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Apr 7, 2020

The Genealogy Guys Learn site (https://genealogyguyslearn.com/) is on sale for the entire month of April. Look for details and instructions at http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2020/04/the-genealogy-guys-learn-is-on-sale-for.html. This is your opportunity to get more written and video education at a bargain price, and new content is added every month.

News You Can Use and Share

  • Vivid-Pix announced it’s “Round Tuit” education program at https://vivid-pix.com/education.html.
  • MyHeritage provides free access to all its U.S. census records through 12 April 2020.
  • MyHeritage has added new content to its Knowledge Base.
  • The Society of Genealogists in London is working with FamilySearch to digitize approximately 9,000 family history books and over 5,000 pamphlets in a project to take at least two years.
  • Findmypast added 116 million new records to their collection of English and Welsh Electoral Registers.
  • Findmypast added new Scottish records including the Ayrshire, Kilmarnock Valuation Roll (1874), Ratepayers (1838-1846), and Voter Lists (1837-1852).
  • Drew recaps new record additions, updates, and indexes at FamilySearch.
  • Another article about The Guys will be published in Podcast Magazine at the end of March at https://podcastmagazine.com/.

Cyndi Says

Cyndi Ingle discusses whether you should have only one family tree or more than one.

Our Listeners Talk to Us

  • Shannon asks us to let our listeners know about free genealogy resources.
  • Jean thanks us for reminding people to use their library cards to access the many online resources available at their websites.

Book Review

Drew reviews the latest book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, The Sterling Affair, and gives it a great thumbs-up.

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