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Funny maps through the ages: Examples of satiri...
If you like funny maps, and you like American history, this tongue-in-cheek 1935 map titled “A Bostonian’s Idea of the United States of America” is sure to generate a chuckle:...
Funny maps through the ages: Examples of satiri...
If you like funny maps, and you like American history, this tongue-in-cheek 1935 map titled “A Bostonian’s Idea of the United States of America” is sure to generate a chuckle:...

The world's best genealogy search engine?
A customer recently emailed us a great question: What’s the best online search engine for genealogists? The short answer: It depends what you’re searching for. Vital records? Photos? Census returns?...
The world's best genealogy search engine?
A customer recently emailed us a great question: What’s the best online search engine for genealogists? The short answer: It depends what you’re searching for. Vital records? Photos? Census returns?...

History Mystery #11 Solution: Margaret Eloise K...
Royalties from the paper bag machine enabled Knight to become a full-time inventor. She became known as “Lady Edison” in the press, registering some two dozen patents in fields as...
History Mystery #11 Solution: Margaret Eloise K...
Royalties from the paper bag machine enabled Knight to become a full-time inventor. She became known as “Lady Edison” in the press, registering some two dozen patents in fields as...

History Mystery #11: A strange apparatus with a...
Here’s the latest EasyGenie History Mystery! This specimen was found in a local historical museum, but would have been produced around the world as well. You can see a video...
History Mystery #11: A strange apparatus with a...
Here’s the latest EasyGenie History Mystery! This specimen was found in a local historical museum, but would have been produced around the world as well. You can see a video...

23andme is bankrupt, and making it difficult fo...
As we predicted months ago, genetic testing company 23andme has declared bankruptcy. Its stock, which once cost $320 per share, is now worth 77 cents. For genealogists who tested their...
23andme is bankrupt, and making it difficult fo...
As we predicted months ago, genetic testing company 23andme has declared bankruptcy. Its stock, which once cost $320 per share, is now worth 77 cents. For genealogists who tested their...

"Destroy if Dead" boxes for important personal ...
At EasyGenie, we think a lot about long-term preservation of genealogy and family history (see “Legacy list: What would you pass down to your heirs?”) These discussions occasionally touch upon...
"Destroy if Dead" boxes for important personal ...
At EasyGenie, we think a lot about long-term preservation of genealogy and family history (see “Legacy list: What would you pass down to your heirs?”) These discussions occasionally touch upon...
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