SHOTBOX

Here’s your chance to save on MY favorite new genealogy tool of the year.  I use my Shotbox to photograph small heirlooms and a lot of pictures. It’s a portable photo studio that works with your digital camera or a cell phone.  This is an unbeatable deal.

Go to Shotbox and use BUNDLE50 to save 50% on a Deluxe bundle (includes tote, backdrop and SideShot) or SHOTBOX30 to save 30% off the Solo Bundle.

The sale is good through July 4th.

FIND MY PAST  

From Wednesday June 29 through July 6th, you can search 118 million immigration and travel records, UK,IE & US censuses and US marriages  for FREE.  It’s your chance to trace your transatlantic ancestors.  I have a few and I’m sure you do too.   Click here to begin.

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Every time you share what you’ve found on social media with the hashtag #TreeChallenge you’re entered into a contest for some pretty nifty prizes including a $1000 expert package of subscriptions and tech tools. Every day they are giving away a 12 month subscription to FindMyPast.

You can see my find of the day on my Facebook page.

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I’m going to take the challenge and you can too!  I’ve uploaded a Gedcom file of my family tree to Findmypast to see if I can discover new ancestors with their MyHints feature.

From May 23 to 30th, all 1.8 billion records included in the MyHint feature will be available for FREE. This include over 116 million United States Marriages, over 10 million Irish Catholic parish register, and 570 million UK births, marriages, and deaths. 

Here’s how to participate:

• Upload your tree or start a new one on FindMyPast. It’s easy, quick and secure.  It took under eight minutes to upload my Gedcom. They never share your tree or data with anyone else.  Start adding new information and FMP does the work sifting through records to find possible matches.
• Share any discoveries you make on your tree via social media with the hashtag #TreeChallenge.  Each share enters you into the drawing for a $1000 expert bundle including a 64 GB iPad mini4, a three TB hard drive and a 12 month subscription to Family Tree Magazine.  Each day someone will win a 12 month world subscription on FindMyPast’s social media channels.

As soon as my Gedcom uploaded, new hints appeared on my tree.  Can’t wait to see them. I’ll post them on Facebook and Twitter.

Get started on FindMyPast today by clicking here.

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