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7 things that make Lunar New Year so special
How to describe Lunar New Year? In a way, it is like Thanksgiving - an opportunity to reconnect with relatives and eat far too much. But LNY also shares similarities with...
7 things that make Lunar New Year so special
How to describe Lunar New Year? In a way, it is like Thanksgiving - an opportunity to reconnect with relatives and eat far too much. But LNY also shares similarities with...
Finding Your Roots Season 11 overview and guest...
It’s back! Last night Nicole and I watched Episode 1 of Finding Your Roots Season 11, “Larger Than Life.” Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the FYR research team followed...
Finding Your Roots Season 11 overview and guest...
It’s back! Last night Nicole and I watched Episode 1 of Finding Your Roots Season 11, “Larger Than Life.” Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the FYR research team followed...
5 New Year's Resolutions for Genealogists
Last year, I made a New Year’s Resolution to regularly work on Taiwanese and Chinese genealogy. The effort sputtered out by March, completing just 1 project (see The joys and...
5 New Year's Resolutions for Genealogists
Last year, I made a New Year’s Resolution to regularly work on Taiwanese and Chinese genealogy. The effort sputtered out by March, completing just 1 project (see The joys and...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals two "subliminal ...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is America’s favorite genealogist. Nearly everyone reading this is familiar with the format of his hit PBS show, Finding Your Roots (if you’re not, please read...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals two "subliminal ...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is America’s favorite genealogist. Nearly everyone reading this is familiar with the format of his hit PBS show, Finding Your Roots (if you’re not, please read...
Doubts about MyHeritage’s "LiveMemory" AI ances...
In last week’s newsletter, I urged people to create ancestor videos using a new MyHeritage mobile app feature called LiveMemory. It was cute: upload an old group photo, and MyHeritage...
Doubts about MyHeritage’s "LiveMemory" AI ances...
In last week’s newsletter, I urged people to create ancestor videos using a new MyHeritage mobile app feature called LiveMemory. It was cute: upload an old group photo, and MyHeritage...
Thoughts on handling errors in genealogy
I have an apology to make. In a recent genealogy newsletter, I included the following blurb: It has been described as “the Harry Potter of the 18th century”, but this...
Thoughts on handling errors in genealogy
I have an apology to make. In a recent genealogy newsletter, I included the following blurb: It has been described as “the Harry Potter of the 18th century”, but this...