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RootsTech 2026 Day 3: 26 Sessions, One New MacBook, Zero Regrets
RootsTech 2026 Day 3 delivered everything I hoped for – tough session choices, a standout watch on DNA methodology, and a final session on sharpening research writing that…
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RootsTech 2026 Day 2: Five Advanced Sessions and One Very Tired Brain
RootsTech 2026 Day 2 was a full day — and a heavy one. Seven sessions, most of them Advanced/Professional level, plus a running battle with the session calendar…
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RootsTech 2026 Day 1: Fifteen Sessions, Zero Regrets, One Tired Genealogist
Day one of RootsTech 2026 is officially in the books, and I have fifteen online sessions, a stack of in-person slides, and a very full Obsidian notebook to…
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The Surprisingly Simple Secret to Scheduling RootsTech Sessions
RootsTech 2026 starts March 5th, and I have 28 Priority 1 sessions already on my calendar. Scheduling RootsTech sessions strategically – not just adding everything that looks interesting…
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She Lost Two Children, Then Crossed an Ocean to Build a New Life
In January 1885, Anastasia Hlinka buried her first child in the village of Litmanova, Slovakia. Maria Hurkala lived seventeen days. Nine years later, Anastasia buried a second child,…
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When Your Mom & Dad Disagree: Conflicting Evidence in Genealogy
Two naturalization papers. The same daughter. Two completely different birthdays. When my great-grandfather Vasil Marcisak filed his Petition for Naturalization in 1935, he listed his daughter Eva’s birth…
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