Wednesday, July 8, 2015

MyHeritage Launches Breakthrough Global Name Translation™ Technology to Power Family History Discoveries

I received this press release from MyHeritage today:

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MyHeritage Launches Breakthrough Global Name Translation™ Technology
 to Power Family History Discoveries

New technology eliminates language barriers to enhance family history research and preservation

TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah – July 8, 2015: MyHeritage, the leading destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history, today announced the launch of Global Name Translation™, a new technology to help families break through language barriers in the quest to uncover their past. The technology automatically translates names found in historical records and family trees from one language into another, in very high accuracy, generating all the plausible translations, to facilitate matches between names in different languages. In addition, a manual search in one language will also provide results in other languages, translated back to the user's language for convenience. This is a unique innovation not offered elsewhere, useful for anyone interested in discovering their global roots.


There are many immediate benefits for users. For example, people living in the USA with Russian roots previously had to search for their ancestors in Russian to maximize their chances of finding pertinent information. The new technology will now accept searches in English, automatically increase their scope to cover Russian and Ukrainian as well, and conveniently translate all results back to English.

The new technology also enhances the acclaimed MyHeritage matching technologies to bridge across language gaps. For example, If a user from Greece with a family tree in Greek, is related to a user from Israel with a family tree entered in Hebrew, MyHeritage will be able to connect them, automatically matching between names in the ancient languages of Greek and Hebrew, and show the two users how their family trees overlap, leading to exciting family reunions like never before.

"Global Name Translation™ helps overcome the Tower of Babel syndrome", said Gilad Japhet, Founder and CEO of MyHeritage. “The world is getting smaller and more connected, yet information from other countries is still mostly hidden from those who don’t speak the language. It’s our mission to develop the best technologies for facilitating family history discoveries for everyone, everywhere. Therefore we set an ambitious goal of taking down one of the most formidable walls that hampers research and discovery - the difficulty of translating names from one language to another. We’re proud to have pioneered this solution and thrilled with the value that it will provide to users around the world.”

MyHeritage has developed this technology using original research, advanced algorithms and based on its massive multilingual and international database of 6 billion family tree profiles and historical records. The technology covers first names and last names and is able to tackle not only names encountered in the past but also new names it has never encountered before. The technology is generic but also utilizes extensive dictionaries built by MyHeritage to cover synonyms and nicknames. Therefore a search for Alessandro (Alexander in Italian) will also find "Саша" which is the Russian form of Sasha, a popular nickname of Alexander in Russia.

The first version successfully translates names in between English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Czech, Russian and Ukrainian. The next version currently in development will add Chinese and Japanese, and additional languages will follow.

To take advantage of Global Name Translation™ technology, create a new family tree for free on MyHeritage and enjoy the automatic matches or use MyHeritage's SuperSearch search engine for historical records.

About MyHeritage
MyHeritage is the leading destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history. As technology thought leaders, MyHeritage is transforming family history into an activity that’s accessible and instantly rewarding. Its global user community enjoys access to a massive library of historical records, the most internationally diverse collection of family trees and ground-breaking search and matching technologies. Trusted by millions of families, MyHeritage provides an easy way to share family stories, past and present, and treasure them for generations to come. MyHeritage is available in 42 languages. www.myheritage.com
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This new technology was announced at the IAJGS Conference in Jerusalem today.  MyHeritage continues to create and utilize new and useful technology to further genealogical research.

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Randy is Presenting Saturday, 11 July at San Diego Genealogical Society

Yours truly is the guest presenter at the San Diego Genealogical Society (SDGS) meeting on Saturday, 11 July, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  SDGS meets at St. Andrews Lutheran Church (8350 Lake Murray Blvd in San Diego, just south of Jackson Drive).

My two talks will be:

1)  Researching Your Pennsylvania Ancestors:  Pennsylvania has a rich history, and a diverse trove of genealogical and family history records in their towns, counties, and state archives.  In this presentation, Randy will describe the sources for vital records, land records, probate records, town records, family history books and periodical articles for Pennsylvania resources, including significant brick-and-mortar repositories and online research opportunities.

 2)  The Ten Best FREE Genealogy Websites:  Which free genealogy websites give the "most bang for the minute?"  This talk will highlight genealogy education, data portal, and record collection websites that all researchers can use to improve their research skills, find online records, and improve their family tree.

