I just did a run-through of my Minnesota Genealogy Crash Course for Family Tree University. I will be presenting it live next Wednesday, April 25th at 7:00 pm here in the Midwest. That will be at 8:00 Eastern, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. Diane Haddad at the Genealogy Insider just posted some teasers about the […]
On Wednesday, April 25th, I will be presenting a webinar on Minnesota genealogy. It’s part of Family Tree University. I have been researching, writing, and teaching about Minnesota genealogical research for more years than I am willing to admit. When I began my Minnesota research, the late Minnesota Historical Society librarian, Wiley Pope, gave me […]
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) seeks an experienced Website Administrator to maintain its current web presence and assist with the transition to a new web platform during the coming months. This is a paid position. Responsibilities The duties and responsibilities of the Web Administrator are to: Create, maintain and support all components of the […]
I just viewed all 4 pages of the Mount Sterling, Van Buren County, Iowa 1940 census. Not a huge town then and today it only has 44 residents. It’s in Southeastern Iowa on the Missouri border. I read an article in today’s St. Paul Pioneer Press about the town disbanding. The Associated Press article even […]
It’s really not that tough a task. I recently wrote an article about this for findmypast.com titled Analyzing Records for Family History. It’s full of practical tips. The website also has other helpful articles.Click here to read what I wrote on the findmypast.com website. Watch the website for some great resources that will be on […]
I received this information from the Minnesota Genealogical Society today: Minnesota Genealogical Society 2012 Central and Eastern European Genealogy Conference South St. Paul, MN. The Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS), with co-sponsorship from the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International, the Germanic Genealogy Society, the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota, the Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota, and the […]
During the last couple of weeks network television, cable TV, AM, FM, and public radio stations, newspapers, websites, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other forms of media have talked about today’s opening of the 1940 census population schedule. The news has been covered at the local, state, and national level. I have seen some international […]
One form that is part of the 1940 U.S. census the whole world seems to be trying to access today is the Non-Resident Schedule. This is for enumerating people where they were on the day the census taker visited, but who said that wasn’t their usual place of residence. An example of this form is […]
Chicago’s Newberry Library has a blog post that discusses the gaps and the ending of Chicago directories that I referenced in my own blog post yesterday about the 1940 census. “Where are the rest of the city directories?” is a question heard frequently at the reference desk. Although the Newberry has a complete collection of […]
I recently posted on Facebook that I am working on my family addresses in preparation for the 1940 census opening next week. A couple people sent me private messages asking how I was doing that. So, here are some tips. Did your family live in a city or town that published annual city directories? Don’t […]