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19 February 2017

FREE Access to Ancestry UK Records Through 20 February 2017

FREE Access to Ancestry UK Records Through 20 February 2017

Researching UK ancestors? Check out these databases for FREE between now and Monday via this link.

What included record collection most intrigued you?

Editor’s Note: Apologies for the delay in posting this. Though I had heard the FREE access was coming, I couldn't find the appropriate Ancestry page referring to the sale and I gave up. I didn’t want to lead you astray! I was away from my computer, enjoying the sunshine, and doing non-genealogical stuff yesterday, and today finally stumbled across the appropriate landing page. Enjoy the remaining time with the FREE access, though, I'll be out enjoying the sunshine again!

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03 February 2016

Easy Come Easy Go -- Family Tree Maker to be made available once again

Back in December we shared, Cleaning house?!?! Soon to disappear Genealogy Tools and Services which mentioned that Ancestry.com was discontinuing Family Tree Maker.

Well, yesterday we received the news that Family Tree Maker will continue to be available via a different provider and that Ancestry.com has also established a relationship with RootsMagic. Here is the full press release.

Since our Family Tree Maker announcement last December, we have continued to actively explore ways to develop and support Family Tree Maker and ensure you have choices to preserve your work in ways that matter to you.

Today, we are pleased to announce two options for desktop software that will work with Ancestry.

Software MacKiev

Software MacKiev, with whom we have a long-standing relationship, is acquiring the Family Tree Maker software line as publisher for both Mac and Windows versions. Software MacKiev has been the developer of Family Tree Maker for Mac for more than six years and is thrilled at the opportunity to publish future versions of Family Tree Maker for Mac and Windows.

This new agreement means you will receive software updates and new versions from Software MacKiev, and have the ability to purchase new versions of Family Tree Maker from Software MacKiev as they are released. You will have continued access to Ancestry Hints, Ancestry searches, and be able to save your tree on Ancestry with Family Tree Maker moving forward.

RootsMagic

We have made an agreement with RootsMagic, a leading genealogy desktop software program publisher, to connect Ancestry with the RootsMagic software by the end of 2016. With this new relationship, RootsMagic can serve as your desktop family tree software, while having access to Ancestry hints, Ancestry searches, and the ability to save your tree on Ancestry.

We have heard your concerns and are working to provide the solutions you requested. These new agreements will make it possible to preserve your work on Ancestry and Family Tree Maker and enable future features and benefits to help you discover your family history. Be assured that Ancestry, in cooperation with Software MacKiev and RootsMagic, will continue to support you as you discover your family history.

We ask for your patience as we work diligently through all the details to make these solutions available. You can find additional details about these Family Tree Maker partnerships on ourblog. We also encourage you to continue to check back on our blog for future updates in the coming months.

Editor's Note: Apologies in advance to those who read the blog via Facebook (FB) as this is a repeat of a cross-post from yesterday. It was felt that the general Upfront with NGS readership would like to hear this news though FB allowed for a quick and timely post about this yesterday.

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16 December 2015

DNA Test Sales -- Great Holiday Gift for the Genetically Minded Genealogist

All images from FamilyTreeDNA website
(accessed 15 Dec 2015)

Every year during the holidays, FTDNA and AncestryDNA have sales on their DNA testing products. This year is no different! The Legal Genealogist has written about some of the various testing options given budget constraints here: (http://legalgenealogist.com/blog/2015/12/13/all-you-want-for-christmas/).

Once the test results are back, don't forget to take advantage of the NEW educational course offered by NGS to help you make the most of your results! NGS Launches Its Newest Course -- Genetic Genealogy: Autosomal DNA Course.

Need a more basic introductory course or are considering a gift of Y-DNA or mtDNA? Want to better understand how DNA is inherited and which DNA test is best suited for your family history research? Consider taking Genetic Genealogy, The Basics.

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11 December 2015

Cleaning house?!?! Soon to disappear Genealogy Tools and Services

Yesterday’s blog post was about changes to 23andMe where information previously available to genealogists appears to be not available in the newest incarnation of the site.

After I wrote that blog post, within the span of 1 minute, I checked a website (Godfrey Memorial Library Online (remote access option) which I have been a subscriber to for years, mostly for the newspaper access) and saw the notice at the top of this post where access to NewspaperArchive will no longer we available as 2016 starts. I've always liked the ability to access that and 19th Century US Newspapers in one place and affordably. Now my research into digitized newspaper archives will become more fragmented!

And, in case you haven't heard ... as I know this information was posted seemingly everywhere ...

