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Finding Your Roots Season 10: a mysterious NPE ...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is back! Finding Your Roots Season 10, Episode 1, “Born to Sing,” explores the family history of two famous pop singers: Alanis Morissette and Ciara. Finding...
Finding Your Roots Season 10: a mysterious NPE ...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is back! Finding Your Roots Season 10, Episode 1, “Born to Sing,” explores the family history of two famous pop singers: Alanis Morissette and Ciara. Finding...
Inspired by Kovels' antiques guides: "We came f...
Our college-aged daughter has a growing interest in antiques. This grew out of her love of thrifting, which started in goodwill stores but has since spread the treasures found in...
Inspired by Kovels' antiques guides: "We came f...
Our college-aged daughter has a growing interest in antiques. This grew out of her love of thrifting, which started in goodwill stores but has since spread the treasures found in...
Revisiting Christmas classics from centuries past
At this time of year, we revisit the Christmas classics from centuries past. A Christmas Carol (1843). The Dead, James Joyce’s haunting holiday tale at the end of Dubliners (1914)....
Revisiting Christmas classics from centuries past
At this time of year, we revisit the Christmas classics from centuries past. A Christmas Carol (1843). The Dead, James Joyce’s haunting holiday tale at the end of Dubliners (1914)....
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...
How to opt out of the 23andMe binding arbitrati...
Six weeks ago, I described the 23andMe hack that exposed millions of genealogists’ account records, which were resold on the Dark Web. 23andMe was unaware for months that this was...
How to opt out of the 23andMe binding arbitrati...
Six weeks ago, I described the 23andMe hack that exposed millions of genealogists’ account records, which were resold on the Dark Web. 23andMe was unaware for months that this was...
How I use DeadFred.com to research photo studio...
Nearly every family historian has a collection of formal portraits featuring unknown ancestors. We call them UGPs – unidentified genealogy people. Because no one bothered to caption the subjects’ names,...
How I use DeadFred.com to research photo studio...
Nearly every family historian has a collection of formal portraits featuring unknown ancestors. We call them UGPs – unidentified genealogy people. Because no one bothered to caption the subjects’ names,...