What would a library add in today’s world that would bring it into the 21st century? I am willing to bet you would say computers with internet access, an electronic catalog, or gasp, wireless internet. This library in Roxbury, Vermont is already ahead of many. Fooled you — it already has wireless. So, what has […]
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Next year marks the 200th anniversary of that date. A year-long national celebration “Live the Legacy” is planned. Lectures, articles, displays, books, speeches, photos, and so much more are planned. The Lincoln Bicentennial website is here. Most states have a liaison appointed and those are […]
Still thinking about registering for the January 12-16, 2009 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy? Some courses are already full, and others are filling quickly! But, SLIG is offering a special deal for you. From now until November 28, 2008, you can register with a $25 discount. This is a great opportunity to save on your […]
FamilySearch [Family History Library] and Ancestry.com this week announced a joint project to bring more Canadian censuses online. In an agreement similar to the US census agreement announced by the two organizations in July 2008, FamilySearch will digitize and index Canadian census records that Ancestry has acquired, and Ancestry will provide FamilySearch with indexes and […]
Last week I had dinner with some long-time friends I met because of genealogy. Gene & Winnie Fernstrom have been friends for 26 years! And none of us has a gray hair, LOL. I asked Winnie how her Mother, Helen, was doing. Her 98 year old Mother was still going strong and playing cards. Helen […]
Quarterly Genealogy ProgramsMGS sponsors four events each year with guest speakers presenting programs on various aspects of genealogical research, tailored to meet the diverse needs of both beginning and experienced genealogists. These events are open to the public. MGS members receive discounts for most events as well as for most MGS class offerings. Autumn Ancestor […]
I wish I could be in the Lost Angeles area this Saturday, October 25th. The 3rd annual L.A. As Subject archives bazaar, Archives Live!, will be held at the University of Southern California Davidson Conference Center. It is a full day devoted to showing off Los Angeles history “whether they are working on a scholarly […]
From the GGS E-Connect, Newsletter of the Minnesota based Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS) Sunday, October 26 Southwest Germanic Regional Workshop Covering the areas of Alsace-Lorraine, Baden-Wùrttemberg, Hesse, Luxembourg, Palatinate (Pfalz) Rhineland, Saar, Switzerland. Place: Concordia University Library Technology Center Near the corner of Hamline Ave. and Concordia Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota Room 214 (above the […]
Kathy Brady-Blake, CG, of Kathy’s Genealogy Blog tagged me. It is basically a challenge to respond with my own answers and tag other Bloggers to do likewise. Here goes: ***10 Years Ago I…….. Was beginning work on the FGS 2001 Quad Cities ConferenceLost my gallbladderWas awaiting the birth of my daughter’s first childWas renewing friendships […]
I have received a couple of questions asking me to explain the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). An institute is not the same as a seminar or conference which may have multiple individual sessions from which to choose. An institute, such as SLIG, has five (5) full days of learning. Registrants choose one five-day […]