FamilyTreeDNA partnership with MyHeritage

Apologies, I've been a bit tardy with this one! From Daniel Horowitz at MyHeritage (www.myheritage.com), concerning a new collaboration between MyHeritage and Family TreeDNA (www.familytreedna.com):

I’m delighted to announce the launch of a new collaboration between the two companies. This collaboration, which includes integration between the MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA websites, enables FamilyTreeDNA customers to transfer their family trees to MyHeritage, and to continue building them on MyHeritage. FamilyTreeDNA users can now easily transfer their family trees to MyHeritage for free, after providing consent on both FamilyTreeDNA and MyHeritage.

This collaboration expands the two companies’ longstanding partnership, and will provide FamilyTreeDNA customers with access to MyHeritage’s robust suite of genealogy tools and features, many of which are not available on FamilyTreeDNA.

This strategic decision allows FamilyTreeDNA to focus on its expertise in DNA testing services and reporting, while providing its users with access to the powerful family tree tools and technologies offered by MyHeritage.

To facilitate this collaboration, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA have developed a technical integration that now enables FamilyTreeDNA users to seamlessly transfer their family tree data to MyHeritage. This process is voluntary; however, transferring the tree data to MyHeritage is encouraged, as FamilyTreeDNA will officially sunset their family tree builder on September 9, 2024. At that point, all family trees on FamilyTreeDNA will become read-only. It will still be possible to transfer trees from FamilyTreeDNA to MyHeritage after this date, but this functionality may not be available forever, so the sooner the transfer is done, the better. Access to DNA results on FamilyTreeDNA will remain unchanged.

For further details visit https://blog.myheritage.com/2024/07/new-collaboration-with-familytreedna/.

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

FamilyTree DNA sale

FamilyTree DNA currently has a sale on. And as the North of Ireland Family History Society (www.nifhs.org) flagged it up for me, here's how they can help you order up a test!

Want a Christmas present without having to wait for the shops to reopen? The Black Friday sale is on now at Family Tree DNA!

 

Family Finder kits now only £36.70 ($49) if purchased by next Tuesday. Free delivery applies if purchased through the North of Ireland Family History Society. You can get a kit from your local branch or, if you aren't a member and have a UK address, you can still take advantage of this price if you send an email requesting a kit to dna@nifhs.org with your name and address. We will then set up the order and send you an email with payment instructions allowing you to pay FTDNA directly. Your kit will be posted to you (no delivery charge) once you pay for the kit.

You can also order the test direct from FamilyTree DNA via www.familytreedna.com

 

(With thanks to Martin McDowell)

Chris

Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

FamilyTreeDNA: delay sending in DNA sample if you get COVID-19

From FamilyTreeDNA (www.familytreedna.com):

Dear Friends and Valued Customers

In these unsettling times, as we all continue to monitor the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation very closely, we find it important to maintain a clear line of communication with you, our customer.

Our top priority is the health and well-being of our community, beginning with our employees. As part of our response and under the guidance of global health experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), we have instituted all necessary precautions so that we may continue to serve you while protecting our employees.

These precautions include but are not limited to, implementing social distancing within the office by transitioning all non-essential personnel to work remotely, and regularly cleaning and disinfecting our facilities and equipment. Additional safety measures have been implemented to further protect team members involved in sample processing, and as an added precaution, if you feel you might have been exposed to COVID-19, we ask that you delay collecting and sending your samples back to us for processing until you are no longer deemed a risk by your health professional.

All precautions were swiftly implemented last week, and we do not expect delays in shipping or processing. However, we will continue to keep you informed. We know these measures may be inconvenient, but they are absolutely necessary for the health of our personnel.

The entire FamilyTreeDNA team is available and ready to help you with your genealogy needs. If you have further questions about our services, we invite you to contact our Customer Service department.

Our hearts go out to those who have been impacted by this global pandemic. We are grateful for the healthcare workers, local communities, and governments around the world who are working to contain COVID-19.

We will provide updates as the situation develops. For more on COVID-19, we encourage you to seek information from reliable sources, such as the CDC and your local public health departments.

Thank you for your continued loyalty, patience, and understanding. We value your support as we all face these challenges together.

Our very best,

Bennett Greenspan
President & CEO

Max Blankfeld
Vice President & COO

(Source: https://mailchi.mp/familytreedna/letter-to-customers-covid-19?e=8f89ee3a67)

Chris

You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

FamilyTreeDNA Valentine's Day sale on Family Finder tests

As a Valentine's Day promotion, FamilyTreeDNA (www.familytreedna.com) is offering a $20 discount on its Family Finder DNA test (autosomal DNA test), with the test now selling for $59, and with the offer expiring on February 14th 2020 at 11:59 pm CST.

For more on the test, and to order, visit https://www.familytreedna.com/products/family-finder#

Chris

You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.