According to my calendar, I should be arriving in downtown Kansas City, Missouri right now. I will have driven 7.5 hours from Saint Paul, Minnesota. I would be at the front desk checking into the hotel for the last ever Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference as it will merge into NGS later this year. The […]
Another recent press release really touched me as it makes more Holocaust-related records widely available. I grew up in a neighborhood that had close Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant neighbors. My first babysitting jobs were for Jewish neighbors and my second job outside of babysitting was for a Jewish boss. We had lots of connections in […]
I’m catching up on some press releases recently received. This one from FamilySearch details a new scanning project with the Ontario Genealogical Society excites me because of my own Ontario connections and those of many clients. FamilySearch and Ontario Ancestors Announce Book Scanning Project FamilySearch Canada Digital Book Initiative Ontario Ancestors and FamilySearch International announced their new book […]
“2020 North Star Goes Virtual!Join us October 8-10, 2020 for our first ever Virtual North Star Genealogy Conference. Featured speakers Judy Russell and Rev. David McDonald will start things off with plenary sessions Thursday evening, Oct. 8 followed by more plenaries and 12 breakout sessions on Oct. 9-10. We’ll give out awards, select a winning photo […]
I was planning to visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri later this month before I was at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference that was to begin on September 2d. That nasty coronavirus has caused that conference to go virtual instead. I was reminded of the Negro Leagues anniversary today as […]
I shared this news in recent online teaching and forgot to blog about it until I saw a reminder on Twitter tonight. JSTOR [Journal Storage] has scholarly articles from worldwide publications on topics including history, genealogy, ethnic studies, railroads, steamboats, immigration, burial customs. Civil War, citizenship, and many more topics. One of the beauties of […]
I love SUGGESTED hints from other trees and records on various genealogy websites where I have some basic family trees posted. My full tree with the documentation is on my own computer (and backed up) in RootsMagic. I still need to add more citations there. Some of the hints I get about possible matches, names, […]
I spent the weekend updating some of my presentations and contracts for them. The next step was to update my calendar of when I will be doing those presentations. As of today, all my presentations are being given online through January 2021. That means you can join in on your computer, tablet, or even a […]
Now that I have your attention, this is just to share that various DNA testing companies are having nice summer sales. Stock up on kits for more family members, for birthday or anniversary gifts, or to have ready for those new relative discoveries. Check each company’s website, social media sits, or do a general search […]
Registration is online and opens on Saturday, 8 August 2020, at 10:00am MT. (9 PT, 11 CT, Noon ET). It’s all virtual in January to keep everyone safe. Two other institutes were virtual this summer and were fantastic and fun. SLIG courses will run Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 4:00 pm MT; some will […]