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Posts are from the following blogs and newsletters: Ancestry Blogs, Ancestry Insider, Dear Myrtle, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, Family Search Blog, GeneaMusings, GeneaWebinars, Legal Genealogist, Pieces of the Past, and Vita Brevis (NEHGS).

January 19, 2025

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 19, 2025

A Historic Milestone: 32 Billion Historical Records Now Available On MyHeritage

byRandy Seaver

January 19, 2025

"The Family Tree Blues" - A Genealogist's Poem and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

byRandy Seaver

January 18, 2025

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Share a Recent Genealogy Find About an Ancestor Or Family

byRandy Seaver

January 18, 2025

Ask AI: "Please Create a Transcription, a Summary and a Source Citation for an Attached Marriage Record"

byRandy Seaver

January 18, 2025

Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 17, 2025

Ancestry.com Announces Leadership Transition

January 17, 2025

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 17, 2025

I’m back!

January 17, 2025

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle Thomas J. Newton (1835-1915) of Massachusetts and Vermont

byRandy Seaver

January 17, 2025

Findmypast Friday: Explore New Additions From Across England

byRandy Seaver

January 16, 2025

Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 10 to 16 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 16, 2025

Randy's Cousins -- 4th Cousin 6x Removed Jane Means (Appleton) Pierce (1806-1863), the Wife of the 14th President of the United States

byRandy Seaver

January 16, 2025

Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1676 Marriage Record of Micheall Medcalfe and Elizabeth Bowers in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

byRandy Seaver

January 15, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 9 to 15 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 15, 2025

FamilySearch Full-Text Search Update -- 15 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 15, 2025

That ticking clock…

byJudy G. Russell

January 15, 2025

Betty And Her Three Sons in 1997 -- (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #853

byRandy Seaver

January 14, 2025

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 8 to 14 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 14, 2025

Ask AI: "What tasks did a female perform as a housewife in the 1890s?"

byRandy Seaver

January 14, 2025

Seavers in the News -- 1981 Obituary of Guy R. Seaver (1893-1981) of Williamsburg, Vermont

byRandy Seaver

January 13, 2025

Randy's Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 12 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 13, 2025

Amanuensis Monday -- 1885 Mortgage Indenture of Alexander and Elizabeth Sovereen for Land in Norfolk County, Ontario

byRandy Seaver

January 12, 2025

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 12, 2025

"Sophia's Story" -- An Ancestor's Story In Poem and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

byRandy Seaver

January 11, 2025

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Do You Have a Digital Genealogy Library?

byRandy Seaver

January 11, 2025

Ask ChatGPT4 Canvas AI: "What are the hardest tasks in genealogy and family history research?"

byRandy Seaver

January 11, 2025

Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 4 to 10 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 10, 2025

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 4 to 10 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 10, 2025

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle Aurelius Brigham (1830-1878) of Sterling, Massachusetts

byRandy Seaver

January 10, 2025

Findmypast Friday: Uncover New Stories of Migration

byRandy Seaver

January 9, 2025

Genealogy Meets Artificial Intelligence: A Panel Discussion

byRandy Seaver

January 9, 2025

Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 3 to 9 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 9, 2025

Randy's Cousins -- 8th Cousin 1x Removed Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) - the 29th President of the United States

byRandy Seaver

January 9, 2025

New public domain images!

byJudy G. Russell

January 9, 2025

Treasure Chest Thursday - 1672 Birth Record for Percival Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

byRandy Seaver

January 8, 2025

RootsTech 2025 Full Class Schedule Now Avaliable

byRandy Seaver

January 8, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 2 to 8 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 8, 2025

FamilySearch Full-Text Search Update -- 8 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 8, 2025

Three Grandchildren With Me in Carlsbad in February 2015 -- (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #852

byRandy Seaver

January 7, 2025

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 1 to 7 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 7, 2025

1921 England and Wales Census Now Available on Ancestry.com

byRandy Seaver

January 7, 2025

Audio-to-Text Transcription of the NotebookLM Podcast of Betty Carringer Seaver

byRandy Seaver

January 7, 2025

Ancestors in the News -- 2nd Great-Grandfather Edward Hildreth Prevents a Train Wreck in 1879

byRandy Seaver

January 6, 2025

What to Expect From FamilySearch in 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 6, 2025

Randy's Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 5 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 6, 2025

Amanuensis Monday -- 1881 Notice of Suit by Charles S. Heyman Against Alexander Sovereen for Land in Norfolk County, Ontario

byRandy Seaver

January 6, 2025

Milestones 2025

byJudy G. Russell

January 5, 2025

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 29 December 2024 to 4 January 2025

byRandy Seaver

January 5, 2025

Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Program on Tuesday, 7 January 2025 Features Gail Burk

byRandy Seaver