The National Genealogical Society reminds us to register now for the 2010 NGS Conference being held 28 April – 1 May in Salt Lake City. The early-bird registration discount ends on Monday, 8 March 2010. In addition to enjoying a $35 discount, only early birds have the opportunity to order a printed syllabus. (Everyone will […]
Tonight, Wednesday March 3, 2010 is the series finale for Faces of America on PBS. It’s been an interesting, but somewhat low key, overview of tracing the heritage of a variety of celebrities. I love seeing the family history background of a variety of people. For such a show the emphasis is naturally on the […]
I don’t know if I can wait three more days. This Friday evening the U.S. edition of Who Do You Think You Are? premiers on NBC TV. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area that is KARE, channel 11. At 7:00 p.m. my bowl of popcorn and I will be sitting in front of the television. As […]
I enjoyed watching this video montage from the upcoming series Who Do You Think You Are? It shows actual records, people looking at manuscripts, at microfilm, finding an ancestor’s tombstone, and experiencing emotion at what they find. That emotion is the same whether you or your ancestors are dirt poor, middle class, or a celebrity. […]
For some time now, I have been reading about Chicago’s plans to add a runway to O’Hare International Airport. Sadly, this necessitated the moving of many bodies buried in St. Johannes’ Cemetery on the land. Today’s Chicago Tribune carries a story that the court has put a stop to this, even for some families that […]
While I sit here watching the figure skating at the 2010 Olympics, I decided to check out the World Figure Skating Musuem and Hall of Fame. There is an Archives! I figured there would be as they exist for many sports. From the website: The photograph collection of nearly 20,000 images includes many early tintype […]
The full program, including meal events, special events, keynote speakers, special lectures, and information on the updated Focus on Societies Day is now online at http://fgs.org/2010conference/index.php. Registrations were already coming in online before the official release announcement was made! The program section can be sorted by day, speaker, or track. Mini bios on all the […]
If you never had the chance to interact with Marsha, you have missed out on some special genealogical education from an awesome person. Marsha passed away peacefully early this morning at her home in Springfield, Missouri. Even though I have known for the last month and especially the last few days that her death was […]
This press release was received today from the National Genealogical Society: This year the annual NGS Family History Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, 28 April─1 May 2010. Whether your family helped settle the nation, migrated across the country, stayed in the same place, or recently arrived in America, this conference has […]
I receive this press release today and though readers might like to know about this sale. Valentine’s Sale! 20% off! Everything on-line & in retail store thru 23 February at Maia’s Books. – Sale prices are limited to items in stock – and everything on-line is in stock though some in very limited quantities.– Items […]