Fantastic news! MyHeritage is the first genealogy company to put all images of the 1950 U.S. Census records LIVE and FREE to access! You can search the 1950 U.S. Census image collection here! Our team is working tirelessly to index them, and we’ll be rolling out the fully indexed records gradually in the coming days and…
On the eve of the 1950 U.S Census release, I’m excited to tell you that not only will the census records be available to explore on MyHeritage very soon and for free, we have also just released a free tool that will help a great deal as you prepare to dive in: the Census Helper™. The…
In case you haven’t heard (not sure how you missed the news!), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is releasing the 1950 U.S. Census at midnight on 01 Apr 2022. NARA will provide free online access to the population schedules for U.S. states and territories, enumeration district maps, and enumeration district descriptions. According to NARA’s website,…
FamilyTree University is sponsoring a free interactive webinar called “Don’t Be Square — Discover Your Family in the 1950 Census.” Thursday, April 7 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The instructor will be Jim Ericson who manages the marketing efforts of FamilySearch in Europe and North America. Click here to sign up! We live in a remarkable time! New…
Surely you know that the 1950 census will be released to us eager genealogists on April 1st. But if I understand correctly, the U.S. Census Bureau will then release just the IMAGES and it’s up to “we the people” to do the indexing so we can use this new resource. FamilySearch.org seems to be spearheading the indexing…
Clallam County Genealogical Society Saturday, April 9, 2022 Featuring Lisa Alzo Lisa Alzo, M.F.A. is an author of several genealogy Books and hundreds of Magazine articles. She is a contributing editor of Family Tree Magazine and a noted Webinar speaker. She has spoken at international conferences, webinars, historical and genealogical societies. An avid genealogist for…
As you probably remember, we released LiveStory, an incredible new feature that makes your photos speak, at RootsTech. The response has been enthusiastic: in the first two weeks, over a quarter of a million LiveStories were created by MyHeritage users. People are just loving this new feature and can’t get over how incredible it is…
When: Friday, April 1, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT– Virtually Topic: “Useful Tools for Those with German Ancestors” You don’t have to be a German expert to read your German ancestors’ records. Come learn how to be successful! This presentation shows online resources that can help you be successful. Extensive discussion will cover resources found…
Context is what changes genealogy from a collection of names and dates to our ancestors’ stories, and stories will get the attention of our otherwise disinterested family members. This webinar conducted by Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana addresses how to use the newly reconstituted PERSI database, searching by location to discover context for your genealogy research….
The first half hour is about the new FamilySearch syncing between FSFT and MyHeritage trees for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints only. It’s a pretty cool feature since it is two-way sync. Family History Fanatics – MyHeritage New Releases: Timeline & FamilySearch Syncing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B0kM1Cf6-I
