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• Archives.com has
  added new records including FamilySearch community trees dating back to around 1500,
  and 1930 census images (the majority of the 1930 census images are now available,
  with more images from this plus the 1920 and 1920 censuses coming online over the
  next several weeks).
  

The additions bring the count of records available on Archives.com to
more than 2 billion.

• The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) is still gathering signatures
  for its “Stop
  ID Theft Now!” campaign petition, which advocates using tools already in place
  to prevent tax-related identity theft, instead of eliminating the Social Security
  Death Index. See the SSDI
  Call to Action Kit for FAQs, educational videos, a sample letter to representatives
  and more. You
  also can read our past posts about RPAC and threats to the SSDI.

• MyHeritage.com is
  now offering genetic genealogy testing as part of its partnership with FamilyTreeDNA.
  Offerings include Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and the Family Finder autosomal DNA tests.
  Prices start at $99 for the 12-marker Y-DNA test, with discounted prices for MyHeritage
  subscribers starting around $84. Customers will be notified of DNA matches in the
  FamilyTreeDNA database. For
  more information, see the MyHeritage DNA FAQs.

• “Who Do You Think You Are?” is on hiatus for tonight. Next week’s episode features
  Blair Underwood, and the following week we’ll see Reba McEntire. You can get your
  WDYTYA? fix, though, with the books Who
  Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History and Hey,
  America, Your Roots Are Showing, both by Megan Smolenyak.

• FamilySearch has released its “Are
  You in It?” video promoting its 1940 Community Census project. I thought it was
  really well-done—see what you think.