My parents didn’t take my sisters and me to the library when we were children. My paternal grandmother unknowingly made up for that with many gifts of books for me. Once I was old enough to ride my bike about a mile to the Highland Park branch of the Saint Paul Public Library system, I […]
Press Release from the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG). “A Matrimonial Advertiser:” Tracing the Treacherous Trail of an Early 20th-Century Romance Scammer by Sharon Hoyt, CG. Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Research on a man’s mysterious second marriage identified his wife as a romance scammer who preyed on Civil War veterans. This […]
April 9, 2025. Wednesday evening free Webinar. 7:00 p.m. EDT, 6:00 pm CDT. Hosted by the Virginia Genealogical Society. My topic is “The WPA Era: Free Records Boon from the Government.” The presentation includes a section related to the New Deal and WPA activities in Virginia and details to find books, records, indexes, and online […]
The War of 1812 U.S. pension records have been on subscription site Fold3.com for many years. It’s an ongoing project that began under the auspices of the former Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the U.S. National Archives. FGS embarked on a fund-raising project to ensure these were digitized and then remain FREE for researchers. […]
If you live in the Great Lakes region in either Canada or the U.S., this course has some superb education for you. If some or all of your ancestral families resided in the region, this course will assist you in learning more about them. If family members worked in the region, this course will fill […]
The Chicago and North Western Historical Society is truly becoming more known as a trailblazer in the preservation of a variety of records, maps, and equipment. Its new building is at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, McHenry County, Illinois. A 14 March 2025 press release tells of how the C&NWHS organization is preserving much […]
I occasionally post about national and state organizations providing grants to local historical societies, courts, and other concerns in regard to preserving history. The grant might be used to purchase archival shelving, add a new roof, digitize newspapers, prepare finding aids, repair books, or some other vital tasks. Most of my posts result from information […]
I’ve blogged about the Minnesota Digital Library before and last week I learned about some additions to it through one of the library emails I receive. It involves the The Roseau County Historical Society and Museum in Northwestern Minnesota, along the border with Canada. “The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) is pleased to share newly digitized […]
Over the last month I have prepared 8,162 pages of syllabus content for the my 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute new virtual course “Digging Deeper: Sources, Methods, and Practices.” My instructors in this course have prepared 9,854 pages. Then I updated and expanded 3,100 pages for Cari Taplin’s GRIP returning course “The Spirit of the Inland […]
Over the next couple of weeks I will be posting about a few of the offers and announcements from various genealogy organizations and companies coming out of this week’s RootsTech Conference being held this week in Salt Lake City. Many sessions are available for viewing online at no cost. https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ Ancestry has a big sale […]