Chronicling America is a long-running part of the Library of Congress website. If you don’t know about this free access to thousands of newspaper and how it came about check here. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/about/. This morning my email had this update to the newspapers now digitized. Click on the Subscribe tab near the top of the About […]
GRIP Genealogy Institute virtual week is getting close! June 22-27. From your own residence, own computer or tablet, own syllabus, own beverages, and Monday-Friday all those days of learning. WARNING: registration closes on Friday, June 13th. Register today or even on Friday. We have lots to share in this NEW course. It’s BEYOND Digging Deeper. […]
I was about to sit down and write a post about my beloved maternal Grandparents whose wedding anniversary is today. I checked the date tin my RootsMagic genealogy software to be sure it was on June 7. Definitely June 7th and 100 years ago today in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Gertrude Margaret Cook (1901-1999) […]
Geoff Rasmussen of Legacy Family Tree Webinars says “It’s one of my favorite days each month! The Top 10 List for May 2025 has been revealed – and YOU are on it!” My last live webinar was way back on April 11th and it still made the top views for April and May. My topic […]
Love the free newspapers on Chronicling America? News this week from the Library of Congress: We’re Upgrading on August 4! On August 4, 2025, users will automatically be sent from the legacy version of Chronicling America to a new version of Chronicling America with added features and tools. If at any point we are […]
I’m seeing DNA test sales begin for Father’s Day. Here’s one example from Ancestry.com.
Do you read the blogs, newsletters, and social media posts of a variety of genealogical websites? If not, you are missing a lot of updates, new services, new databases, DNA sales, and more. The MyHeritage Blog is one that has has several new posts this week. From June 5-8, 225 million Swedish records and 124.9 […]
18 years of my own blog preceded by many previous years of blogging and other writing for the former Federation of Genealogical Societies. I am not a daily blogger. My client consultations and research and webinars pay the bills. I only have a couple affiliate connections where I received minor sums for promotion. Those posts […]
June already? One of my nephews turns 45 today. Two of my children have birthdays in the next couple of weeks. June is also a month for honoring some specific groups among us. Canada begins National Indigenous History Month and on June 21st honors National Indigenous Peoples Day. A large part of my genealogy and […]
One month from now, you’ll be sitting in your most comfortable chair and reading through the fabulous syllabus that accompanied the virtual GRIP Genealogy Institute course “BEYOND Digging Deeper: Sources, Methods, and Practices.” It will be the day AFTER the course ends. But, only if you have registered and attended this online course! It’s not […]