The Minnesota Genealogical Society’s Mid-Month Education News for December 2024 lists classes and webinars as it usually does. It also lists the upcoming hours change for the Hoffman Library in 2025. Then I read about a possible new group that will meet at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. Forest Finns! Of course, I had to learn […]
A recent news item from the Georgia Archives led me to see what other state level and historical societies list for their hours for the type of research genealogists need to do. They hold voluminous books, newspapers, manuscripts, and local and state records that are not online. I began with my home state of Minnesota […]
Decision time. Hints for a holiday gift. Expanding genealogical education. It’s time to check the 2025 course lineup and description of each course and session for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute. June 22-27 is virtual, and July 13-18 is in-person. https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/ I’m partial to a new course that I am coordinating, “Beyond Digging […]
FamilySearch continues to add new records and expand or index others. The December update states it has “added 49.8 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include over 22 million additions to the United States City and Business Directories collection and over 19 million new records from the Philippines, covering civil […]
After my December 1st blog post about Native American research, two people asked me if I was no longer doing Native American research. I am still doing Native American and general United States and Canadian research. As I have said before, I love my profession. Today I am doing a two-hour genealogy consultation with a […]
I have updated my listing of genealogy presentations for 2025. Most are virtual, but a few are in-person. https://genealogybypaula.com/speaking/ The first in-person one is in Sun City, Arizona on Saturday, 15 February. They wanted me back. It’s a great group of researchers. Many of the Webinars are for genealogical societies or libraries where I have […]
Still thinking about a membership in Legacy Family Tree Webinars? Here are at atsome reasons to do it now for NEW memberships only! I’ve heard there are some special things happening in 2025. Get 50% off a full year’s webinar membership (new memberships only). Membership provides 24/7 access to 2,300+ full-length genealogy classes. PLUS all […]
November was Native American Heritage Month in the United States. My involvement in Native American genealogical research, historical research, enrollment issues, court cases, and making family connections for others is an important part of my work. It began with a call from a lawyer. Nothing bad, but a twist in my professional genealogist career was […]
The Civil War had ended. The surviving Union military personnel had returned home. Some healthy, many injured or otherwise disabled. It was a time for mourning the loss of many fellow military members. Coming home was difficult as the soldier or sailor had changed and so had their family, neighbors, and employers. What was missing […]
I remember my first visits to the acclaimed FamilySearch Library (formerly called Family History Library) in Salt Lake City. Those were followed by many extended research visits. All three of my adult children have been part of some trips there. Now I need to get back there for some specific things, but in the meantime, […]