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. […]
Where has this year gone already! I just noticed that the early bird deadline for the 2012 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) is at the end of this month. Are we really at the half-way mark of May? There are limited open spots in three of the courses. You will be delighted no matter […]
Stop by the findmypast.com booth in the Exhibit Hall to get your burning genealogy questions addressed. Three top family history experts will be in the booth to assist you in your family history quest. The cost? FREE. The consultants are: Wednesday: Debra Mieszala, CGThursday: Paula Stuart-Warren, CGFriday: D. Joshua Taylor, MLSSaturday: Debra Mieszala, CG
I am proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and also to be a contributor the the Stern-NARA Gift Fund and the Preserve the Pensions Project. Have you donated? Our donations are vital to making records available for all of us. This is last week’s FGS Press […]