Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Christmas/Holiday Greetings #LIGHTtheWORLD

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I usually wait until later in the month to give my holiday greetings and wax a little religious. This year, I’m sending my well wishes out e...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

#RootsTech Contest Winner and Keynote Speaker Announcement

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I’m pleased to be able to announce the winner of my RootsTech 2017 contest. Amy Floto related her experience with “the Haunted Treadmill an...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

AncestryDNA 30% Sale

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If you’ve been waiting for another AncestryDNA mega-sale, wait no longer. Ancestry is selling its DNA kit for $69 from 25 November to 28 Nov...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Follow Ancestry.com and FamilySearch via Social Media

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Last week I quoted an anonymous commenter who had left RootsWeb mailing lists in favor of Facebook and Google+. I admitted not doing much wi...
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Monday, November 21, 2016

Monday Mailbox: Film at 11:00

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My comments about the Layton FamilySearch Center and microfilm elicited some good feedback. Dear Ancestry Insider, I work at the Ogden Fa...
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Thursday, November 17, 2016

RootsWeb Update as of 17 November 2016

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RootsWeb continues to draw lots of comments from readers. It has a passionate following. Reader Cheryl received this email from Ancestry.com...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

#RootsTech Amazing Presenter Lineup

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I glanced through the RootsTech 2017   session schedule and it is amazing! Presenters for the first session on Thursday include Am...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Win Free #RootsTech Admission!

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I want to remind you of my contest to give away a RootsTech plus Innovator Summit 4-day pass ($299 value) to one lucky reader. RootsTech 2...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Monday Mailbox: LDS Consultants and #RootsTech 2017

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Every year I receive questions about RootsTech discounts for family history consultants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Medieval and Royal Lines in FamilySearch Family Tree

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Back in August Sharon Cross told me she had looked into her tree on FamilySearch. One branch extended to Richard I, the Lionheart (L6YS-KBW)...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Free FamilySearch Webinars for November 2016

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I received this webinar schedule recently from FamilySearch. Okay, maybe it wasn’t so recently; I’m a little behind. November 9 10:00 A...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Free Access to Fold3 Native American Collection

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Ancestry’s Fold3 website is offering free access through 15 November 2016 to its Native American Collection. Fold3 has published over 1.5 m...
Monday, November 7, 2016

Monday Mailbox: Layton,

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Dear Readers, I received several replies to my inquiry about the size of the Layton FamilySearch Center’s microfilm collection. Here are so...
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Friday, November 4, 2016

News Ketchup for 4 November 2016

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I’m way behind. Time for Insider Ketchup. FamilySearch has announced the class schedule for the Family History Library for November. Click ...
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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Layton FamilySearch Center Open House

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FamilySearch has announced the opening of a new FamilySearch center in Layton, Utah. The goal of the center is to provide a fun, family orie...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

#RootsTech 2017 Free Pass Contest

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Once again I am giving away a RootsTech plus Innovator Summit 4-day pass ($299 value) to one lucky reader. (If you win and you’ve already ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

#RootsTech and Family Discovery Day Keynotes

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In the past several weeks RootsTech 2017 has announced some of the keynotes for RootsTech 2017 and Family Discovery Day. RootsTech keynotes...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Find A Grave Community Event Finds 211,655 New Graves

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Ancestry’s Find A Grave community event on the 7th through the 9th earlier this month resulted in an additional 211,655 new photographs on F...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Ancestry.com Releases We’re Related App

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Ancestry.com has released a new smartphone app: “We’re Related.” The app appears squarely aimed at capitalizing on social media to spread in...
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