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Filling in ancestors' stories using local histo...
If you wanted to piece together the story of an ancestor who lived in the mid 1800s, where would you turn if you had no information other than a first...
Filling in ancestors' stories using local histo...
If you wanted to piece together the story of an ancestor who lived in the mid 1800s, where would you turn if you had no information other than a first...
History Mystery #10 solution: graphoscopes, ste...
Our latest History Mystery - a folding wooden device containing a large lens - received a lot of responses, from a boot remover to a land surveyor’s tool. Many of...
History Mystery #10 solution: graphoscopes, ste...
Our latest History Mystery - a folding wooden device containing a large lens - received a lot of responses, from a boot remover to a land surveyor’s tool. Many of...
History Mystery #10: A device with a lens?
Here’s the latest EasyGenie History Mystery! This unusual folding object is made of wood, glass, and brass. It dates from the second half of the 1800s. This specimen was found...
History Mystery #10: A device with a lens?
Here’s the latest EasyGenie History Mystery! This unusual folding object is made of wood, glass, and brass. It dates from the second half of the 1800s. This specimen was found...
Heirloom preservation. from baby rattles to sea...
In a recent newsletter, I included an item about what makes an heirloom an heirloom. Some readers thought that was me talking about my father. It was not. Generally speaking,...
Heirloom preservation. from baby rattles to sea...
In a recent newsletter, I included an item about what makes an heirloom an heirloom. Some readers thought that was me talking about my father. It was not. Generally speaking,...
How to prepare a 6-generation genealogy PDF for...
Many customers have framed EasyGenie charts to give as gifts, or to place on a living room wall or hallway. We’ve done it, too. The example below is a 9-generation...
How to prepare a 6-generation genealogy PDF for...
Many customers have framed EasyGenie charts to give as gifts, or to place on a living room wall or hallway. We’ve done it, too. The example below is a 9-generation...
Why we love local genealogy societies and histo...
About 15 years ago, I took a genealogy road trip through Northern and Western New York. It was an opportunity to conduct interviews and visit cemeteries, town archives, and county...
Why we love local genealogy societies and histo...
About 15 years ago, I took a genealogy road trip through Northern and Western New York. It was an opportunity to conduct interviews and visit cemeteries, town archives, and county...