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Arun Konanur interview, part 2: genealogy patent, brick walls and favorite sites

Arun Konanur interview, part 2: genealogy paten...

Let's continue our interview with genetic genealogist Arun Konanur of Discovering New Ancestors (see part 1 here). In part 2, he shares the story of a "brick wall," his favorite...

Arun Konanur interview, part 2: genealogy paten...

Let's continue our interview with genetic genealogist Arun Konanur of Discovering New Ancestors (see part 1 here). In part 2, he shares the story of a "brick wall," his favorite...

How is a census substitute useful for genealogy?

How is a census substitute useful for genealogy?

Over the weekend, I was catching up with research on some Irish branches and re-read parts of the the excellent Genealogist's Handbook for Irish Research by Marie E. Daly.  The book mentions...

How is a census substitute useful for genealogy?

Over the weekend, I was catching up with research on some Irish branches and re-read parts of the the excellent Genealogist's Handbook for Irish Research by Marie E. Daly.  The book mentions...

Cider and Apple Jack: An American tradition

Cider and Apple Jack: An American tradition

It's autumn, the traditional time for harvesting apples here in New England. Making cider at home is a very old American tradition, as shown in the 1868 painting above ("New...

Cider and Apple Jack: An American tradition

It's autumn, the traditional time for harvesting apples here in New England. Making cider at home is a very old American tradition, as shown in the 1868 painting above ("New...

Why we made the EasyGenie 1870 federal census tracker PDF free and fillable

Why we made the EasyGenie 1870 federal census t...

The 1870 U.S. federal census is a gateway document for family research. For years, it was one of the few census documents freely available online. It was the first to...

Why we made the EasyGenie 1870 federal census t...

The 1870 U.S. federal census is a gateway document for family research. For years, it was one of the few census documents freely available online. It was the first to...

Using the GRO database with an American credit card to download English birth/marriage/death records

Using the GRO database with an American credit ...

Do you have ancestors or family connections from England or Wales from the mid-1800s? If so, there’s an inexpensive resource that may help with your research or even break through...

Using the GRO database with an American credit ...

Do you have ancestors or family connections from England or Wales from the mid-1800s? If so, there’s an inexpensive resource that may help with your research or even break through...

A family history website that will last 100 years: Bold idea, but lots of questions

A family history website that will last 100 yea...

Here at EasyGenie, we’re focused on helping other genealogists preserve and share genealogy for future generations using paper genealogy charts and printable genealogy PDFs. Last week, blogging platform WordPress announced...

A family history website that will last 100 yea...

Here at EasyGenie, we’re focused on helping other genealogists preserve and share genealogy for future generations using paper genealogy charts and printable genealogy PDFs. Last week, blogging platform WordPress announced...