Author: Paula Stuart-Warren

Interview of GRIP coordinators are live and it’s 15 days till 2025 genealogy course registration!

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I was recently interviewed about my new online course for the GRIP Genealogy Institute June 22-27, 2025. Jeanette Sheliga was so much fun to talk with and her questions were perfectly directed. You can view it by visiting https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/beyond-digging-deeper-sources-methods-and-practices/. It features the image of part of my own office and reference bookshelves at home. That […]

Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota transcribed building permits online.

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The Ramsey County Historical Society has announced that St. Paul Building Permit Collection is now online. My warning is that it is not the original records, but information copied during the New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) era. I have not yet used the online access. “This is a collection of index cards and permit […]

FREE Railroad Records half-day online seminar 18 January

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I’ve been busy updating a couple of my U.S. railroad presentations for this coming Saturday, 18 January 2025. It’s amazing how fast things related to genealogical and historical research are updated or appear for the first time on an almost daily basis. Lots of new and expanded things to share this coming Saturday morning on […]

Taking care of damaged family history papers and memorabilia

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Whether it’s the awful fires in California or elsewhere, blizzards, hurricanes, leaky roof, or house fires, family historians often have losses and damage to family history materials. The links below are helpful websites mentioned by the Society of American Archivists. (SAA). DISASTER RECOVERY RESOURCES Disaster Response and Recovery Guides (FAIC) https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/disaster-response-recovery Records Emergencies Guides (NARA) […]

2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute registration opens in 1 month!

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Are you wrapping up your holiday busy time? Yes? Then it’s time to think about continuing your genealogy education this summer. ONE MONTH from today, 4 February 2025, is when registration opens for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute. Choose from 5-day virtual courses in June or in-person courses in July. Great coordinators and instructors plus […]

2025 Legacy Family Tree genealogy webinars!

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It’s a new year and that means another new year of amazing webinar offerings from MyHeritage and Legacy Family Tree Webinars. 173 sessions are scheduled. Can you believe it’s the 15th year of these webinars! To view the full array that covers many speakers, many places, many topics, and more http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9378. That’s my affiliate link […]

2024 grants for courthouse safety and security improvements in Minnesota

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A variety of Minnesota media outlets are mentioning these 2024 grants. To receive a security and safety grant, the county must apply. Even though this is a great program, I wonder what additional funding each courthouse needs to protect everyone and to make entrances, stairways, storage, and other locations safe for all? I’ve researched at […]

Forest Finns: another area of study for genealogists with Scandinavian heritage

Paula Stuart-Warren  Minnesota, Minnesota Genealogical Society  , ,  3 Comments

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 […]

Genealogy and History Research Hours in Various Repositories

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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 […]