The Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Arkansas Genealogical Society invite you to the 2009 Conference. The conference takes place next September 2-5, 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Check the FGS Website www.fgsconference.org> for details later this fall. Want to be up-to-date on the news, lectures, exhibit hall, and people connected to the 2009 FGS/AGS […]
Two nationally renowned genealogists will headline the Star of the North Genealogy Conference, September 19-20, at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Minnesota professional genealogist Paula Stuart-Warren will teach a class on finding ancestral places of origin, as well as lecture on tactics for researching Midwestern ancestors with New England roots and easy ways […]
The Minnesota State Archives is housed in the Minnesota History Center in downtown St. Paul. The Archives is part of the Library and Archives Division of the Minnesota Historical Society. The website for all of these parts is at www.mnhs.org. This includes the massive electronic catalog that enables researchers to find book, manuscripts, state and […]
I took the summer off from lecturing and had planned lots of organizational and writing work. Then my son announced his wedding and I moved. So much for the organizing tasks. Now, this fall I am speaking in several states. The September seminars and conferences are: September 3-6, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFederation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conferencewww.fgsconference.org […]
I have to admit that I enjoy sitting at home in my pj’s doing genealogical work online. Still, there are many repositories with one-of-a-kind records. One of these is here in Minnesota. The Immigration History Research Center is part of the University of Minnesota. This repository focuses on the history of American immigration with materials […]
You can still be a part of the 2008 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Footprints to Family History, being held in Philadelphia, September 3-6. Four full days of lectures, luncheons, a banquet, and an Exhibit Hall with many vendors is not to be missed. Registrations or changes to a registration can still be done online […]
10 August UPDATE: all registrations for Course I can be done online. Thanks to the webmaster for fixing this! I received this note today from the 2009 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (January 8-12) about the course that I coordinate at SLIG. “For some reason, the popular Course 1 “American Records and Research: Focusing on […]
Ancestry has launched the 1891 Census of Canada, which is online for the first time. The 1891 Canadian census contains 4.5 million searchable names and 90,000 images of original census pages. Included is information from all 10 present-day Canadian provinces and its three territories. The 1891 census is fully indexed and searchable and can be […]
Project cooperation between FamilySearch (Family History Library) and Ancestry.com (The Generations Network) including reindexing of the 1920 U.S. census. Thinking about becoming a certified genealogist? The Board for Certification of Genealogists now has a full application and judge’s comments online. If you are attending the FGS Conference in Philadelphia this September, visit the BCG booth […]
Yes, I have been silent. Working all day, moving, unpacking, and working on things for my son’s wedding — just not any more hours left for blogging right now. I love my new home and have not unpacked all the books yet. I attended a shower for my almost daughter-in-law a few days ago and […]