Category Archives: News

In celebration of National DNA Day, which is April 25th, Family Tree DNA is slashing prices for many of their DNA tests. Family Finder (autosomal DNA)$79 (a savings of $20) Y-DNA 37 Marker$129 (a savings of $40) Y-DNA 67 Marker$199 (a savings of $69) Y-DNA […]

I just received this exciting news! The New England Historic Genealogical Society is offering FREE access to ALL of its fabulous databases for one whole week (April 6-13, 2016). On occasion, I have seen NEHGS offer specific collections for free, but I’ve never seen them […]

The Connecticut Society of Genealogists is now accepting entries for both the Literary Awards and Essay Contest.  Submission deadline for both is July 15, 2016.  Winners for both will be notified by September 1, 2016.  Details for each are below. 5th Annual “Tell Me Your […]

Don’t forget, submissions for the Dallas Genealogical Society 2016 Writing Competition are due by March 31, 2016.  You do not have to be a DGS member to enter and articles do not necessarily have to relate to the Dallas area. Articles are to be 1,500-5,000 […]

I just received an exciting press release that reminded me how important Cyndi’s List is to the genealogical community. Twenty years is quite a milestone, congratulations, Cyndi! And of course, a big THANK YOU to Cyndi as well for all of her hard work over […]

Early today I received a press release from the Federation of Genealogical Societies announcing that over $2 million has been raised for the Preserve the Pensions project.  This fundraising effort is making it possible to digitize (and SAVE) 7.2 million pages of War of 1812 […]

The Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2016 Writing Contest kicked off on January 1, 2016 and will run through March 30, 2016.  You do not have to be a WMGS member to enter and there is no entry fee.  Entries must be structured around the theme […]

Submissions for the Dallas Genealogical Society 2016 Writing Competition are due by March 31, 2016.  You do not have to be a DGS member to enter and articles do not necessarily have to relate to the Dallas area. Articles are to be 1,500-5,000 words in […]