 Between the two talks will be the world famous Annual Ice Cream Social, with different scoop flavors and toppings to enhance your sugar high.  You pay for what you request. 


If you come to the meeting by 9 a.m. then you can sit in on Diane Gould Hall's "Using Social Media for Genealogy" in the upstairs classroom.  

 SDGS has a new website - see it at https://sdgs.wildapricot.org/:

I look forward to seeing many of my genea-friends at this event.  

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Randy at the Empire State Building -- Post 367 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I'm posting old (and sometimes new) family photographs from my collection on Wednesdays, but they won't be wordless posts like others do - I simply am incapable of having a wordless post.

Here is one of the most precious (to me) images from my Seaver/Carringer family collection:


Guess where I am with these two pigeons (I forgot to get their names, probably "Coo" and "Plop") on my 65th birthday?
Yep, we celebrated my birthday by going to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.  What a view.  It was a fairly clear day and I have lots of (useless?) photographs of buildings and rivers off in the distance.  The one above is, I'm pretty sure, looking south towards the tip of Manhattan far off in the haze.  

 We were in New York City (my first time there) in October 2008 before embarking on The Master Genealogist cruise from New York to the eastern Caribbean and Puerto Rico aboard a cruise ship whose name I don't recall.  It doesn't matter much, I guess.  What does matter is the genealogy "staff" that taught us well - you may meet some of them in future Wordless Wednesday posts.  Heh heh.  

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

One-year Findmypast Subscription to US/Canada Records with NGS Membership

From my email this week:

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National Genealogical Society Enters Partnership with Findmypast to Benefit NGS Members

ARLINGTON, VA, 6 July 2015—National Genealogical Society (NGS) has made a special arrangement with Findmypast (FMP), one of the leading genealogical records companies, to provide NGS members a free, one-year subscription to Findmypast US and Canada collection.

Members can use this opportunity to extend their own FMP US and Canada subscriptions beyond their current expiration date. Also available to NGS members is a one-year subscription to Findmypast World collection at a significantly discounted rate.

Current and new NGS members are encouraged to visit the NGS website for additional details and to take advantage of this limited-time offer.

Findmypast is an international leader in online family history and genealogical research with customers and operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. Its searchable online archive includes more than two billion family history records—from parish records and censuses to migration records, military collections, historical newspapers, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), and lots more. For members around the world, the site is a valuable resource for building family trees and making family connections through its historical records and advanced search tools.

Founded in 1903, the National Genealogical Society is dedicated to genealogical education, exemplary standards of research, and the preservation of genealogical records. The Arlington, Virginia, based nonprofit is the premier national society for everyone, from the beginner to the most advanced family historian, seeking excellence in publications, educational offerings, and guidance in research. It also offers many opportunities to interact with other genealogists.
More details can be found online at www.ngsgenealogy.org

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If you are an NGS member, then this is a GREAT deal.  Findmypast has a significant number of USA record collections, including all of the U.S. Census Records, many vital record collections, passenger lists, and many more.

You can see the full list of Findmypast USA record collections at  http://search.findmypast.com/historical-records?page=1&region=united%20states.

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Tuesday's Tip: Search or Browse California Records on FamilySearch

This week's Tuesday's Tip is to search or browse the 40 California record collections on FamilySearch.

 If you go to the FamilySearch record collections page, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list, and type "california" in the "Filter by collection name" box in the upper left-hand corner, you can see the list of the 40 California databases currently available on FamilySearch:


Some of the collections are indexed (if there is a number in the "Records" column, they are indexed), and some of the indexed collections have record images, but not all of them do.  Some of the collections are not indexed, and are denoted by the "Browse Images link in the "Records" column.  The "Browse Images" collections are "waypointed," meaning that they are separated into logical sections, like counties, or surname initials, or surname ranges, etc.

 Here is a clickable list of the California-specific collections on FamilySearch:
There is a wealth of information available for California records on FamilySearch.  If you have California ancestral families, be sure to systematically search through these collections for your folks.

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Kickstarter Campaign for a Children's Illustrated Family History Book

I received an email over a week ago from Troy Hallewell who has written a children's family history book around a poem, and he needs to illustrate the book and get it published.  He needs financial help, on the order of $2,000 to do that.

You can read the poem, called "The People Who Made Me," and an example illustration, on his Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/763002278/the-people-who-made-me-illustrated-childrens-book .


 If you donate to this funding campaign, Troy says:

"If you decide to order a copy (or more than one?!?!) but I am unable to raise the full $2000 by the end of the thirty day then your money will not be taken from you and the project will go "unfunded". You have nothing to lose. Either you preorder a copy and I manage to raise the full $2000 and you get the book that you pre-ordered. Or you preorder a copy but I don't end up raising all the money that I need and the project goes "unfunded" and you don't pay anything. No risk. Just the possibility of a pretty sweet children's book."

 There are 16 days left in this pledge campaign.   This seems like a pretty neat Christmas gift for small children and grandchildren.

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New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - June 28 to July 4, 2015

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  

As of 4 July 2015, there were 2,016 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The new or updated collections are:

 *  Spain, Province of Huelva, Municipal Records, 1760-1950; 414,687 indexed records, with images, added or updated 01 Jul 2015

 *  Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941; 552,202  indexed records, with images, added or updated 01 Jul 2015

 *  Spain, Province of Córdoba, Municipal Records, 1509-1947; 2,079,756 indexed records, with images, added or updated 01 Jul 2015

 *  North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970; Browse Images only, no index. added or updated 01 Jul 2015

 *  Florida Marriages, 1830-1993; 1,774,692 indexed records, with images, added or updated 01 Jul 2015

 *  Spain, Province of Barcelona, Municipal Records, 1387-1950; 459,681 indexed records, with images, added or updated 30 Jun 2015

 *  Florida, Fort Lauderdale Crew Lists, 1939-1945; Browse Images only, no index. added or updated 29 Jun 2015

Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell which collections are brand new and which ones are updated.  The asterisk they use is for "Recently added or updated."  I am particularly interested in new collections, for the obvious reasons.

In order to select a specific collection, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Amanuensis Monday - Post 275: Will of Samuel Bigelow (1653-1732) of Watertown, Mass.

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is the 1720 will of Samuel Bigelow (1653-1732) of Watertown, Massachusetts:





The transcription of this will is:

In the Name of God Amen --
I Samuel Biglo of Watertown in the County of Mid'x 
in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New 
England Yeoman being Sick & Weak of Body but 
of Sound & Disposing Memory prais be given to 
God for the same Do Make & Ordain this my last 
Will & Testament in Manner & Forme following.
That is to say first & Principaly I Resign my 
Soul into the Mercyfull Hands of Almighty God 
my Creator Assuredly hoping through the meritts 
of my Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain the 
Remission of all my Sins.  And my Body I 
Comitt to the Earth to be Decently Buried by the 
Discretion of my Executor Herein after Named & 
as for the Worldly Goods & Estate the Lord Hath Lent 
me I Dispose thereof as followeth.

Imps:  First my Will is that all my Debts & Funeral Expences be 
well & truly paid out of my Estate as Soon as May be After 
my Deceas & before any Legacies be paid.

Item:  I give & bequeath Unto my Two Sons John Biglo & Sam'll 
Biglo the sum of Five Shillings Each Over & above the 
Portions Which I have alredy Given them to be paid 
within Twelve Moneths After my Deceas by my Executor 
Herein after named.

Item:  I give & bequeath Unto my son Thomas Biglo Whom I do 
Herby Nominate Appoint & Ordain Sole Executor of this my 
last will & Testament the sum of five pounds in Silver mony 
Over & Above What I have Heretofore Given Him.

Item:  I give & bequeath unto my son Isaac Biglo besides what I have 
formerly Given him the sum of thirty pounds to be paid 
Within One year After my Deceas.

Item:  I Give & Bequeath Unto my three Daughters Mercy Gearfield, 
Abigail Cuttler & Deliverance Stearns the sum of Seventeen 
pounds Each to be paid Within One year after my 
Deceas.

Item:  I give & bequeath Unto my three sons-in-law Tho Read, 
Josiah How & Dan'll Warrin besides what they have formily 
five shillings each.

