Mount Clemens Public Library's Local History and Genealogy Historical Events

The Local History and Genealogy department at Mount Clemens Public Library is hosting presentations on several historical topics of interest. The majority are in-person but a few are hybrid too.

Check them out on the library's Library Events Calendar. We've also listed basic information on our own MCGG Southeast Michigan Genealogy Events Calendar.

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MCGG May Meetings ... Join Us!

Here are our meetings for May 2024.

MCGG Friday group meets in-person (hybrid) Friday, May 3, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Auditorium B/C of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Preservation Basics for Genealogists & Family Historians presented by Brittany Fields, Local History Librarian.

Join Us .. in-person or via Zoom!

 

MCGG and MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy groups meets in-person Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 5 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our event is our  ... MCGG and Let's Talk...Genealogy Combined Annual MCGG 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. This meeting will NOT be hybrid.

 

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. 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!
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Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy Meets: Comparing Our Paper & DNA Ethnicity Results

 MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets in-person (hybrid) tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Local History & Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Comparing Our Paper and DNA Ethnicity Results.

There is a pre-meeting assignment for this topic so those attending can more fully participate. This assignment was sent out to our mailing list last week. Let’s talk about comparing our Ancestor Birthplace Pedigree Charts/Locality Pedigrees to our DNA Ethnicity Results and why these may not match up.

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. MCGG Members will receive a reminder email on this Thursday with the Zoom invite for the meeting.

New attendees are always welcome.

See you at our favorite library!
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This Friday MCGG Meets at 1 p.m.: Using Maps to Enhance Your Genealogy

MCGG Friday group meets in-person (hybrid) this Friday, April 5, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Auditorium B/C of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Using Maps to Enhance Your Genealogy presented by MCGG's  Lisa Eschenburg.

Our presenter will cover various ways to find historical maps and then using maps to enhance our understanding of our ancestors, and to enhance sharing our genealogy with our family.

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. MCGG Members will receive a reminder email on this Thursday with the Zoom invite for the meeting.

New attendees are always welcome.

See you at our favorite library!
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MCGG April Meetings ... Join Us!

 Here are our meetings for April 2024.

MCGG Friday group meets in-person (hybrid) Friday, April 5, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Auditorium B/C of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Using Maps to Enhance Your Genealogy presented by Lisa Eschenburg.

Our presenter will cover various ways to find historical maps and then use them to enhance our understanding of our ancestors, and use them to enhance sharing our genealogy with our family.

 

MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets in-person (hybrid) Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Local History & Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Comparing Our Paper and DNA Ethnicity Results.

There is a pre-meeting assignment for this topic so those attending can more fully participate. This assignment will be sent out to our mailing list this week. Let’s talk about comparing our Ancestor Birthplace Pedigree Charts/Locality Pedigrees to our DNA Ethnicity Results and why these may not match up.

 

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. 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!
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The March MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy Meeting is THIS Wednesday, Mar. 13

MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets in-person (hybrid) this Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Local History & Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... Organizing Our Genealogy Stuff.

Let's share and compare how we organize our stuff.

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. 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!
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MyHeritageDNA "Grandfathered In Sale" Extended thru Mar. 10; Upload for Free Get Advanced DNA Tools Free Forever

We just heard that this  ... MyHeritageDNA's  fantastic promo has been extended until March 10, 2024.

Have you taken a DNA test at another testing site (i.e. AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, 23andMe, etc.)? If so, you can download your DNA data from that site and transfer/upload it to MyHeritageDNA.

Why? It gets your test(s) into another DNA pool to fish for matches -- you never know where someone has tested. See some other reasons listed further down below.

And Why Now? From today until March 4 NOW EXTENDED TO MARCH 10, when you upload your DNA test data to MyHeritageDNA you get the advanced features (normally $29 to unlock) for FREE FOREVER! Thus what many genealogists like to call the Grandfathered In Sale.

Haven't tested yet but would like to? MyHeritage is currently having a Special DNA Sale for autosomal DNA test kits which ends soon. The DNA test itself is regularly $89. This particular sale is offering a 30-Day Complete Free Trial to its website option also for the sale price of $39 plus taxes and shipping. If you already have a data subscription or just don't want the free trail, there is an option for just the test at the sale price.

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. You can cancel at any time.

The "Grandfathered In" Transfer Sale does not happen every year so when it happens catch it while you can. MyHeritage has guides to help you download your DNA data from whichever website you tested at originally. And, don't worry your original test stays on that original site.

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 last year and the year prior -- 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.

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