First cousins David Gustafson and Paula Stuart. Both of us were born in 1948, but Dave is 6 weeks older as I keep reminding him. We are on the swing in our Grandma and Grandpa Stuart’s basement at 2019 Princeton Ave. in St. Paul, Minnesota. Grandpa kept his basement so clean you could eat off […]
The 9th Annual British Institute —– Offering Irish and English Research The courses are taught by experts in their field of genealogy research. The International Society for British Genealogy & Family History (ISBGFH) is sponsoring the ninth annual British Institute in Salt Lake City, October 5-9, 2009. The Institute will be held at the Crystal […]
I just received this press release from the National Archives. Now I know what a friend at the USCIS has been working one. Thanks to everyone involved in this! June 1, 2009 Signing Ceremony Permits Millions of Alien Files to Become Permanent Records at the National Archives WHO: Adrienne Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United […]
The blog prompt from the world of Geneabloggers is “Week #21: Lessons learned. Fess up to your research mistakes so others can learn from them.” Where do I begin? Seriously, I have done many things in genealogy the “correct” way. I had some excellent teachers early on in the dark ages of the 1980s. Did […]
Today’s [Minneapolis] StarTribune.com carried an interesting column “Small Towns Need to Dust off Websites” by James Lileks. His comments about towns and websites hit home with me. I am sure that it will have great meaning for vacationers, genealogists, and others looking for information on a specific place. When I travel, I often look for […]
Have you given some thought to all those other genealogists who walk through the cemetery and transcribe the info found on the tombstones? How about those who edit genealogy newsletters and quarterly journals? Who teaches classes in the area where you live? I’ll bet the local genealogical society plays a large part in all of […]
82 years ago. This is the anniversary of the day Minnesota’s own Charles A. Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. May 21, 1927 was the date he flew the “Spirit of St. Louis” from New York to Paris. It’s easy to learn more about the man and his flight […]
We have just six weeks left to save $50.00 on the FGS/AGS Genealogy Conference! Save $50.00. Sounds like a deal. The Federation of Genealogical Societies and Arkansas Genealogical Society invite you to four full days of genealogical education (and fun) surrounded by fellow genealogists, historians, librarians, archivists, editors, authors, and others who speak genealogy. Beautiful […]
One of the blogs I regularly read is the “Ancestry Insider” which is written by “a person” who is currently a FamilySearch employee and formerly worked for Ancestry.com. The Insider continues to cover both FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. The writing is entertaining educational, and truthful. Successes, problems, neat features, corrections, and future plans for both sites […]
I can say I knew him when! A long-time friend, David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS, has been named the Chief Genealogical Officer of FamilySearch. David is well-known in genealogy circles worldwide, yet he remains “one of us.” David is a former President of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and is a dear friend […]