This press release was sent by FamilySearch. I will be participating. Will you? Just think what we genealogists can do if we band together. I have been one of the many who are helping to index the 1940 census and I really enjoy it. I often do it in the evening and find it relaxing. […]
Yes, it’s that time of year. Are you putting together a set of photos to display at a graduation open house, wedding shower, or wedding? Maybe you are doing it in a slide show format. Whichever way, it’s time to also make sure those pictures are labeled. Even better, write up a few words that […]
A repeat performance by popular demand! Want to learn more about tracing your family history? I will once again present a free talk about genealogy in general and the 1940 census (with lots of updates) along with Mary Jo Webster from the St. Paul Pioneer Press. This is a lecture sponsored by the Pioneer Press […]
And it’s all been done by volunteers like you and me. The 1940 Census Community Project shows that “More than Half of the 1940 U.S. Census Records Indexed in Just Two Months Thanks to Thousands of Volunteers Across the U.S.” I just received a press release from FamilySearch that says “Thanks to the efforts of […]
My email today brought me the Local History News from the Minnesota Historical Society. I want to attend just about every event that was listed in it. The spotlighted project in this issue is that of the Richfield Historical Society. Richfield is in Hennepin County and is a first-ring suburb located adjacent to the Minneapolis-St. […]
In partnership with Minnesota State University, Mankato, and the Blue Earth County Historical Society, the Minnesota Genealogical Society presents this year’s greater Minnesota genealogy conference June 22 and 23. Friday kicks off with an evening social and program at Blue Earth County Historical Society. Saturday’s full-day conference at the university, “South Central Minnesota in the […]
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Registration Opens June 2! That’s this Saturday! One June 2, 2012, at 9:00 AM (Mountain Daylight Time) (11 Eastern, 10 Central, and 8 Pacific) the mad dash to register for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy will begin. There are eleven great courses to choose from in this Utah Genealogical […]
My family has been pretty lucky as far as returning family members who served in the United States military. My Dad, Father-In-Law, and my ex-husband all returned as did those in previous generations. My father did have some service related health issues but nothing too severe. As I watched TV today showing President Obama and […]
I love this story in yesterday’s St. Paul Pioneer Press. A couple in Austin in Southern Minnesota were married this past Saturday near their parents’ graves in Austin’s Oakwood Cemetery so their parents could be at the wedding. Their engagement began in the cemetery after the couple reconnected via Facebook. Click here for the full […]
Join me and Mary Jo Webster from the St. Paul Pioneer Press at the St. Paul Public Library, Highland Park branch, for a free class next week. Mary Jo is a reporter and computer-assisted reporting editor for my hometown newspaper. Mary Jo will talk about her first-ever experience in researching the free, online 1940 U.S. […]