Chronicling America, which includes fantastic and free access to digitized newspapers, grows constantly and is gearing up for a whole new website. It includes newspapers that are digitized by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) which works with newspaper repositories around the United States. It operates under The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and […]
I see a press release and tell myself I need to keep on with my work before checking out new genealogy things. That lasts about ten minutes. Today I spent some time looking at my new updates from MyHeritage’s Theory of Family Relativity™. From the press release “adding millions of new theories to help you […]
This Wednesday, August 28, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, I will be presenting “What’s Next? Developing Step by Step Research Plans.” It is an online event hosted by the The Villages Genealogical Society. I love doing this presentation because it involves the participants, sound advice, and methodology. It shows many reasons why we need the assistance […]
Join me online this Saturday morning, 17 August 2024. Learn about general resources for locating the correct railroad, where records might be located, how to find “buried away” records, with some added touches for Irish railroad workers. A six-page handout with tips, resources, links, and more accompanies my presentation. https://irishgenealogical.org/
It’s been a busy summer of work for me, and blogging has fallen behind. It’s been a week since the courses for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute (GRIP) were announced. Here’s a quick timeline for some GRIP details including dates you can place on your own calendar. Thank you to the National Genealogical Society for […]
I’m excited. I only know about two of the courses. What are the others? Join live on Facebook at Noon EDT, 11:00 CDT, 10:00 MDT, and 9:00 PDT for the announcement. No registration open yet but at least you will know the course titles and the dates when each will be offered. One week virtual […]
Have you attended a genealogy institute course this year or in recent years? Maybe it’s been a few years. What have you done with the syllabus? Whether it is in Dropbox, in a file on your computer, printed and on a shelf in your genealogy workspace, it’s time to pay more attention to it. Hundreds […]
In case you don’t know, I am a big fan of the Minnesota Twins. Thanks, Dad, for taking me to Twins games when the Twins arrived in Minnesota. In 1987, I attended three World Series games here at the old Metrodome. I am a big fan of my birth and home city, Saint Paul, Minnesota. […]
Still planning some U.S. summer and fall travel for family history research? A few things to think about: Will the old family town have a festival occurring during your trip. That means many people around who might have some connection to or about your family, a family home, or business. It also means that area […]
Unlocking the Past, Shaping the Future. Two fantastic, featured speakers plus 12 additional speakers await you in October. A pre-conference DNA day, a Friday evening banquet, vendors, and a syllabus to boot. The Minnesota Genealogical Society conferences have education, discussions, and more for every level and of family historian. I will be presenting two sessions […]