Summer Sale at FamilyTree DNA

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Summer is once again upon us and it is time for Family Tree DNA Sizzling Summer event! Our successful summers over the last two years have led us to offer you great values again this year.

We have been working with Illumina to offer our Family Finder autosomal test for only $99 during our summer event. In fact, if we receive enough orders at $99, Illumina may be able to help us keep it at this extremely low of rate of $99!

As you take advantage of our summer event, remember that the permanency of the $99 Family Finder test is actually in your hands!

Beginning on Thursday, June 27, 2013 and running until Friday, July 26, 2013, we will offer the following:
        

• Family Finder    was $289    Now $99
• mtDNA Full Sequence    was $289    Now $189
• Y-DNA37    was $169    Now $129
• Y-DNA67    was $268    Now $208
• Y-DNA111    was $359    Now $308
• Family Finder + Y-DNA37    was $368    Now $228
• Family Finder + Y-DNA67    was $467    Now $307
• Family Finder + mtDNAFullSequence    was $398    Now $288
• Comprehensive Genome (Y-DNA67, FMS & FF)    was $666    Now $496

REMEMBER: ALL ORDERS FOR THIS Family Tree DNA SALE MUST BE PLACED AND PAID FOR BY 11:59pm CST, JULY 26, 2013, TO RECEIVE THESE SPECIAL PRICES.

Jane Doe - Who Was She?

If you like puzzles and mysteries you will want to read this blog post on Olive Tree Genealogy blog called Help Solve the Mystery: Who Was This Woman?

Get your sleuthing hats on!  Woman commits suicide, investigators find she wasn't who she said she was. A locked box holds clues to her real identity. Who was she? Help investigators solve the puzzle of Lori (Kennedy) Ruff

Petition to Bring 1921 Canadian Census online NOW!

If you have not been following the saga of the 1921 Canadian Census please take a moment to read Call to Action! Government puts Canadian 1921 Census Release on Hold

Summary:

• The 1921 Canadian Census was released by Statistics Canada (either January or June 1st this year, government agency accounts differ) to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) for scanning and releasing to the public.  
• It was due for release the first week of June but with no explanation from LAC the opening was delayed. 
• LAC has not been forthcoming with any details or fanfare or explanation as to when we might see this census
• A source at LAC revealed information that the Federal Government put the census release on indefinite hold because the only people interested were "3 little old ladies in Kingston [Ontario]"

Now, thanks to reader Bill Robinson, we have a chance to sign an online petition to request this 1921 census be released NOW. According to the LAC source it's on the servers ready to go but not available until the Government gives the okay. Let's show them that there are more than "3 little old ladies" who want to study this census and search for their ancestors!

Please share this post with others - in private emails or on appropriate forums and mailing lists (meaning please keep it on topic). Feel free to blog about the petition and provide the link for signing on your own blogs.  Anyone can sign no matter where you live so I hope to see our American, English, Australian and other friends and neighbours helping to bring this census online ASAP.

Happy Fathers Day X 100

5 Generations of Massey men.

Happy Fathers Day to my Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and my Great Great Grandfather. And all the fathers that came before them.

Special Deals on Y-DNA Upgrades for Father's Day

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   Just in time for Father's Day - Family Tree DNA is offering discounts on   upgrades to Y-DNA tests.

From June 12, 2013 through June 19, 2013, FT DNA will reduce the following prices. Y-DNA 12 to 25 was $49 Now $35 Y-DNA 12 to 37 was $99 Now $69 Y-DNA 12 to 67 was $189 Now $148 Y-DNA 25 to 37 was $49 Now $35 Y-DNA 25 to 67 was $148 Now $114 Y-DNA 25 to 111 was $249 Now $224 Y-DNA 37 to 67 was $99 Now $79 Y-DNA 37 to 111 was $220 Now $188 Y-DNA 67 to 111 was $129 Now $109

To order an upgrade at these special prices you may log into your personal page at Family Tree DNA with your kit number and password. Click on the "Order Upgrade" button located on the right side of the menu bar. Then click on the "Special Offers" button. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AND PAID FOR BY 11:59pm, JUNE 19, 2013, TO RECEIVE THE SALE PRICE.

Coffin Plate Of Eleaza Albee 1884

I am not sure of the name on this Coffin Plate but it looks like Eliza or Eleaza Albee. I will let you decide. I am sure with a little work we can figure it out.

Hard to read coffin plate.

El????? Albee

Died Jan 19 1884

Aged 71 years

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I had a look in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census and I found 2 possible hits.

Name:  Eliza Albee Spouse:  Leonard Albee Birth:  abt 1812 - Connecticut Residence:  1880 - Wilmington, Houston, Minnesota Name:  Eliza H. Albee Spouse:  Charles Albee Birth:  abt 1814 - New Brunswick Residence:  1880 - Machias, Washington, Maine

The Coffin Plate Of Thompson Tyler 1856

Thompson Tyler Coffin Plate 1856

Thompson Tyler

Died April ? 1856

AE 19y 7mo

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