Ancestry.com Family History Month Sale: AncestryDNA and New-Subscriber Sales

Based on the past and not a formal decree or proclamation, October is Family History Month. And as genealogists know it also means sales.

At Ancestry.com there are a few sales now taking place. One of the sales anyone can partake in but a couple are for new subscribers only.

First off, the AncestryDNA (autosomal) DNA test is on sale at the Ancestry.com website for $69 plus taxes and shipping. Regular price is $99 so you save 30 percent. This sale ends on October 21, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

But take note that the same test is on sale at Amazon.com for $69 and shipping is free regardless of whether you have Amazon Prime or not because of the total cost meets the threshold and that it is fulfilled by Amazon. Prime members just get it shipped faster. (Remember to double check the current price (there is no guarantee how long the test will be on sale at Amazon) and that it is the item sold by AncestryDNA Official and fulfilled by Amazon.

AncestryDNA without a data/records membership subscription provides an ethnicity estimate, migrations, DNA matches, contacting matches, automatic updates to results, and shared matches.

AncestryDNA with a data/records membership subscription also gives you New Ancestor Discoveries, DNA Circles, Shared Ancestor Hints, Full access to matches' public trees, List of surnames in matches' trees, and list of birth locations in matches' trees. AncestryDNA does not provide a chromosome browser tool. Don't have an Ancestry data/records subscription? Ancestry offers an AncestryDNA Insights subscription for about $59/year which would give access to all of the DNA tools but not any data/records but you must call customer support for this option.

We are not sure if the FREESHIPDNA code will work with this sale on the Ancestry.com website but it does not hurt to try it.

Also on sale until October 21, is the Ancestry.com website's New Discovery Pack which includes one AncestryDNA test kit and a 6-month US Discovery membership/data subscription for 50% off! Together these two items would be $198 at regular price, at half-off the cost is $99 plus taxes and shipping. This offer is for new members only, if you have not been a paying subscription customer for at least 91 days you qualify as a new member. (Yes you can use your same username. Instead of filling out the info on the page look just above the info boxes and use the log-in link. If you have any problems call Ancestry.com customer service.)

The next part of the sale (also for new subscribers only) is not showing on the Ancestry.com website directly but it can be found through links available at affiliates, like the GenealogyBargains.com website. Affiliates earn a commission but it does not raise the sale price for you. So on sale until October 21, 2018, are:

6-month US Discovery subscription (US records only) regularly $99 now just $49 so save 50 percent.


6-month World Explorer subscription (US and international records) regularly $149 now just $99 so save 30 percent.


Take note that these subscriptions will auto-renew at regular price unless you remember to cancel your subscription before your renewal date. Usually you'll want to cancel at least a few days before that renewal date.

If you are already an Ancestry.com member/data subscriber and can not take advantage of the half-off sale, remember that there is the one-time use AARP discount of 30% off a 1-year World Explorer membership/subscription. So if you have not used this benefit yet or just got your AARP membership card, when it is close to your current subscription's renewal date, call the Ancestry.com customer service and tell them you would like to use your AARP discount on your next membership subscription.

Lastly, remember you can always go to your local library, like our favorite Mount Clemens Public Library, to use -- for free -- the Ancestry Library Edition subscription available on the library's computers or by accessing the library's wi-fi and going to the library's website to access Ancestry Library Edition from your own device while you are in the library.

Enjoy the ever changing October weather everyone and if you get stuck on wanting to do something for your genealogy remember to check out our MCGG October idea list.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
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