Labor Day Weekend = Sales, Free Access and A New Genealogy Season

Hi Everyone!

Summer has almost faded and a new genealogy season is about to begin. (Our 51st Year.) We will be releasing our September meeting topics soon, however we are awaiting some news which now also involves when the library regains its power after Tuesday night's storm.

In the meantime with the Labor Day holiday weekend upon us, we want to remind the genealogists inside us that there are various sales taking place and often you will find free access to certain collections as well. Some sales end August 31 while some end Sept. 3 and some do not specify a end date.

With regards to sales, there are DNA sales at the major DNA/Genealogy websites: AncestryDNA and MyHeritageDNA are both at just about their lowest prices. 

 

There is a sale on at 23andMe and a bunch of DNA tests and bundles at Family Tree DNA which is the only DNA/Genealogy testing site that tests not only Autosomal DNA (atDNA) but Y-DNA and mtDNA (mitochondrial) as well. Remember, taxes and shipping/handling are extra.

 

At least one national genealogy organization is having a sale on membership too. So check you favorite genealogy websites out and see what they are offering this weekend.

See you soon at our favorite library!
LE

More Historical Mount Clemens Newspapers Available! Now thru 1936!

Good News for Macomb County, Michigan, genealogists no matter where you are located!

More Mount Clemens historical newspapers have been digitized and are online as of about last week or perhaps near the end of July 2024.

Despite the listing itself not being updated, the Mount Clemens Monitor digitized now spans from 29 Jan 1869 through 13 Nov 1936. Of course, excepting where newspaper loss exists. Previously the digitizing went through 1904.

These digitized newspapers are an every word OCRd (Optical Character Recognition) document. Meaning it was done via a computer program. Remember, the Mount Clemens Public Library has an obituary index that may help if you are having problems getting an obituary to pop-up that you know is there. You can always browse to an specific issue.

Have fun searching!

See you at our favorite library!
LE