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African American Genealogy Resources via the AAHGS
People with African-American ancestry have some of the hardest brick walls to break through, but it can be done as Henry Louis Gates Jr. has demonstrated in many episodes of...
African American Genealogy Resources via the AAHGS
People with African-American ancestry have some of the hardest brick walls to break through, but it can be done as Henry Louis Gates Jr. has demonstrated in many episodes of...
A Son, Facing Death, Finds His Birth Father
A wrenching story, but they were able to finally connect: "After struggling with cancer for years, Sam Anthony was running out of time. Before he died, he found the courage...
A Son, Facing Death, Finds His Birth Father
A wrenching story, but they were able to finally connect: "After struggling with cancer for years, Sam Anthony was running out of time. Before he died, he found the courage...

The backstory behind EasyGenie's new Archival G...
You asked, we answered: The EasyGenie Archival Genealogy Storage Kit is finally here! In addition to the pictures on this page, the video below has more details. We also wanted to share...
The backstory behind EasyGenie's new Archival G...
You asked, we answered: The EasyGenie Archival Genealogy Storage Kit is finally here! In addition to the pictures on this page, the video below has more details. We also wanted to share...

Why old-school genealogy sites from the 1990s a...
Over the past week, I stumbled upon an old-school genealogy website dating from the early days of the Internet. You've probably seen similar sites before. The design looks old. Links may be...
Why old-school genealogy sites from the 1990s a...
Over the past week, I stumbled upon an old-school genealogy website dating from the early days of the Internet. You've probably seen similar sites before. The design looks old. Links may be...

A crawlspace discovery reveals a slice of life ...
An eagle-eyed electrician who was checking the wiring in a crawlspace in our house recently made a fascinating discovery: A book of check stubs dating from the roaring 20s! Above,...
A crawlspace discovery reveals a slice of life ...
An eagle-eyed electrician who was checking the wiring in a crawlspace in our house recently made a fascinating discovery: A book of check stubs dating from the roaring 20s! Above,...

Genealogy Story Kit: What do you think?
We're in the process of designing a new genealogy kit to help genealogists preserve family stories. The idea is to go beyond the name/date/place format of most genealogy charts, and...
Genealogy Story Kit: What do you think?
We're in the process of designing a new genealogy kit to help genealogists preserve family stories. The idea is to go beyond the name/date/place format of most genealogy charts, and...