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The ugly truth about family legends involving Native American ancestry

The ugly truth about family legends involving N...

Professional Genealogist Michele Lewis shared an experience on her TikTok account about a family legend involving Native American ancestry. One relative took the legend so far that he began acting...

The ugly truth about family legends involving N...

Professional Genealogist Michele Lewis shared an experience on her TikTok account about a family legend involving Native American ancestry. One relative took the legend so far that he began acting...

How old were you when you got started with genealogy?

How old were you when you got started with gene...

We posted the above question to the EasyGenie Facebook group, and within a few hours had dozens of responses. We won't reveal the breakdown of the responses, but what was most...

How old were you when you got started with gene...

We posted the above question to the EasyGenie Facebook group, and within a few hours had dozens of responses. We won't reveal the breakdown of the responses, but what was most...

Genealogy rip-off alert: Ancestry jacks up monthly subscriptions up to 25%

Genealogy rip-off alert: Ancestry jacks up mont...

Eighteen months after Blackstone Inc. purchased Ancestry, Ancestry Corporate announced that it's squeezing its small Ancestry subscribers by raising prices $5 per month across the board for its U.S. plans....

Genealogy rip-off alert: Ancestry jacks up mont...

Eighteen months after Blackstone Inc. purchased Ancestry, Ancestry Corporate announced that it's squeezing its small Ancestry subscribers by raising prices $5 per month across the board for its U.S. plans....

A genealogy research shortcut from Finding Your Roots: Draft registration cards

A genealogy research shortcut from Finding Your...

We recently watched Episode 4 of the latest season of Finding Your Roots, "Things we don't discuss." Host Skip Gates interviewed actors Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication) and Kathryn Hahn...

A genealogy research shortcut from Finding Your...

We recently watched Episode 4 of the latest season of Finding Your Roots, "Things we don't discuss." Host Skip Gates interviewed actors Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication) and Kathryn Hahn...

Why genealogists LOVE probate records, and how this book helped us understand them

Why genealogists LOVE probate records, and how ...

Earlier this month, Ian bought a genealogy present for himself. The package arrived quickly from the New England Historical Genealogy Society bookstore. The genealogy books have already sparked some new...

Why genealogists LOVE probate records, and how ...

Earlier this month, Ian bought a genealogy present for himself. The package arrived quickly from the New England Historical Genealogy Society bookstore. The genealogy books have already sparked some new...

History Mystery #4: Answered!

History Mystery #4: Answered!

Last week's History Mystery was tough. Only one of you wanted to take a stab at the mysterious 12-sided metal objects, which are known as dodecahedrons. The sole response was a...

History Mystery #4: Answered!

Last week's History Mystery was tough. Only one of you wanted to take a stab at the mysterious 12-sided metal objects, which are known as dodecahedrons. The sole response was a...