Item:  I Give & bequeath Unto my Grandson David Bruce a 
Certain piece of land in Marlborough in the County of 
Middsx which I bought of my son Sam'll Biglo Jnr con-
taining six acres, three quarters & fifteen rodds, 
Bounded Northerly by a Road Leading to Framingham 
Westerly by land of Moses Newton Easterly by land 
of David Bruce & Southerly by Comon Land;  
also all that parcell of land of Twenty Acres in sd Marl-
borough wch John Sherman Had Granted him by the 
Proprietors of sd Marlborough When I Impowered him
 to sue for a Certain piece of Land given by Tho Bruce
 to his Grandson David Bruce.  To have & to hold to 
Him the sd David Bruce & to the Heires of his Body 
Lawfully Begotten, but in failior of such Heires
the Land to Return to the Biglos again, I also give to 
the said David Bruce one pair of Steers Coming four 
years old.

Item:  I Give & bequeath Unto my three Grandchildren Natha 
Read, Isaac Read & Thomas Read Twenty shillings Each 
When they Arive to the age of One & Twenty years.

Item:  I give & bequeath unto my Grandaughter Cathron 
Read the Sum of seventeen pounds in or of Money 
to be paid Her when she Marries or Comes of Age be-
sides all those things Which wear her Mothers that are
 Now in my Keeping for Her.

Item:  I give & bequeath Unto my Grandchildren Phinehas 
& Abraham How five pounds each & to my Grandaugh-
ter Rachol How four pounds to be payed when they 
comto the age of twenty one years.

Item:  I give & bequeath to my Grandchildren Sam'll & Dan'll 
Warrin five pounds Each & to my Grandaughter 
Hannah Warrin Ten pounds to be paid all When 
twenty one years of age.

Item:  my Will is that if there be any Silver Money or Other 
mony left after my Debts & Thomas his five pounds is paid

[sheet 3]

 it Shall be Divided into Eight Equal parts Seven 
of which parts shall go to my four sons &
 three daughters, the other Eighth part to my 
two Grand Children David Bruce & Catheron 
Read Equaly between them.

Item:  My will is that all my moveables Without 
Doors left at my Decease Shall be Equaly 
Divided amongst my Own four sons & 
that all my moveables within Doors Shall 
be Equaly divided into four parts to my own 
three Daughters & to my Grandaughter Catheron 
Read.

And I do Hereby Disanul Revoke & Make 
Voyd all Other Wills by me Heretofore Made 
Declaring this & No Other to be my last will 
& Testament.  In Wittness Whereof I have 
Hereunto Sett my Hand & Seal this thirtieth 
Day of Sept in the 7th year of His Majesties 
Reign Anno Domini 1720."

"Signed Sealed Published & Declared
by the sd Sam'll Biglo as his
Last Will & Testament                                        
In Presents of                                                                                                            
John Cutting                                                     his
Thomas Harrington                                Sam'll  B  Biglo
John Ball                                                         mark
... Fullam

The probate court accepted the will on 7 February 1731/2 and proved it on 21 February 1731/2.  The executor, Thomas Biglo, was ordered to exhibit an inventory.  On 7 February 1731/2, he was ordered to serve the citation on the heirs to appear before the court on 21 February 1731/2. He returned on 17 February 1731/2 that he had written to John Biglo, Josiah How and Rachel How of Marlborough, Deliverance Stearns of Worcester, Catherine Read of Westborough, David Bruce of Southborough, Tho Read and Isaac Reed of Sudbury and Mercy Garfield of Weston, and to the other heirs that lived at a great distance.

No inventory is included in the probate packet.  Receipts were received from Hannah Warrin and Samuel Warrin in 1733/1734 stating they had received their legacies from their grandfather's estate.

The source citation for this probate packet record is:

"Middlesex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1648-1871," digital image, Ameircan Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, 28 June 2015), Estate Packet #1728, Samuel Biglo estate, 8 sheets; citing original probate estate packet in Middlesex County Probate Court records.

In this probate record, Samuel Biglo/Bigelow identified four sons (John, Samuel, Thomas and Isaac Biglo), three daughters (Mercy Gearfield, Abigail Cuttler and Deliverance Stearns), three sons-in-law (Thomas Read, Josiah How and Daniel Warrin) and ten grandchildren (David Bruce, Nathaniel Read, Isaac Read, Thomas Read, Catherine Read, Phineas How, Abraham How, Rachel How, Samuel Warrin and Daniel Warrin).

