The 1940 US Census is coming to MyHeritage! Free!
Millions of people in the USA and around the world are counting the hours until the release of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census.
At MyHeritage, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re playing our part in this big moment in family history and, as of April 2, we’ll be offering you the census images and a growing searchable name index, completely free of charge.
But the big news doesn’t end there! We’ve decided to go one step further and bring the records directly to you. Continue reading "The 1940 US Census is coming to MyHeritage! Free!" »
NEW at MyHeritage: Beautiful Printed Family Calendars Created in One Click!
There are so many birthdays, anniversaries and other family events, it's hard to keep track. That's why we've created the new, personalized printed family calendars. In just one click events and photos from your MyHeritage family site will be automatically placed and organized into a beautiful family calendar, that you can receive straight to your home. Multiple copies can be ordered and delivered worldwide, so no loved family member will be left without one.
Hang on the wall at home or keep on your desk at work, this convenient planner has everybody's photo right next to their name. It looks as good as the calendar that your aunt slaved for weeks to prepare, and nobody will know your little secret, that you got it made in just a few clicks! So how do we make this magic happen?
MyHeritage Printed Family Calendars (click to zoom)
Creating your family calendar is quick, simple and fun and only takes a few seconds. To make it a breeze, our technology automatically matches photos and events to the appropriate dates . The calendar is created automatically for you, but it's also simple for those who want to customize it: you can select from diverse graphical styles, pick the language and the start month, change any photos, add events and choose which national or religious holidays to include.
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International Women’s Day: Your stories
Martha Florence Sutter’s “Resistance Fighter” Identity Card, c1940
We’ve had a terrific response to our “International Women’s Day: Heroines in your family” post, where we invited you to submit stories about the incredible women in your families.
The stories we received highlight how women left their mark on their families while remaining a shining example for future generations.
Here are a few examples to inspire you as much as they inspired us. Thank you for sharing them.
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MyHeritage: Meet Elisabeth, our French community manager
Elisabeth, MyHeritage's French Community Manager
Elisabeth is our new community manager for France & French-speaking communities around the world, including Switzerland, Belgium, Canada and elsewhere
At a very young age, Elisabeth became interested in her family history, especially her Italian roots. As a teenager, she constantly questioned her grandmother, eagerly taking notes. Her grandmother, soon to be 98, still loves sharing stories from her past.
In college, it was only natural that Elisabeth chose to study history. At 20, she lived for three months in Venice with her Italian cousins. Unfortunately, on that side of the family she only knows the names of her paternal grandparents’ parents. The archives of their small village – Mansuè, in the province of Treviso - were apparently destroyed in a fire, but she hopes to learn more one day. Continue reading "MyHeritage: Meet Elisabeth, our French community manager" »
Family Graph API Contest: Finalists named, voting now open
We’re delighted to announce the finalists of the Family Graph API Contest. A few months ago, MyHeritage challenged developers from around the world to create engaging apps for families, offering a $10,000 prize for the winner.
We've received some great entries, and shortlisted them to the four finalists below. Now it's up to you - the public - to vote for your favorite.
The finalists are listed on the contest page and readers are invited to vote now, through March 14. Simply visit the page, try out the apps, and vote for your favorite using the Facebook Like buttons. We'll announce the winner on March 15.
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Introducing MyHeritage’s new look!
We’re happy to announce that the MyHeritage website just got a new look! It’s the same good ol' website, nothing was changed in functionality, we just improved it with a fresher, newer look.
MyHeritage gets a new look
Here are a couple of things we've improved:
- All account settings were grouped in one place to make it easier to reach your profile, change your email address, modify family site settings, or log out. Once you get used to it you'll see that it's much easier to reach account settings this way.
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Winners: Best genealogy advice?
For the past few days, we've been asking the MyHeritage communities on Facebook and Twitter to share their most valuable genealogy advice.
There were many entries from around the globe, addressing many aspects of genealogy; including research tips, good practice methods and handy hints for online research. Continue reading "Winners: Best genealogy advice?" »
MyHeritage.com: Making reunions happen!
