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,…
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MyHeritage.com to continue Facebook Live Sessions
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…
NYS historic newspapers website adds more titles
The New York State Historic Newspapers website recently added and updated titles in July. New Titles: Dundee – The Observer Hamilton – The Emerald Press Hicksville – Mid-Island Herald Oneida – The Sachem, The Telegraph, The Weekly Dispatch and The Dispatch Syracuse – The Blue Banner Updated Titles: Albany – Capital Neighbors Buffalo – The…
Free genetic genealogy symposium scheduled for this weekend
The Colorado Genealogical Society will present a free Symposium on Genetic Genealogy on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. All times listed are Eastern time. Friday, July 17 – 8:30 – 10:30 p.m.8:30 – 9:30 p.m. – “Genetic Genealogy: Wonderin’ What It’s Comin’ To and How It got This Far”9:30 – 10:30 p.m. -“Ancestry…
Free access to birth records on MyHeritage.com
MyHeritage.com will be offering free access to all birth records in its collection today through July 16. There are over 1 billion records on the website. You will need to set up a free user name and password to access the records. To start searching, go to: https://www.myheritage.com/research/category-2010/birth-records?s=343663401
Legacy Family Tree Webinars offers free webinar weekends
In July, Legacy Family Tree Webinars will be offerng two free webinar weekends. Foundations in DNA – July 10-12 Genealogy and DNA DNA Overview Y-DNA Mitochondrial DNA Autosomal DNA Getting Started in Family History – July 24-26 Home Sources Forms Family Stories Documents Vital Records Census Records Cemetery & Church Records (brand new!) Online Research:…
Ancestry.com offers remote access for library patrons
Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of July 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,…
Ancestry Canada offers free access to some records
From now until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, July 1, Ancestry.ca is providing free access to a large selection of Canadian records. These include: Quebec’s Drouin Collection (baptisms, marriages, burials), Ontario births, marriages, deaths, and border crossings between Canada and the US. You will need to set up a free user name and password….
JSTOR extends its free online reading program
JSTOR, a digital library for researchers, students and genealogists, will expand its free online reading program until the end of 2020. You can read 100 articles for free each month without needing an institution affiliation. All you need to do is set up a free account. There are more than 12 millions academic journals articles,…
Free webinars to focus on Jewish genealogy research
JewishGen.org will be offering a series of free webinars in June and July about Jewish genealogy research. All webinars will be offered on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. June 17 – Researching NYC Resources RemotelySpeaker: Jordan Auslander June 24 – Privacy and Genealogy: What Are The Rules?Speaker: E. Randol (Randy) Schoenberg July 1 – Rescue and…