South Dakota historical research news
Great research news via the February 2026 E-Newsletter of the South Dakota State Historical Society,
Author: Paula Stuart-Warren
Family history sleuth? Please don’t avoid online family trees.
Every time I see someone posting on social media or saying out loud something akin to “I avoid those online family trees.” That may be followed by a comment that they are useless and baseless. Oh, do I disagree. Do I trust all family history details that someone told me, wrote about today or 120 […]
Genealogy Learning, Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills.
Next Thursday, 5 February 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST, Noon CST, 11:00 a.m. MST, and 10:00 a.m. PST, registration opens! Ready for a week of learning, networking, analysis, and insight to a variety of records to further your genealogy research. Would you like an opportunity to receive help on one of your own genealogy dilemmas? […]
Viewing my past genealogy webinars
Every so often someone asks where they can get a preview of one of my presentations. Most are from a genealogical or historical society or library representative who is interested in hiring me to do a presentation. It’s a good way to learn how I present and the comprehensiveness of the slides and handouts. Continuing […]
Suddenly, it was a 4:00 a.m. bedtime for a genealogist
On a recent evening, I planned to spend a couple hours on some updating and expanding of syllabus material for upcoming presentations. Then I was going to reward myself with some more time on my own family history. I accomplished both and went to bed at 4:00 a.m. The Montreal Daily Star. Monday, 14 September […]
NEH humanities grant awards to preserve history
Today’s press release from the National Endowment for the Humanities shows a wide array of grants for preservation, education, research, and fellowships, with resulting growth in the humanities from the U.S. and beyond. “WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 15, 2026) —The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $75.1 million for 84 humanities projects across the […]
6 February 2026. Mark that on the calendar for GRIP Genealogy Institute registration!
Omigosh!! 6 February 2026 is less than a month away. That’s when registration opens for the 2026 summer GRIP Genealogy Institute courses. The virtual week is 22-26 June and the in-person week is 12-17 July. I’m just a bit partial to the course Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills that runs during the June virtual […]
MyHeritage website adds 9 new languages
MyHeritage announces that its website is now “available in 50 languages, following the addition of 9 more languages. This expansion enables millions more people around the world to discover who they are and where they belong, in their native language.” Further they said “It will also lead to more valuable matches and discoveries for MyHeritage […]
Free BCG-Sponsored 2026 Webinars
Press release from BCG. Registration for the Board for Certification of Genealogists’ twelve monthly webinars in 2026 is now live at our partner website Legacy Family Tree Webinars, BCG Upcoming Webinars(http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=6803). 2026 Dates, speakers, and topics: 20 January 2026. Gary L. Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG ® , CGL ® , “Beyond the First Clue: Unraveling a […]
Genealogy syllabus work makes me think and I enjoy it
One of my work projects this week is my part of the syllabus for two sessions in the upcoming Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research course “Repository Research: From Website to Doorway.” See my 28 December post on this course for more details and to register for one of the seats that are still open […]