👀 New book out now! "Genealogists love the thrill of discovery, and engaging in personal quests to uncover the identities and experiences of those who came before. " ⤵️. #genealogy.

If you were born before 1990, you know how to use a phone book. Here's how they are useful as census substitutes, with limitations. #genealogy.

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"The map’s creator, industrial designer Daniel Kirkwood Wallingford (1890-1964), was a Midwesterner who practiced satiric cartography. In the maps he “gently skewered the chauvinism of the inhabitants of Boston and New York” whilst living amongst them.".

"These people aren’t famous. But their lives, described lovingly and vividly by those who knew them best, are often more surprising than any headline obituary. And they’re an ideal way to boost your creativity."

Why Ancestry Lite for $7.99/month? "Ancestry has become too expensive for many people after relentless price hikes . Ancestry Lite seems like a good deal relative to the standard Ancestry subscription prices, which run $300-$700 per year." #genealogy.

EasyGenie's genealogy price tracker covers subscriptions & DNA kits from Ancestry, FTDNA, MyHeritage, 23andme, and FindMyPast. Historical US$ pricing data goes back to December 2023. Updated monthly. Link ⤵️.

It's 1908, and Sears is releasing its first gigantic catalog for national distribution, more than 1000 pages long! What do you think is the very first item listed for sale? #antiques.

In 1908, if your ancestors lived in rural areas they likely had limited access to opticians. That is, unless they got a copy of the Sears catalog.

"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public."

If you were born before 1990, you know how to use a phone book. Here's how they are useful as census substitutes, with limitations. #genealogy.

"The map’s creator, industrial designer Daniel Kirkwood Wallingford (1890-1964), was a Midwesterner who practiced satiric cartography. In the maps he “gently skewered the chauvinism of the inhabitants of Boston and New York” whilst living amongst them.".

"The center of the newsletter has always been the essay. These take effort to research and write, and I’ve always thought it was a shame that they are largely forgotten aside from a few clicks to the EasyGenie newsletter archives on the EasyGenie blog."

Genealogy tip: seek out gravestone/memorial inscriptions of stones no longer in existence. Rev Hugh Ritchie (d 1879) came from a Taiwanese book of Japanese colonial era photos (1895-1945). The Chinese description says the location is now a residential development.

Just sent a prospective customer to a competitor - and was happy to do so. We'd love to help, but don't have a solution to import GEDCOMs to a genealogy chart. Adobe's PDF tools can import tab-delimited data, but converting GEDCOM to .tsv to fit our templates is hard!

Not good. The backer could be Oracle, according to some online observers.

Just updated the genealogy subscription price tracker for May using public data from @ancestry, @FamilyTreeDNA, @MyHeritage and others. No changes except for FTDNA going up.

In March 2022 Mandy made the 40-hour long journey from Australia to Norway to meet her grandfather, who never knew he had a daughter. Via @MyHeritage #Genealogy.

This is one of the best genealogy blog posts I have read in a long time. It touches upon native land rights, family lore, and the power of shoe leather research to find the truth.

A family portrait from the 1850s was captioned decades later listing the names on the back, but who had made those annotations and how could they be sure? They mystery is answered, proving old family documents can yield new clues the second time around.

RT @shortcircuit104: Isambard Kingdom Brunel would like to remind you that it's just TWO WEEKS until RetroFest! htt….

Q: "I am looking for sheets that have enough room for writing family tree/search number, a spot that has a place to put DNA # of CMs and segments and comments.". A: Meet the EasyGenie Genetic Genealogy Triangulation Kit! ⤵️. #genealogy #ancestry.