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Another incident of Ancestry "data theft" scrap...
Ancestry has once again been caught scraping data from a local genealogy society’s website without permission, according to a post dated May 3 on the Scottish Genes blog. I will...
Another incident of Ancestry "data theft" scrap...
Ancestry has once again been caught scraping data from a local genealogy society’s website without permission, according to a post dated May 3 on the Scottish Genes blog. I will...
7 tips for reading cursive genealogy documents
Cursive is not dead! It’s actually making a comeback (see article below). And that’s a good thing for family historians, because understanding handwriting on cursive genealogy documents is not only...
7 tips for reading cursive genealogy documents
Cursive is not dead! It’s actually making a comeback (see article below). And that’s a good thing for family historians, because understanding handwriting on cursive genealogy documents is not only...
Designing a better medical genogram for genealogy
Every year, EasyGenie releases new charts for genealogists. Last year, there were new fillable PDFs, including Family Group Sheets (Aramis), the 6-generation Pedigree Chart (Aramis), and the free 1870 Census...
Designing a better medical genogram for genealogy
Every year, EasyGenie releases new charts for genealogists. Last year, there were new fillable PDFs, including Family Group Sheets (Aramis), the 6-generation Pedigree Chart (Aramis), and the free 1870 Census...
The amazing deeds and wills I found for free wi...
At RootsTech 2024 in February, FamilySearch announced a new feature called Full-Text Search. The experimental technology (link) promises to unlock names, places, and other details in millions of old handwritten...
The amazing deeds and wills I found for free wi...
At RootsTech 2024 in February, FamilySearch announced a new feature called Full-Text Search. The experimental technology (link) promises to unlock names, places, and other details in millions of old handwritten...
History Mystery #8 solution: Colonial-era "foot...
It's time for the solution to last week's History Mystery. Many thanks to those readers who wrote in about the unusual object shown above. When I first saw it, I...
History Mystery #8 solution: Colonial-era "foot...
It's time for the solution to last week's History Mystery. Many thanks to those readers who wrote in about the unusual object shown above. When I first saw it, I...
History Mystery #8: A strange household object
The EasyGenie History Mystery is back! Today’s object is unusual. It’s roughly 10 inches wide, and was made of wood and tin. The only hint: it was commonly used in...
History Mystery #8: A strange household object
The EasyGenie History Mystery is back! Today’s object is unusual. It’s roughly 10 inches wide, and was made of wood and tin. The only hint: it was commonly used in...