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Digital reality check: CD-ROM database of WW2 airmen can only be opened on Windows 98

Digital reality check: CD-ROM database of WW2 a...

Last fall, data scientist and amateur World War 2 historian Mara Truslow Storey shared the picture of an ancient laptop on her social media account, along with a plea for...

Digital reality check: CD-ROM database of WW2 a...

Last fall, data scientist and amateur World War 2 historian Mara Truslow Storey shared the picture of an ancient laptop on her social media account, along with a plea for...

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...

Blended Family Chart Kit update: bad news with a silver lining

Blended Family Chart Kit update: bad news with ...

I have some good news and bad news about EasyGenie charts. I’ll start with the bad news. The printed Blended Family Genealogy Kit with Multiple Spouses will be discontinued. This...

Blended Family Chart Kit update: bad news with ...

I have some good news and bad news about EasyGenie charts. I’ll start with the bad news. The printed Blended Family Genealogy Kit with Multiple Spouses will be discontinued. This...

How I almost threw away priceless genealogy papers

How I almost threw away priceless genealogy papers

Recently, while throwing out some old papers so I could reuse folders for tax filings, I made a discovery: a set of priceless genealogy records that I thought had been...

How I almost threw away priceless genealogy papers

Recently, while throwing out some old papers so I could reuse folders for tax filings, I made a discovery: a set of priceless genealogy records that I thought had been...

Legacy List: Do we still need paper genealogy records?

Legacy List: Do we still need paper genealogy r...

Nicole and I recently watched a rerun of Legacy List, the PBS show in which Boomers downsizing their homes seek out a handful of family treasures to save. It's our...

Legacy List: Do we still need paper genealogy r...

Nicole and I recently watched a rerun of Legacy List, the PBS show in which Boomers downsizing their homes seek out a handful of family treasures to save. It's our...

Why are there no 20 generation genealogy charts?

Why are there no 20 generation genealogy charts?

"Do you have a genealogy chart that goes back 20 generations?" We get questions like this all the time. The answer, unfortunately, is "no." The reason: math. You have two...

Why are there no 20 generation genealogy charts?

"Do you have a genealogy chart that goes back 20 generations?" We get questions like this all the time. The answer, unfortunately, is "no." The reason: math. You have two...