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RootsWeb Discontinues the Mailing Lists

by Alona Tester | Jan 14, 2020 | General | 0 |

Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails.

FamilySearch Celebrates its 125th Anniversary

by Alona Tester | Nov 15, 2019 | General | 0 |

FamilySearch, formerly the Genealogical Society of Utah, has just celebrated its 125th anniversary, and what a journey this organisation has been on to become the largest genealogical organisation in the world!

Living DNA Introduces New DNA Test Kits

by Alona Tester | Nov 3, 2019 | DNA, Other | 0 |

Living DNA have just introducted a range of new DNA kits, which also launches them into the DNA health market. They now offer Starter, Ancestry, Wellbeing and Ancestry+Wellbeing kit, so you can choose the test that’s right for you.

FamilySearch Users Can Now Correct Name Indexing Errors

by Alona Tester | Sep 6, 2019 | Records, Records, Records | 0 |

FamilySearch has added a much-anticipated feature that now enables users to make name corrections to its indexes.

Two Big US Genealogy Societies to Merge

by Alona Tester | Aug 25, 2019 | General | 0 |

The big news that hit the (mostly US) genie world this past week was that the two big US national genealogical organisations: the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) are set to amalgamate.

8 Billion Records and Counting!

by Alona Tester | Jul 30, 2019 | Records, Records, Records | 0 |

There’s no doubt that Findmypast is dominant player in the online genealogy data field. And with 8 billion records currently, it should be. Their website contains a wide variety of records such as censuses, directories, church records, military records, schools and newspapers available from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada.

Inspiring Genealogy Blogs – June 2019

by Alona Tester | Jul 2, 2019 | General | 0 |

In this edition of Inspiring Genealogy Blogs we cover: what to keep and what to toss, paper vs digital, reasons to join a family history society, tips for reading old handwriting, genetic data privacy, and research plans!

Secret Identities, Nazi Collaboraters & Conmen all Feature in the New TV Series “Every Family Has a Secret”

by Alona Tester | May 24, 2019 | General, News | 0 |

Noni Hazlehurst uncovers gripping family secrets in a new SBS documentary series ‘Every Family Has a Secret’. This show sees six Australians discover the truth about their family’s past, confronting the secrets that have shaped who they are.

AncestryDNA: 15 Million and Counting!

by Alona Tester | May 22, 2019 | DNA | 0 |

While it’s not surprising that Ancestry continues to lead the industry with world’s largest consumer DNA network, what is news is that they have just passed the 15 million mark.

MyHeritage Launches a new DNA Health+Ancestry Test

by Alona Tester | May 21, 2019 | DNA | 1 |

MyHeritage launched their MyHeritage DNA kits in 2016, and they have proved incredibly popular. Now they have ventured into the health stream, by announcing a new DNA kit MyHeritage DNA Health + Ancestry”, which provides comprehensive health reports for genetic conditions.

Search 150 Million Finnish and Danish Records for FREE

by Alona Tester | May 7, 2019 | Records, Special Offers | 0 |

If you have Scandinavian roots, you’ll love this. MyHeritage are giving you FREE ACCESS to all 105 million Danish records, as well as FREE ACCESS to all 48.6 million Finnish records on their website.