MCGG April Meetings will be In-Person

MCGG's favorite library's Local History & Genealogy Room re-opened again on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. So ... we are finally going in-person with our April meetings.

Our MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy group meeting is Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the new time of 6:30 p.m.

 Our MCGG meeting is Friday, April 14, 2023, at 1 p.m.

The topic of both meetings is  ... Welcome Back/Open House. 

These are our first in-person meetings in years! Let’s socialize, see/use the new Local History & Genealogy Room (LH&G Room) and tour the whole library. Attend Friday, Wednesday or both. Aside from opening remarks, these are non-structured meetings where the mix of attendees adds to the meeting experience.

Please note: MCGG will try to host hybrid (in-person and virtual) meetings but it will not always be possible. The format and location (two rooms) for this month's meetings do not make hybrid an option. But we will try to record some moments from these meetings and put them on our YouTube Channel.

Besides this website and its South Eastern Michigan Genealogy Events Calendar as well as our social media, our MCGG meetings are posted on the Library Events calendar on the website of the Mount Clemens Public Library.

Interested in genealogy or getting started? Join Us! 

See you very soon at our favorite library!
LE

MCGG Releases Second Revision of its Winter/Spring 2023 Schedule

Did you see the good news? The Mount Clemens Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Room is reopening tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Noon to 6 p.m.

We have also revised our MCGG Winter/Spring 2023 Schedule for a second time. We noticed last month we had the wrong date for our April MCGG Friday Meeting. We will be meeting, Friday, April 14, not April 7. At the time we updated everything (calendar, meeting pages) but the schedule flyer because we were not sure when the LH&G Room would be reopening and didn't want to jinx anything.

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

Sorry for any confusion. See you next week ... in-person!

See you soon at our favorite library!
LE

MCPL Local History & Genealogy Room Reopens April 4, Noon to 6 pm

In case you have not heard, our favorite library's Local History and Genealogy Room is reopening tomorrow, April 4. The hours are Noon to 6 p.m.

The LH&G Room will also be open on Wednesday, from Noon to 6 p.m. and Thursday. On Thursday, the room will be open until 8 p.m., but its opening time is still being worked out at this time.

The library will be closed for Good Friday and the holiday weekend. 

We will let you know what next week's operating times are for the LH&G Room when we learn them.

See you soon at our favorite library!
LE

Detroit Publishing Co. -- Postcards and Prints Talk Next Tues., March 28 at 7 pm

MCGG Member Donald Batkins is presenting via Zoom at the Plymouth Public Library next Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 7 p.m. The topic of the talk is Detroit Publishing Co. -- Postcards and Prints.

The talk is free but you must register.

See you very soon at our favorite library!
LE

Just Released: Michiganology.org Now Includes 1947 Death Certificate Images

Did you hear the news?

The Archives of Michigan released the next installment of digitized Michigan Death Certificates at its Michiganology.org website. These newly added certificates cover the year 1947. With each passing year, another year of certificates will be released for viewing.

Have fun searching!

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE

RootsTech 2023 Conference Live Today, March 2 through March 4 -- Enjoy!

The RootsTech 2023 conference started today, March 2, and continues through Saturday, March 4. It is three days of genealogy and technology learning both in-person for a fee and virtually for free. It is a combination of live (some live-streamed) presentation sessions or workshops and pre-recorded presentation sessions.

There is lots to learn just search in the On Demand area. At present the preset filter is for 2023 sessions -- the new stuff. But you can also search recorded sessions from conference years 2019 through 2022.

In addition, the virtual Expo Hall opened today as well. Select the vendor and see what is in its virtual booth. There may be sessions regarding the vendor's product or service. There may be special sales and deals to be had. Some vendor booths take you that company's website instead.

Spotted in the RootsTech 2023 Virtual Expo Hall were:

DNA Sales
There are various DNA sales during RootsTech. See the MyHeritage website for its sale ($49) on MyHeritageDNA. See the FamilyTree DNA expo booth for its long list of sale prices on it various DNA products. We have not spotted an AncestryDNA sale yet.

RootsMagic
Get a special, limited-time sale on the newly released RootsMagic 9 for existing owners and new-purchasers aka everyone. Get RootsMagic 9 for just $20 until March 6. See our earlier post or the RootsMagic virtual Expo Hall booth for details and the discount code.

Family Tree Maker
Software MacKiev is having a show special pricing for Family Tree Maker 2019. It is just $29.95, see the virtual booth for the link to get the special pricing on not only FTM2019 but a variety of other related items are on sale too -- printed manual, the two available plug-ins (Charting Companion 8 and Familly Book Creator), and more. If you already have FTM2019 but want to purchase a related item, do not click on the FTM2019 selections just select next until you get to the item you want to purchase.

In the Software MacKiev store, Charting Companion 8, regularly $49.95, is on sale $39.95 for new users and $29.95 for Upgrade (existing) users. Family Book Creator, regularly $60, is on sale for $49.95 for Windows or the new Mac version. Or if you want both the Windows and Mac versions which is regularly $120 it is on sale for $69.95. Pricing shown is for the download versions, a CD is available for $10 for each product.

American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society
NEHGS has the deal of $25 discount on both new and returning memberships with a discount code found in its virtual booth.

Some other organizations are giving discounts on their membership fees too.

Legacy Family Tree
There are two deals on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website -- just scroll down to find them. For New Memberships only, get 50% off through Saturday, March 4, 2023. Click the link to get the discount. And if you are interested in buying Legacy Software, you can pick up the download software for just $20 (regular $34.95) again through March 4.

So don't be afraid to click on a vendor booth to see what they are offering.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE

Our In-Person March Meetings Cancelled; Returning to Combined Virtual Meeting

We hit an Oops/Surprise. Our March in-person meeting plans are on hold until April -- we hope. So to be clear, our Friday, March 3, 1 p.m., in-person meeting, and our Wednesday, March 8, 6:30 p.m., in-person meeting both with the topic of Welcome Back!/Open House are cancelled. We will not be meeting in-person because the Local History and Genealogy Room is closed for work to be completed.

Instead, we will hold an MCGG and Let's Talk...Genealogy groups combined virtual meeting Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 7 p.m. using Zoom Meeting. The topic of the meeting is  ... Digital Organization presented by Lisa Eschenburg and Robert McGarry using our Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion format.

We have also revised our 2023 Winter/Spring Schedule. See our Let's Talk and MCGG Friday meeting pages for the revised schedule PDF. The above image of the revised schedule is just a low-res image.

Sorry for the change. Let's hope the LH&G Room is ready for April.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE