Five days of in-depth genealogical education. Five days of networking in small groups. Five days of learning from faculty representing a wealth of knowledge. That’s SLIG 2012. Plus, of you register for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) by October 30th you save $50.00. SLIG offers multiple courses taught by some of the top […]
This is an ongoing project and fundraising effort to digitize and preserve the 7.2 million images from the War of 1812 pension and bounty land records files. Digitized because genealogists and others wanted them preserved. These files supply individual, family, military, national, state, and community history. And if we get this all funded, then the […]
And they aren’t even genealogists. Claude Peck and Rick Nelson write for the [Minneapolis] StarTribune on food, clothing trends, culture, and more. They are usually lighthearted and sometimes irreverent in their conversations. I was surprised to see their column today “Downtown library a real town hall” in praise of the Minneapolis Central Library. This library […]
Saturday, August 20th is the last day to register online for the upcoming FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois. You may also mail in a registration as long as it is postmarked by the 20th. If you have already registered, what about adding one or more of the luncheons, a workshop, the FGS 35th Anniversary celebration, […]
The Adams County [Nebraska] Historical Society has posted the names of 957 people buried in a former psychiatric hospital cemetery in Hastings, Nebraska. The burials cover 1889 to 1957. It was a state funded institution and researchers can expect to find that the individuals were sent to Hastings from all over Nebraska. This site also […]
I really need to get back to my client work this morning, but something else has captured my interest. It’s a 91 minute documentary about the Library of Congress by C-SPAN. I assume it must have been broadcast on C-SPAN but I have missed it. “The Library of Congress, is a behind-the-scenes look at the […]
That’s Normal School as in teacher’s colleges. Many such schools across the country had newsletters and that includes those in Minnesota. These provide great insight into the school, curriculum, faculty, students, alumni, and education in general. In Minnesota most of these became state universities. Some of these school publications had literary offerings, ads from local […]
1.8 Million Records and Images Added to 23 U.S. Collections Additions Made to Collections from Seven Other Countries 2 August 2011 Historic records from eight countries have been digitized and added to FamilySearch.org. In addition to 1.8 million new U.S. records, collections from seven other countries were added: Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, and […]
The Minneapolis StarTribune carried a story today about adult adoptees and a new support service: “Adoptees Have Answers opened last year to offer services for and about adult adoptees, including support groups, public events and webinars.” Quoting from the article: The group aims to support adoptees but also to promote a better understanding of what […]
These are three examples of helpful electronic publications from libraries that have extensive genealogical research collections. I have researched in all three libraries and highly recommend them and their publications. Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri: http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/news-bytes-newsletter Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois: http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/news/ Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Center: http://www.genealogycenter.org/Community/E-zine.aspx