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3 top tips for taming "genealogy boxes"
On the EasyGenie Facebook page, we spotted a group of commenters commiserating about the difficulty organizing genealogy research, specifically the piles of "genealogy boxes" containing documents, photos, and heirlooms: Sandy:...
3 top tips for taming "genealogy boxes"
On the EasyGenie Facebook page, we spotted a group of commenters commiserating about the difficulty organizing genealogy research, specifically the piles of "genealogy boxes" containing documents, photos, and heirlooms: Sandy:...
Mysterious letter from the 1860s is an example ...
Going through some family documents last weekend, I stumbled upon a copy of a strange handwritten letter. Was it a photocopying error? A cipher? Neither! It's an example of a...
Mysterious letter from the 1860s is an example ...
Going through some family documents last weekend, I stumbled upon a copy of a strange handwritten letter. Was it a photocopying error? A cipher? Neither! It's an example of a...
2003 road trip to learn Aunt Katherine's story
November, 2003. Mesa, Arizona. My father and I fly out to visit his Aunt Katherine (my great aunt), then aged 95. "She was my favorite aunt growing up," he tells...
2003 road trip to learn Aunt Katherine's story
November, 2003. Mesa, Arizona. My father and I fly out to visit his Aunt Katherine (my great aunt), then aged 95. "She was my favorite aunt growing up," he tells...
What happens to genealogy research when you die...
Someone recently left the above comment on an old post on the EasyGenie Facebook page. I literally groaned when I read it, but now regard it as a teachable moment....
What happens to genealogy research when you die...
Someone recently left the above comment on an old post on the EasyGenie Facebook page. I literally groaned when I read it, but now regard it as a teachable moment....
Interview: Preserving photos and other heirloom...
In this edition of the EasyGenie genealogy blog, we are returning to Michele Doyle, owner of Preserving Your Heritage, a preservation service. You may remember her from an earlier interview...
Interview: Preserving photos and other heirloom...
In this edition of the EasyGenie genealogy blog, we are returning to Michele Doyle, owner of Preserving Your Heritage, a preservation service. You may remember her from an earlier interview...
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...