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Month: August 2020

Price increase for USCIS records starts Oct. 2

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 by GFLI editor

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on July 31 that there will be an increase in prices to request genealogy records. These new prices will become effective on Oct. 2, 2020. The new fees will be: Genealogy Index Search Request from $65 to $160 if filed online and $170 if filed using paper…

Free access to yearbook collection on Ancestry.com

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 by GFLI editor

Ancestry.com is offering free access to over 700 million yearbook records. Access to the records in the featured collections will be free until Aug. 27,  2020 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. You will need to create a free user name and password to view items in the collection. After the free access period ends, you…

Ancestry.com extends free remote access to libraries

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 by GFLI editor

Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of September to anyone with library cards in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Just go to your home library website, go to the database section and look if your library subscribes to Ancestry.com. As previously mentioned in another post,…

MyHeritage.com to continue Facebook Live Sessions

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by GFLI editor

MyHeritage.com will continue its Facebook Live Sessions on Mondays and Wednesday at 2 p.m. during August. You can participate in these sessions right from the MyHeritage Facebook page. Visit the page when the session is scheduled to start and look for the live video broadcast at the top of the feed. All recorded Facebook Live…

Upcoming Events

  1. Genealogy Research Discussion Group – virtual program

    January 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  2. Genealogy 101 – Using Funeral Programs to Inform Genealogy Research – virtual program

    January 22 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  3. DNA: Why Your Family Tree is More Than Your Family Tree – Virtual Program

    January 24 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  4. Genealogy Research Discussion Program – virtual program

    January 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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Blog Posts

  • January time slots available at Family History Center
  • MyHeritage continues Facebook Live Sessions
  • December time slots for Family History Center
  • Ancestry offers remote access for library patrons
  • Free webinars offered on ‘Giving Tuesday’
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