Cornelius Francis Staps, father of Anna and Ronald
MyHeritage is all about reuniting families, so we were delighted to participate in the recent meeting of Ronald van der Voort (51) and his half-sister Anneliese (known as Anna) (70).
Ronald’s father - Cornelius Franziscus Staps – was born in Mönchengladbach, Germany, although his paternal ancestors were from the Netherlands. Cornelius’ marriage to a German woman, Anna Baum, produced a daughter, Anneliese.
After the marriage dissolved, he returned to the Netherlands and left his daughter with his former wife. He hoped that Anna would visit him, although that was wishful thinking – he never saw her again. In fact, he went to Germany several times in attempts to find her, but those efforts were in vain.
Cornelius’ son Ronald, born in the Netherlands, grew up longing for his sister. Following the death of his father, Ronald began searching again. He looked for years with no success; his sister had seemingly disappeared.
Even popular TV shows couldn’t help him. The only lead during this entire time was a small piece of paper given to Ronald by a sympathetic town hall employee. The paper bore only the name of Anna’s step-father. Although searches for that name were attempted, nothing was found.
Anna grew up with her mother after her parents’ marriage ended. All she knew was her father’s name and that he was German. She lived in her hometown until her teens.
During her teens, Anna decided to study in the UK as part of a school program. When she applied for her passport, an official told her that she could not obtain a German passport because her father was, in fact, Dutch. That was quite a surprise!
In England, Anna found her true love. They married and moved to New Zealand where – nearly 50 years later – they still live. Unknown to her, Ronald lived 11,000 miles away in the Netherlands and was trying to find his sister. Continue reading "MyHeritage.com: Making reunions happen!" »
Success Story: Meredith Sellers
Abraham's and Shifra's family chart display
When our MyHeritage team attended the recent Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference in Springfield, Illinois, we met Meredith Sellers of Champaign, Illinois.
Meredith is married, in her 20s and is a genealogy and Family History Center consultant. She had a nice chat with our Chief Genealogist Daniel Horowitz about her personal research success story and the family reunion she organized. Here is her story:
Meredith's experience with MyHeritage and charts
Meredith had read about MyHeritage on various genealogy blogs long before her family reunion, and while she had quickly and easily uploaded a GEDCOM file of her family tree, she had not explored the printing functionality at MyHeritage.
"As I brainstormed the best way to display over 300 family members in an easily understandable graphic format, I discovered MyHeritage's descendant fan chart," says Meredith.
She discovered that the chart-making interface synched directly with her existing GEDCOM data which allowed her to directly import names and dates. She was also able to change various aspects, such as background color, graphics and ornamental frame.
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MyHeritage @ National Family History Fair, Newcastle 2011
This weekend, MyHeritage’s UK Representatives Laurence Harris and James Sanderson will be making their way to Newcastle for the National Family History Fair 2011.
Running from 10 am until 4pm this Saturday, we intend to meet with as many people as possible and demonstrate a range of MyHeritage products. For those who are considering moving from a free MyHeritage.com family site to a Premium or PremiumPlus account, we will be offering 20% discount coupons throughout the day!
Laurence Harris, Head of MyHeritage Genealogy (UK) is giving one of three talks at the fair alongside celebrated genealogist Nick Barratt and Dr William Roulston, an expert in Irish Ancestry. Laurence’s talk is entitled ‘Collaborative Genealogy, Family Networks & Smart Research’ and promises to give an excellent overview of how genealogists can work collaboratively using computational techniques, worth watching if you want to revolutionise your research techniques - Laurence will be speaking at 2.45 pm.
Laurence and myself are thoroughly looking forward to talking with MyHeritage users, so please come and say hello if you have time. The stall will be manned throughout the day.
The event promises to be very busy and will house over 40 exhibitors. The Venue (Tyne Suite, Newcastle Central Premier Inn) is in the City Centre and has excellent transport links, so there really is no excuse. See you there!
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