Manatee Genealogical Society

09/09/2026

Are you doing Italian research? You might check out this in-depth program.

https://www.familyhistoryacademy.com.au/unlocking-online-italian-records/

09/07/2026

Ancestry is having a big sale on memberships. If you don’t have a membership, or you let your lapse you can sign up for 50% off through tomorrow morning at 10 am ET.

09/07/2026

Last day to take advantage of free access to the US and Canadian census collection at MyHeritage!

08/16/2026

Announcement for 2027 GRIP is out!

08/01/2026

Do you have family records at these two sites? Not good!

TWO NATIONAL ARCHIVES FACILITIES ARE CLOSING AND MOST GENEALOGISTS HAVE NO IDEA.

The National Archives has confirmed that its regional facilities in Chicago and San Bruno, California, will close in the next few years. Records may become inaccessible to the public and be moved very soon.

These are not dusty warehouses full of duplicate paperwork.

They hold permanent federal court, naturalization, immigration, Asian American, Native American, military, prison, and agency records that researchers frequently visit and use and many of these records are NOT fully digitized.

And here’s the part that should make every researcher furious:

We still do not have a complete public plan explaining where every collection will go, how long records may be unavailable, whether local research access will be replaced, or what will happen to the archivists who actually know these collections.

WHERE ARE THE RECORDS GOING?
HOW LONG WILL THEY BE UNAVAILABLE?
WHO WILL STILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM?

This is bigger than two buildings. This is about public access to our history.

Share this before the records start moving and everyone suddenly asks why nobody warned them.

https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/

07/02/2026

Fold3 has all Rev War records available for free until July 6th! Happy Researching!

07/01/2026

It's a big week for family history in North America! To celebrate Canada Day on July 1 and America's 250th anniversary on July 4, MyHeritage is offering free access to over a billion historical records from July 1–5, 2026. Yes, that billion with a B. Check out your ancestors for free!

06/21/2026

TODAY ONLY - MyHeritage DNA kits are $19.90. WOW - and it is full genome sequencing. Time to stock up!

06/19/2026

Y-DNA test for $79 for Father’s Day. FTDNA is offering the best deal ever!

Discover your DNA story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and genealogy with our autosomal DNA, Y-DNA and mtDNA tests.

06/04/2026

MyHeritage is offering free access to both Swedish and Danish historical records in celebration of Swedish National Day and Danish Constitution Day until June 7th.

The free access includes 261.9 million Swedish records across 53 collections and 127.4 million Danish records across 32 collections.