RootsMagic Has Released An Important Update – Especially if You Use RootsMagic With FamilySearch Family Tree

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The following announcement is from RootsMagic: Important RootsMagic Update (7.0.6.0) Available We have released a new update for RootsMagic 7 users, version 7.0.6.0. If you use RootsMagic to work with FamilySearch Family Tree, you must install this update to continue Continue reading RootsMagic Has Released An Important Update – Especially if You Use RootsMagic With FamilySearch Family Tree→

Ancestry Academy Adds Four New Courses

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The following is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry Academy’s online course library continues to grow with these four new courses taught by experts in the genealogy community. Come check them out! The Mystery of Manuscripts, with Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG℠, CGL℠, FUGA Continue reading Ancestry Academy Adds Four New Courses→

The First Wave: German Immigration to America – 15% Off Thru August 3, 2015

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Since Columbus introduced (or re-introduced if you prefer) the Americas to Europe, people have come, wave after wave, seeking a new life in the rich new world. America, since its colonial days, has experienced an almost never ending flow of Continue reading The First Wave: German Immigration to America – 15% Off Thru August 3, 2015→

Researching in Germany: A Handbook for Your Visit to the Homeland of Your Ancestors – Second Edition -10% Off Thru August 3, 2015

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For many, the possibility of a genealogical research trip to the home country of their ancestors is a lifelong dream. You can come up with many excuses not to go, but most can really be summarized as fear. With the Continue reading Researching in Germany: A Handbook for Your Visit to the Homeland of Your Ancestors – Second Edition -10% Off Thru August 3, 2015→

Across the Atlantic and Beyond: The Migration of German & Swiss Immigrants to America – 15% Off Thru August 3, 2015

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Across the Atlantic and Beyond: The Migration of German and Swiss Immigrants to America is an attempt to explain the genealogical mysteries associated with so many immigrant families. Why are there so many different spelling changes for family names? What Continue reading Across the Atlantic and Beyond: The Migration of German & Swiss Immigrants to America – 15% Off Thru August 3, 2015→

AncestryDNA & Calico to Research the Genetics of the Human Lifespan

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The following news release was received from Ancestry.com: Collaboration Will Analyze Family History and Genetics to Facilitate Development of Cutting-Edge Therapeutics PROVO, Utah and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AncestryDNA, an industry leader in consumer Continue reading AncestryDNA & Calico to Research the Genetics of the Human Lifespan→

Ohio’s German Heritage – 15% off Thru July 23, 2015

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Germans make up the second largest ethnic group in the United States, second only to the English. Over the years, groups of Germans migrated in waves, the first wave coming during the colonial period. German influence and settlements spread from Continue reading Ohio’s German Heritage – 15% off Thru July 23, 2015→

50% Off on All First-Edition German Place Name Indexes – Alphabetical & Reverse

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A few weeks ago, Family Roots Publishing received the publication rights to Roger Minert’s excellent German Place Name Indexes. Eight are now in print in new editions from Family Roots Publishing. As of now, the German Place Name Indexes are Continue reading 50% Off on All First-Edition German Place Name Indexes – Alphabetical & Reverse→

Ancestry Launches AncestryHealth

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The following press release is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Dr. Cathy Petti Joins as Chief Health Officer to Spearhead Company’s Global Health Initiatives (PROVO, Utah) – July 16, 2015 – Ancestry (www.ancestry.com), the leader in family history and consumer Continue reading Ancestry Launches AncestryHealth→

RootsTech Innovator Showdown with $100,000 in Prizes!

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The following announcement is from RootsTech: FamilySearch International is looking for the next big social and mobile application that will influence not only an industry worth billions, but also generations of families—past, present, and future! Held in conjunction with RootsTech, Continue reading RootsTech Innovator Showdown with $100,000 in Prizes!→

One Week. 100,000 Online Volunteers. Time to “Fuel the Find!”

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The following is from FamilySearch: One Week. 100,000 Online Volunteers. Time to “Fuel the Find!” Millions of Family History Discoveries Likely from Worldwide Event SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, July 22, 2015 — A record-setting 100,000 online volunteers are expected to Continue reading One Week. 100,000 Online Volunteers. Time to “Fuel the Find!”→

Ancestry DNA HIts 1 Million People in Their DNA Autosomal Database

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Big News Day! AncestryDNA just hit 1 million people in their DNA Autosomal Database! See the blog post below from my friend, Anna Swayne. http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2015/07/16/ancestrydna-celebrates-one-million-people-tested/ The following is a teaser from the blog post: We just hit a huge milestone, Continue reading Ancestry DNA HIts 1 Million People in Their DNA Autosomal Database→

Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 52 – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Posen II, Regierungsbezirk Posen – Now Shipping

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We just got softbound Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 52 – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Posen II, Regierungsbezirk Posen back from the bindery and are now shipping. This completes the 2-volume series covering Posen (Volumes 51 & Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 52 – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Posen II, Regierungsbezirk Posen – Now Shipping→

MyHeritage Launches Breakthrough Global Name Translation™ Technology to Power Family History Discoveries

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The following is from Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage.com: New technology eliminates language barriers to enhance family history research and preservation TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah – July 8, 2015: MyHeritage, the leading destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family Continue reading MyHeritage Launches Breakthrough Global Name Translation™ Technology to Power Family History Discoveries→