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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).

February 14, 2025

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 14, 2025

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandAunt Ann Richman (1818-????) of Hilperton, Wiltshire

byRandy Seaver

February 14, 2025

Valentine's Day Census Whacking Revisited

byRandy Seaver

February 13, 2025

Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 7 to 13 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 13, 2025

Free marriage records for Valentine’s Day on MyHeritage

byRandy Seaver

February 13, 2025

Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1690 Death Record of John Metcalf (1622-1690) in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

byRandy Seaver

February 12, 2025

FamilySearch Full-Text Search Update -- 12 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 12, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 6 to 12 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 12, 2025

Austin Carringer's Machine in the 1890s -- (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #857

byRandy Seaver

February 11, 2025

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 5 to 11 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 11, 2025

Ask AI: "Please Create a Summary of the Evidence That Supports a Birth Date of 1839, or 1842, of Devier James Lamphier Smith" And Then "Construct a Proof Argument..."

byRandy Seaver

February 11, 2025

Genetic Genealogy Helps Crack 1998 Cold Case of Woman Killed in Toronto

February 11, 2025

(US) Census Bureau Seeking Feedback on Proposed Race/Ethnicity Code for American Community Survey and 2030 Census

February 11, 2025

American Historical Association Sends Letter to White House on Dismissal of AOTUS

February 11, 2025

Carringers In the News - D.J. and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer in the Boulder, Colorado Newspapers

byRandy Seaver

February 10, 2025

Randy's Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 9 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 10, 2025

Amanuensis Monday -- 1885 Mortgage Discharge of Alexander Sovereen to Robert Thompson Livingstone for Land in Norfolk County, Ontario

byRandy Seaver

February 9, 2025

Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 2 to 8 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 9, 2025

My MyHeritage MyStories Book: "Randy Seaver's Life Stories"

byRandy Seaver

February 9, 2025

"Abbey's Journey" --- A Family History Poem and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

byRandy Seaver

February 8, 2025

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Were Your Ancestors Doing 100 Years Ago?

byRandy Seaver

February 8, 2025

Ask AI: "What Are the Secrets of Time Management In Genealogy Research and Family History?"

byRandy Seaver

February 8, 2025

Update on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive

February 8, 2025

Update on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive

February 8, 2025

90,000+ Images on Manchester England's New Local Image Website

February 8, 2025

90,000+ Images on Manchester England's New Local Image Website

February 8, 2025

Police Charge Man in 1998 Killing of Pregnant Woman After Identifying Him using DNA

February 8, 2025

Police Charge Man in 1998 Killing of Pregnant Woman After Identifying Him using DNA

February 8, 2025

Trump Fires Archivist of the United States

February 8, 2025

Trump Fires Archivist of the United States

February 8, 2025

Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 Febr uary 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 7, 2025

TheGenealogist Unveils Lloyd George Domesday Survey for Dorset

February 7, 2025

TheGenealogist Unveils Lloyd George Domesday Survey for Dorset

February 7, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is Also Serving as Acting Director of the US National Archives, a Report SSays

February 7, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is Also Serving as Acting Director of the US National Archives, a Report SSays

February 7, 2025

Purchase the New Groundbreaking Book Forensic Genealogy: Theory & Practice

February 7, 2025

Purchase the New Groundbreaking Book Forensic Genealogy: Theory & Practice

February 7, 2025

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 7, 2025

52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandUncle John Richman (1816-1884) of Hilperton, Wiltshire

byRandy Seaver

February 7, 2025

Findmypast Friday: New Zealand Cemeteries, Scottish Inscriptions, and Newspapers

byRandy Seaver

February 6, 2025

Job Opportunity at Metropolis, Illinois Public Library Announced – Genealogy and More

February 6, 2025

Job Opportunity at Metropolis, Illinois Public Library Announced – Genealogy and More

February 6, 2025

Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 31 January to 6 February 2025

byRandy Seaver

February 6, 2025

Historical Arlington Cemetery Records Arrive at National Archives

February 6, 2025

Historical Arlington Cemetery Records Arrive at National Archives

February 6, 2025

Introducing MyStories: A New Service to Turn Cherished Memories into a Printed Keepsake Book

byRandy Seaver

February 6, 2025

MyHeritage Launches MyStories: A New Service to Turn Cherished Memories into a Printed Keepsake Book

February 6, 2025

MyHeritage Launches MyStories: A New Service to Turn Cherished Memories into a Printed Keepsake Book

February 5, 2025

Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1647 Marriage Record of John Medcalfe and Mary Chickering in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

byRandy Seaver

February 5, 2025

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 30 January to 5 February 2025

byRandy Seaver