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A "50 year" genealogist asks: Will descendants be able to access our information?

A "50 year" genealogist asks: Will descendants ...

Earlier this year, we talked about the “50 year club” – genealogists who have been researching their family history for five decades or longer. One reader shared her story: "I...

A "50 year" genealogist asks: Will descendants ...

Earlier this year, we talked about the “50 year club” – genealogists who have been researching their family history for five decades or longer. One reader shared her story: "I...

Ancestry's indexing experiment with firms in China

Ancestry's indexing experiment with firms in China

I follow genealogist Michele Lewis on TikTok. She recently found an unusual Ancestry.com transcription from the 1820 Federal Census. Check out the handwritten first name. What does it look like...

Ancestry's indexing experiment with firms in China

I follow genealogist Michele Lewis on TikTok. She recently found an unusual Ancestry.com transcription from the 1820 Federal Census. Check out the handwritten first name. What does it look like...

Ancestry Survey: Only 53% of Americans know all 4 grandparents’ names

Ancestry Survey: Only 53% of Americans know all...

This was a shock: An Ancestry survey of 2,113 Americans published in March found more than half (53%) can't name all four grandparents. What could be behind these numbers? Ancestry didn't...

Ancestry Survey: Only 53% of Americans know all...

This was a shock: An Ancestry survey of 2,113 Americans published in March found more than half (53%) can't name all four grandparents. What could be behind these numbers? Ancestry didn't...

For adoptees tracing ancestry, brick walls are everywhere

For adoptees tracing ancestry, brick walls are ...

I am helping a friend who was adopted trace her ancestry. It's rewarding, but it's also a challenge. Despite the multitude of resources available to adoptees, former orphans, foundlings, and...

For adoptees tracing ancestry, brick walls are ...

I am helping a friend who was adopted trace her ancestry. It's rewarding, but it's also a challenge. Despite the multitude of resources available to adoptees, former orphans, foundlings, and...

Why are genealogy apps and websites so hard to use?

Why are genealogy apps and websites so hard to ...

Technology is so frustrating sometimes. And, unfortunately, the problem of bad technology interfaces and designs seems to be getting worse. We see it every day in the devices we use...

Why are genealogy apps and websites so hard to ...

Technology is so frustrating sometimes. And, unfortunately, the problem of bad technology interfaces and designs seems to be getting worse. We see it every day in the devices we use...

The BEST Prime Day genealogy discounts?

The BEST Prime Day genealogy discounts?

Here are the best deals we found for Prime Day genealogy discounts. Check out the DNA kits, document protection, and digital backup sales. Sale items are limited to Prime Day, and only while...

The BEST Prime Day genealogy discounts?

Here are the best deals we found for Prime Day genealogy discounts. Check out the DNA kits, document protection, and digital backup sales. Sale items are limited to Prime Day, and only while...