Samuel Bigelow provided an inheritance for the children of his three deceased daughters.  Daughter Sarah Bigelow (1681-1713) married Josiah How (1678-1766) in 1706, and had children Phineas How and Abraham How and Rachel How before she died.  Daughter Hannah Bigelow (1689-1717) married Daniel Warren in 1711 and had children Samuel Warren and Daniel Warren before she died.  The other sons and daughters of Samuel Bigelow survived him.  

My line from Samuel Bigelow is through his daughter, Mary Bigelow (1677-1708), who married (1) in 1699 to David Bruce (1675-1701) and had son David Bruce (1700-????), and married (2) in 1702 to Thomas Read (1678-1755) and had three children, Nathaniel Read, Isaac Read, and Katherine Read.  I am descended from Isaac Read (1704-1780) son of Thomas and Mary (Bigelow) (Bruce) Read.


I first obtained a photocopy of this probate packet from FHL microfilm US/CAN 0,386,028 many years ago and transcribed it then.  The document images above are from the American Ancestors website for the Middlesex County Probate Records, 1638-1871 database.

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of June 27 to July 3, 2015

The following databases were added or updated on Ancestry.com during the period from 27 June to 3 July 2015:


The databases added or updated include:


 *  U.S., Northern Pacific Railway Company Personnel Files, 1890-1963; Indexed records with images, UPDATED 7/2/2015

 *  Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961; Indexed records with images, ADDED 7/2/2015

 *  Mainz, Germany, Family Registers 1760-1900 (in German); Indexed records with images, UPDATED 6/30/2015

The recently added and updated page on Ancestry.com is at http://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections

The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at  http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

There was 1 NEW database ADDED this past week. There are 32,695 databases available as of 4 July.  It was 32,695 last week, so perhaps one database was dropped or they miscounted.  

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Best of the Genea-Blogs - 28 June to 4 July 2015

Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.


My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

*  Oil Was Put on the Rusty Threads, but the Bolts Would Not Turn (the Drawn Out Death of a Genealogy Society) by Cheri Hopkins on the Those Old Memories blog.  Cheri has a sad tale of a state genealogical society.

*  RootsTech Attendee Demographics by the writer of The Ancestry Insider blog.  Statistics and analysis about the RootsTech 2015 attendees.

* Mary's Musings:  Humorous Observations About Excited Genealogists by Mary Harrell-Sesniak on the GenealogyBank Blog.  A great list of surprises.

*  GRIP 2015: Researching New York State; GRIP 2015: Day 2; GRIP 2015: Day 3; GRIP 2015: Day 4,  by Amanda Perrine on the Amanda's Atheneaum blog.  Amanda shares her weeklong GRIP institute experiences.

*  Here's the Scoop on Images, Images and More Images by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.  Linda highlights online image sources.

*  Why Should I Put My Family Tree in More Than One Place? by Lynne C. VanWagenen on the FamilySearch Blog.  Excellent reasons listed here.

*  12,564 FREE U.S. Historical Newspaper Links - Big June 2015 Update by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt blog.  Ken has updated his state lists of digitized newspapers.

*  Find Ancestors in Upper Canada Land Records by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on the Legacy News blog.  This is right up my alley!

*  Comments on Having a Family Tree in More Than One Program or Place by James Tanner on the Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad blog.  I agree.

*  Research Plans: A Reprise by Jill Morelli on the Genealogy Certification: A Personal Journal blog.  Jill discusses how she has been doing on her research plans.

*  Tips for Genealogy Presenters by Jill Ball on the GeniAus blog.  Jill provides great advice for all presenters.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Recommended Reads by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  Friday Finds June 27th - July 3rd by Nichelle Barra on the Copper Leaf Genealogy blog.

*  Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for July 3, 2015 by Jana Last on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog.

*  Friday Finds - 07/03/15 by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie's Genealogy & History Hub blog.

*  Noteworthy Reads #20 by Jo Henn on the Climbing My Family Tree blog.

*  This Week's Creme de la Creme - July 4, 2015 by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog.

*  Friday Finds and Follows: 3 July 2015 by Miriam Robbins on the Ancestories: The Stories of our Ancestors blog.

*  Saturday Serendipity (July 4, 2015) -- I'm Back! by John D. Tew on the Filiopietism Prism blog.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I am currently reading posts from over 1580 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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