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MyHeritage Collaboration with FamilyTreeDNA
FamilyTreeDNA has been a valued partner and friend of MyHeritage for well over a decade.
I’m delighted to announce the launch of a new collaboration between the two companies. This collaboration, which includes integration between the MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA websites, enables FamilyTreeDNA customers to transfer their family trees to MyHeritage, and to continue building them on MyHeritage. FamilyTreeDNA users can now easily transfer their family trees to MyHeritage for free, after providing consent on both FamilyTreeDNA and MyHeritage.
This collaboration expands the two companies’ longstanding partnership, and will provide FamilyTreeDNA customers with access to MyHeritage’s robust suite of genealogy tools and features, many of which are not available on FamilyTreeDNA.
This strategic decision allows FamilyTreeDNA to focus on its expertise in DNA testing services and reporting, while providing its users with access to the powerful family tree tools and technologies offered by MyHeritage.
To facilitate this collaboration, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA have developed a technical integration that now enables FamilyTreeDNA users to seamlessly transfer their family tree data to MyHeritage. This process is voluntary; however, transferring the tree data to MyHeritage is encouraged, as FamilyTreeDNA will officially sunset their family tree builder on September 9, 2024. At that point, all family trees on FamilyTreeDNA will become read-only. It will still be possible to transfer trees from FamilyTreeDNA to MyHeritage after this date, but this functionality may not be available forever, so the sooner the transfer is done, the better. Access to DNA results on FamilyTreeDNA will remain unchanged.
For more details about the integration, read the blog post. Please help spread the word about this exciting new collaboration!
Daniel Horowitz
Genealogy Expert
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, January 2, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom
This month’s topic is: Searching within your Legacy family database to find…
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This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems & solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos or share our screens to aid in learning more about using Legacy Family Tree software.
Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the learning. If you are just thinking about trying Legacy for the first time, you’ve been using it for a year or two or you are an old pro with many years of experience using Legacy this is the group for you.
We look forward to meeting with you, every month on the First Tuesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
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Skagit Valley Genealogical Society A Fresh Look at Old Newspapers
Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week Unique Family Gifts
CREATE UNIQUE FAMILY GIFTS FROM FREE PRINTABLES
Need an inexpensive, but personal gift idea? The Library of Congress has dozens of blank and adaptable antique family record sheets. The images are in the public domain. You can print them off on good paper, paste in photos and create a memorable gift for each family member. Search for “family record” on the Library of Congress website. Here are a couple examples.
Images courtesy the Library of Congress
Heritage Quest Research Library 2024 Zoom Classes
 Beginning Your Family History – Part A (FREE class) Register in HQRL Store to receive the ZOOM link. class Jan. 4, 2024 |
| Building Your Family Story: Beginning Part B February 15, 2024, 11am to 12pm PST. What to find in home treasures; common roadblocks; what to find on line and at a research library. Join this free class by registering at the HQRL store and receive zoom link a few days before the class. |
| Comparing Family Tree Maker and Roots Magic This zoom class is Feb. 1, 2024 from 11am to 12pm Register in the HQRL Store |
| Cyndi’s List in Practice March 7, 2024; 11am to 12noon PST. Cyndi’s List is a research tool that is robust with resources helpful in everyone’s research. Cyndi will point out how to make the most of the categories and the links found within. Register in the HQRL store. |
| Finding Female Ancestors March 21, 2024, 11am to 12pm PST. Hear new ideas for locating those hard to find female ancestors with M. Diane Rogers from British Columbia. Register in the HQRL Store. |
| Organizing Your Genealogy: It’s Not as Difficult as You Think January 18, 2024, 11am to 12pm PST. Taking the time to get organized can save you time, reduce your frustration and increase your efficiency when researching. Join Danni Altman-Newell to learn how. Register in the HQRL Store. |
German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Christmas & New Years Traditions
The German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society
When: Friday, December 1, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/ktbcsaww
Topic: “German Advent, Christmas and New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions”
The speaker will share stories about German Advent, Christmas and New Year’s traditions for the period from December 1st to Epiphany, with superstitions thrown in.
Presenter: Ingeborg Carpenter
Ingeborg was born in Frankfurt, Germany, raised in Westphalia, and immigrated to America in 1972. She is very active in genealogy and is currently the President of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society and of the International German Genealogy Partnership.
More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/