register.

Just sign in with an existing user account or create one if you have not already done so. The easiest way is to perform a search and then create an account or sign into your existing free account when asked to do so.

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 31, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 31, 2024

First remember to buy some trick-or-treat candy if you are passing out candy tonight, then pick an ancestor and research him/her, it is Halloween, Begger's Night, All Hallows Eve Day. Think grab bag or pin-the-tail on the donkey -- picking without seeing way of choosing who to research today.

or

Record your memories of scouting whether you are male or female, it is Girl Scout Founder's Day.

or

For those ancestors that lived in cities research them in city directories -- many are digitized and online, it is World Cities Day.

It is also: National Magic Day, National Caramel Apple Day, and Reformation Day (Martin Luther.)

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE

DYK? ... October is Family History Month! October 30, 2024

31 Days of Genealogy Inspiration

October 30, 2024

Focus on creating those To-Do lists and research want lists and any sort of list to help your genealogy, it is National Checklist Day.

or

Though we don't want to think about it, perhaps today is the day to think about what YOU want for your own funeral, it is Create a Great Funeral Day.

It is also: National Wicked Day, Speak Up for Service Day, National Candy Corn Day, and Haunted Refrigerator Day.

We plan to have suggestions for each day of this month. Most will be smaller ideas to focus on for a day, some might be a little larger. We will try to have at least a couple suggestions so if one does not fit with your family history, hopefully the other will work.

October is Family History Month!

See you at our favorite library!
LE