I received an email from Ancestry about discontinuing Family Tree Maker. I have used Family Tree Maker for many years. I have found it a decent tool for my client projects where I just sometimes need to create a basic tree and keep some personal and research notes along the way. It has suited that purpose admirably – easy to read reports and trees that I could share with my clients regarding their ancestors. I really don’t have an interest in creating cloud based trees for these projects (and I definitely will not create Ancestry.com ones) and at least I have through the end of 2017 to come up with a new game plan ...

Ancestry is proud to have made a significant investment this year to bring valuable new content and records to the Ancestry site. In 2015, we’ve made 220 million searchable historical records from Mexico available, more than 170 million pages from the largest collection of U.S. will and probate records, among others. We’ve also introduced new features such as Ancestry Academy, and major advancements for AncestryDNA.

As we strive to provide our customers with the best experience possible, we are constantly evaluating our services and product offerings. True to this focus, we’ve taken a hard look at the declining desktop software market and the impact this has on being able to continue to provide new content, product enhancements and support that our users need. With that, we’ve made the tough decision to stop selling Family Tree Maker as of December 31, 2015.

We will continue to support existing Family Tree Maker owners at least through January 1, 2017. During this time, all features of the software, including TreeSync™ will continue to work. Our Member Services team will also remain available to assist with questions or issues you may have.

These changes are never easy. But by focusing our efforts, we can concentrate on continuing to build great products for our loyal Ancestry community.

You can find additional details about the retirement of Family Tree Maker on our blog.

In the wake of the above announcement RootsMagic is offering an "update discount for Family Tree Maker users" to purchase its software product. You must use the special link provided in the offer post to take advantage. Additionally, Family Historian 6 is also available at a discount. There might be other options available at a discount so definitely do look around.

There are many other genealogy software alternatives if such is of interest to you. Here is a comparison page.

Most importantly, do remember that just because a piece of software is no longer supported, this does not mean that you cannot continue to use it. If you like to synch your FTM to your online Ancestry.com tree, that capability will go away, as will any "following leaves" and related online interactive features and as far as maintaining a record of your ancestors with notes, images, etc -- none of that will be affected! You can still add people and records to your tree and you will still be able to export that information to others. I still use the Microsoft 2003 suite of software products and they work pretty well given their age and for having not been supported for a long time!

It’s always hard to say “goodbye” to tools that one has used for a long time, and, on the other hand, change is inevitable.

I just figure that everyone must be doing some “cleaning house” as 2015 rolls to a close ...

Have you heard of any other changes/discontinuations that impact family historians?

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23 June 2015

Sorenson Molecular Genetics Foundation Database Shutdown last month

Above is what one currently finds when accessing Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF). Ancestry.com closed down the website last month.

You can learn more about SMGF at ISOGG.

Judy G Russell, The Legal Genealogist, discusses the shutdown in Of babies and bathwater as does Dick Eastman in Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation DNA Database has been Shut Down, while Roberta Estes talk about some of the context that spurred the shutdown in her post RIP Sorenson – A Crushing Loss. Do read these articles to learn more about the history of SMGF, the recent controversy and the ensuing shutdown. As always, check out the comments posted to the various blog posts.

For now, the donated DNA which comprised this database is in limbo. “There are no plans to destroy the DNA that was contributed, but have no plans to make the service available in the future.”

In case you were worried about any DNA testing with Ancestry, even though the SMGF DNA database has been shutdown, this has absolutely nothing to do with the current Ancestry DNA offerings.

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20 April 2015

Ancestry.com Introduces Ancestry Academy

Ancestry.com has announced the launch of Ancestry Academy.

We are excited to announce the launch of Ancestry Academy, a new educational website that offers exclusive, high-quality video courses taught by genealogy and family history experts. Ancestry Academy courses cover a wide range of relevant family history topics and offer something for genealogists of all levels.

Here are a few things we think you’ll love about Ancestry Academy:

Learn at your own pace – Ancestry Academy’s in-depth courses are broken into a series of short lessons that let you learn when you want and how you want. Watch a course all the way through or pick and choose the lessons most interesting to you...

Read the full post here including details on how to access either as part of a World Explorer Plus Subscription or as part of a separate subscription package.

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16 April 2015

FREE access to Ancestry.com Immigration Collection (Today - 20 April)

Today through Sunday (16-20 April 2015) you can access the Ancestry.com Immigration Collection for FREE!

As the product of 20^th century immigrants, these are some of my favorite records?

Did this collection reveal something about your immigrant ancestors?

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12 December 2014

UNC, Ancestry.com collaborate to create new history teaching guide -- Family History in the Classroom

For years our local genealogical community has talked about how it would be so great if teachers used family history as a means of teaching history in our local schools. I know that my favorite way to learn history is through the stories of the people I research (though, a good museum is a close second for me!)

Well, using family history as a means of teaching history has just gotten easier. There was a “collaboration between Ancestry.com and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education’s outreach arm, LEARN NC, to create a multimedia how-to guide for teachers to use family history resources in their classrooms.”

