It is very possible that I won’t be doing many blog posts this week. I am in Fort Wayne at the Federation of Genealogical Societies/Allen County Public Library genealogical conference. Between presenting lectures, volunteering at the booths of several organizations in the Exhibit Hall, and attending meetings, I may be on overload! Lectures begin on […]
A wide variety of newspapers are indexed online and many have a link to the associated images. The majority require a subscription, but some are available at no charge in libraries. These are the links to several from the long list I will discuss over the next few weeks in greater detail: http://www.ancestry.com/http://www.genealogybank.com/Google News Archive […]
If you need to contact me, the updated mailing and email addresses are posted online in the directories at www.apgen.org and www.bcgcertification.org. I am actually living in Zimmerman, Minnesota, but my mailing address is in Elk River. I wonder what business and personal billing items such as credit card, membership, subscriptions, and utilities I have […]
As of Tuesday afternoon, I am all moved. Notice I did not say unpacked! I just know that one of these boxes contains the pen and pencil cup for my desk. The movers were a fantastic group of guys. I did enjoy the look on their faces when they walked into my apartment and saw […]
A few more free blogs that you can check online and some electronic newsletter that you may choose to be emailed directly to you: http://www.genealogue.com/ Chris Dunham’s blog that he self described: “Genealogy News You Can’t Possibly Use.” Some of the posts are humorous, others ironic. Is there good genealogical news on this too — […]
By now, you have probably seen images of that horrific bridge collapse here in Minnesota. I have heard from many folks who wonder if my family and I are OK. I am fine as is the family. I pretty much sat in front of the TV all evening Wednesday. I didn’t have nightmares, but did […]
This is the last date to register online for the Federation of Genealogical Societies and Allen County Public Library’s four day genealogy conference that takes place this August 15-18th. Of course, you may register at the door, but it is helpful to conference workers if you do register online by that date. http://www.fgsconference.org/
Have you used PERSI? That is the Periodical Source Index compiled by the staff at the Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center. It is a subject index (almost 2 million entries) to more than 10,000 genealogical and historical periodicals published in English and French. While in Fort Wayne, Indiana in two weeks I plan to […]
Check out online finding aids and indexes for selected Archival Holdings at NARA’s Central Plains Region (Kansas City) http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/finding-aids Thanks to Evie Brissette, CG, a volunteer at this branch of NARA for suggesting that I include this in the blog. She also reminds us that via NARA’s website you may submit an email inquiry for […]
I am looking for a old family recipe or two – one that has notes on it that might relate to family history. Do you have a handwritten recipe from your grandmother that has a notation such as “this was originally Aunt Mary Smith’s recipe.” Or perhaps “I always served this when the Fishers came […]