Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of the year 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 continues Facebook Live sessions
MyHeritage.com will continue its Facebook Live Sessions on Mondays and Wednesday during September. Most are at 2 p.m. Eastern time. 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….
RootsTech 2021 to become virtual event
FamilySearch.org recently announced that the RootsTech 2021 conference previously planned for February 3-6, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, will now be held on February 25-27, 2021, as a free, virtual event online. RootsTech Connect 2021 will enable attendees to participate from around the world and will feature inspiring keynote speakers, dozens of classes in…
Price increase for USCIS records starts Oct. 2
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
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
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
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