New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t really make them but have been thinking about some things that are genealogy related for 2026. 1. If you didn’t take advantage of membership/subscription or DNA sales at the end of 2025, don’t worry. Many of our favorite websites and companies are having New Year’s sales. Check the websites of […]
2026 is going to be another great year in genealogy and technology education in the field of family history. Geoff Rasmussen, the guru behind Legacy Family Tree Webinars, has announced the 2026 lineup of presentations. https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/?list_view=true&multiple=true&language=english Register for individual webinars or hit the select all if you are able to join in when each one […]
January 3, 2026. that’s this next Saturday and I am presenting an afternoon hybrid webinar. The host is the Greene County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and they are based in Xenia, Ohio. https://www.greenecountyogs.com The event opens at 1:30 EST and I will present “The U.S. National Archives: The Nation’s Attic” at 2:00 EST. […]
I am a big fan of genealogy institutes. Multiple days of learning, sharing, excitement, and progress in your research endeavors. The 2026 courses offered by the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research cover many parts of our journey. The flyer below shows the course titles, course coordinator, and the dates that course is offered. Some […]
If you are interested in a one-on-one consultation to get you started on family history research or to figure out the next research steps to take by yourself, you may be interested in a consultation. I offer a special two-hour minimum consultation for a total of $120 but for those agreed to in December 2025, […]
“The Minnesota Digital Library recently added some oral history interviews with descendants of abolitionists who lived in Minnesota prior to the Civil War. They were shared by a new contributing organization called “Project Get Outdoors.” “Many of them were associated with the Underground Railroad. The long-term goal of this project is to work with local […]
“The agreement allowed the State Historical Society of Iowa and Ancestry to complete a two-year project to digitally image materials and integrate more than one million additional records from the State Archives in Ancestry’s searchable database.” Read the full article about the December 2d announcement https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/vinton_newspapers/state-historical-society-of-iowa-announces-project-partnership-outcomes-with-ancestry-com/article_89f02954-4254-4533-b940-0cf2ce5f4177.html
Every so often someone asks how to get details on what I do as a speaker in the area of genealogy and history. When a civic, military, cultural, ethnic, historical, religious, or genealogical organization inquires about my historical and genealogical speaking services, I try to acknowledge the email within 24 hours. Yes, I have done […]
I have some mid-late 1800s New York relatives and then more in the early 1900s. This newly free index is because the non-profit Reclaim the Records worked hard, filed a Freedom of Information lawsuit, kept working, and now we all have it! Want to know more and maybe look for some entries in it? https://www.newyorkdeathindex.com […]
Good news! Legacy Family Tree Webinars has extended their 2025 Holiday 50% off sale through this coming Sunday 7 December 2025. See the full details and a link to take advantage of this great offer in my earlier blog post: