MyHeritage Acquires Legacy Family Tree

Legacy Family Tree issued a press lease yesterday informing us that they are now part of MyHeritage. They are very excited about this merger because it allows the Legacy team to focus on improving and supporting their product without having to worry about all the other things a small business has to deal with.

Legacy says they will continue to give customers the same high level of support they receive now. Visit the Legacy Family Tree News article Legacy Family Tree has a new home with MyHeritage for more details about what will change and what will stay the same. Be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions and the Comments to get the full details.

To celebrate the merger, Legacy Family Tree is offering a 50% discount on Legacy 9 software (regularly $34.95, now $17.48) and on a 1 year webinar membership or extension (regularly $49.95, now $24.98). If you have the current coupon code from the latest webinar, you can get an extra 10% off (visit Legacy Family Tree Webinars and click on the free Tracing Your West Country Ancestors webinar. The code is in the description. Code is valid through August 8, 2017). And if you are already a webinar subscriber, be sure to login to receive an additional 5% discount. Follow the hyperlink in the news article to purchase the software or webinar membership at the reduced price.

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Disclaimer
Pima County Genealogy Society is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this article, nor do we endorse any of the products mentioned. We are simply passing on news that we feel may be of interest to you, our readers.

Family Tree Webinars Celebrates 500th Webinar with Free Access

This Friday, April 14, 2017, FamilyTreeWebinars.com will broadcast its 500th webinar! Eric Basir has the honor of being the presenter for this landmark webinar with his presentation Complete Photo Restoration in 4 Easy Steps. Following the featured presentation, host Geoff Rasmussen will throw an After-Webinar Party.

Family Tree Webinars has been the ground breaking on-line genealogy education provider since the fall of 2010. They have worked hard over the past seven years to improve the quality of their webinars in both content and technology. Read the Legacy News article "The journey to webinar #500, plus free access this weekend" for the story of their journey to today's success.

Free Access Weekend
Beginning Friday, April 14, and continuing through Sunday evening, April 16, the entire webinar library will be open and free to the public. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the webinars you missed over the years. Visit FamilyTreeWebinars.com to find the webinars and presenters you most wish to see and enjoy.  They don't mention what time the free access ends, so be sure to watch as much as you can. If you can't get through all you want to see in those three days, you can subscribe for a month or for a year to have access to all of the webinars all of the time.

To quote the immortal words of Geoff Rasmussen, "Life is short, do genealogy first!"

War of 1812 Records: Preserve the Pensions Project

Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, presented a very informative and interesting webinar today on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. She described the types of records that should be searched to find vital information on your War of 1812 Soldier. The webinar is available for viewing FREE at Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Visit their website and look for War of 1812 Records: Preserving the Pensions by Rebecca Whitman Koford. I love free, don't you?

Did you know that for every dollar you donate to the Preserve the Pensions project, Ancestry.com will match that donation?  But wait...the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) has agreed to match every donation made within 24 hours of the broadcast of the War of 1812: Preserve the Pensions webinar. If you donate $20, FGS will match it making it $40. Then Ancestry will match that, making $80. Where else can you get $80 worth for only $20? The webinar was broadcast at 12 noon MST on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. To take advantage of this generous offer, you will need to make your donation by noon on Thursday, March 3. Visit https://www.preservethepensions.org/donate to be added to the Honor Roll. You can even donate in honor of your War of 1812 Soldier!

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