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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).

November 19, 2024

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 13 to 19 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 19, 2024

Ask AI: "What Process and Evidence Comprises a Proof Argument That Meets the Genealogical Proof Standard?"

byRandy Seaver

November 19, 2024

atlasbiomed.com Has Suddenly Disappeared

November 19, 2024

Seavers in the News -- 1980 Obituary of James W. Seaver of Olathe, Kansas

byRandy Seaver

November 18, 2024

Changes Are Coming To the FamilySearch Catalog

byRandy Seaver

November 18, 2024

Randy's Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 17 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 18, 2024

23andMe Cuts 40% of Its Workforce, Discontinues All Therapy Programs

November 18, 2024

23andMe Cuts 40% of Its Workforce, Discontinues All Therapy Programs

November 18, 2024

BASIC Co-Inventor Thomas Kurtz Has Passed Away

November 18, 2024

BASIC Co-Inventor Thomas Kurtz Has Passed Away

November 18, 2024

Use 'Bridgy Fed' to Connect Mastodon and Bluesky

November 18, 2024

Use 'Bridgy Fed' to Connect Mastodon and Bluesky

November 18, 2024

Amanuensis Monday -- 1886 Mortgage Discharge of London Land Company to James Kemp and Malissa Kemp for Land in Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario

byRandy Seaver

November 17, 2024

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 10 to 16 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 17, 2024

"The Weaver's Journey" -- An Ancestor's Genealogy Poem and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

byRandy Seaver

November 17, 2024

A Clearinghouse of Genealogy Information

November 17, 2024

A Clearinghouse of Genealogy Information

November 16, 2024

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Share Something You Learned From a Probate File or Will That You Wouldn't Have Otherwise Known About

byRandy Seaver

November 16, 2024

Ask AI: "Please Help Me Find All Useful Genealogy Resources Relevant To Albany and Saratoga Counties, New York Between the Years 1760 and 1800"

byRandy Seaver

November 16, 2024

Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 9 to 15 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 15, 2024

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 9 to 15 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 15, 2024

ECCC Launches Legacy Website to Foster Greater Awareness of Khmer Rouge Trials

November 15, 2024

ECCC Launches Legacy Website to Foster Greater Awareness of Khmer Rouge Trials

November 15, 2024

Pressrelease: Trackuback

November 15, 2024

Pressrelease: Trackuback

November 15, 2024

Inside the Vault: Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War

November 15, 2024

Inside the Vault: Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War

November 15, 2024

Jay Trainer Appointed Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. National Archives

November 15, 2024

Jay Trainer Appointed Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. National Archives

November 15, 2024

Genetic Genealogy Helps Solve Colorado Cold Case 50 Years Later

November 15, 2024

Genetic Genealogy Helps Solve Colorado Cold Case 50 Years Later

November 15, 2024

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandAunt Clarissa Hildreth (1814-1819) of Townsend, Massachusetts

byRandy Seaver

November 15, 2024

Findmypast Friday: Explore New Wartime Medical Records and More

byRandy Seaver

November 14, 2024

Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 8 to 14 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 14, 2024

Randy's Cousins -- 4th Cousin 5x Removed Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), the 14th President of the United States

byRandy Seaver

November 14, 2024

Treasure Chest Thursday - 1835 Burial Record for William Rich (1766-1835) in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

byRandy Seaver

November 13, 2024

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 7 to 13 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 13, 2024

For Rewarding Work, Think Probate Research

November 13, 2024

For Rewarding Work, Think Probate Research

November 13, 2024

Frederick Walton Seaver, Jr. (1911-1983) in 1940 -- (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #846

byRandy Seaver

November 12, 2024

A Genealogy Intro

November 12, 2024

A Genealogy Intro

November 12, 2024

A Family Tree that is Out of This World

November 12, 2024

A Family Tree that is Out of This World

November 12, 2024

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 6 to 12 November 2024

byRandy Seaver

November 12, 2024

Ask AI: "Why Would a Person Not Have Their Birth Parents Surname In the 1850 To 1920 Time Frame?"

byRandy Seaver

November 12, 2024

Seavers in the News -- 1980 Obituary of Mildred Seaver of Owego, New York

byRandy Seaver

November 12, 2024

Genealogy Research at N.J. College Leads to Arrest in 50-year-old Cold Case

November 12, 2024

Genealogy Research at N.J. College Leads to Arrest in 50-year-old Cold Case

November 11, 2024

The Family History Show Comes to Liverpool