You can download the textbook as an ibook or in PDF format via this page.

Accessing Ancestry, Newspapers.com, and the Fold3.com databases, the involved educators reflected on their experience and the textbook provides resources for other educators to create their own family history classroom experiences in this enhanced digital textbook which features video, images, interactive presentations, and downloadable handouts.

Share this with the elementary and middle school teachers that you know. You just might be paving the way to a future generation excited by both history and family history.

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07 November 2014

FREE Access to Commemorate WWI Veterans -- Ancestry.com & Findmypast!

Around the world, in November, many remember the men and women who gave their lives in World War I and later conflicts. In the UK, Canada and in other Commonwealth countries it’s called Armistice day, Remembrance Day or Poppy Day while in the US it’s called Veterans Day and in France in Belgium it’s called Armistice de la Première Guerre Mondiale. As the centenary of the start of the First World War (1914-1918), this is an extra special year.

Read the Wikipedia page Remembrance Day to learn about similar days of remembrance around the world.

Here are announcements about FREE access to two major genealogical records websites ....

Findmypast

As we remember those who have fallen, Findmypast is making it’s website FREE this weekend to help everyone find their First World War ancestors and learn more about their family. The weekend commences 12:00pm GMT (7am EST) today and runs through Monday (11:59am GMT). You must be a registered user (registration is free) to access the website.

You will have access to:

Birth, death and marriage records from the USA, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
Travel and migration records from all over the world
Millions of newspaper pages from countries that include Germany, France, China, Denmark, Ireland and the USA
Military records from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland

There will also be a Live Broadcast at 3pm (10am EST) on Saturday, November 8th (GMT), where some of our family history experts will be giving you advice to help you make the most of your research.

Ancestry.com

Subscription genealogy site Ancestry.com announced that its top collections of old military records are FREE to access in honor of Veterans Day from now through Nov. 11 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

The free records include all

wars and some global collections, though the focus is on World War I, which began 100 years ago this past July. Featured collections include:

WWI draft registration cards
WWI Mothers' Pilgrimage Lists
WWI, WWII and Korean War casualty lists

There is also a guide to finding clues in WWI draft cards.

You do NOT have to start a free trial to see the search results, though, you do have to have an account (registration is free) to access the actual records.

A great way to “remember” our ancestors who gave our lives is to learn all that we can about them and make sure that they are never forgotten.

Editor’s Note: You can use worldtimebuddy to convert the GMT times to those for your time zone.

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18 June 2014

In case you missed the news -- Ancestry.com dropping several services

Ancestry.com has announced that it is discontinuing the following offerings as it focuses on its core business.

+ MyFamily

+ My Canvas

+ Genealogy.com

+ Mundia

+ Y-DNA testing

+ mtDNA testing

Here is most of the original announcement ...

We’re proud of the variety of products we’ve created over the years that enable people to discover, preserve and share their family history. We recognize that there are a lot of ways that we, as a company, can make family history easier, more accessible and more fun for people all over the world. And we’re continually innovating to make it a reality.

We’re always looking to focus our efforts in a way that provide the most impact, while also delivering the best service and best product experience to users. To that end, we’ve decided to retire some of our services: MyFamily, MyCanvas, Genealogy.com, Mundia and the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests.

We will note that the AncestryDNA (autosomal) test is not affected by this change and will continue to be available as we continue to invest in this new technology. Only the y-DNA and mtDNA tests will be retired.

Starting September 5, 2014, these services will no longer be available to access. Genealogy.com is the exception to the rule, and will continue in a slightly different form. If you are an active member or subscriber to one of these services, you will be contacted directly with details of how to transition the information you’ve created using these services.

We know these services have provided value to you. We think they’re pretty cool too, which is why this wasn’t an easy decision for us to make. In the end, it came down to priorities and we think our core offerings are a great place to spend our time and resources.

So here’s to revolutionizing family history, focusing on providing the best product experience we can offer and to the limitless possibilities that lie before us.

Read the following to learn more :

+ [EOGN] Ancestry.com to Drop MyFamily, MyCanvas, Genealogy.com, Mundia and the Y-DNA and mtDNA Tests

+ [Family Tree Magazine] "Retirement" Tips for Ancestry Y-DNA & mtDNA, MyCanvas and MyFamily.com Customers
+ [The Legal Genealogist] Why, Ancestry? Why? and Ancestry Responds [accidentally left off original post]

+ [Ancestry.com] Comments on Y-DNA & mtDNA tests

Editor’s Note : Due to the recent DDoS attack on Ancestry.com, you may or may not be able to access the original announcement or Ancestry.com websites at any given time. If you cannot, try again in the future.

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