45,000+ family historians can’t be wrong. Four administrators, designated helpers, and 45,000 other people willing to ask, share, and it’s one of the best groups on Facebook. We learn, we question, we grow. Part of the “About” for this group states “The mission of the Genealogy Squad Facebook group is to provide a positive space […]
Excellent news for genealogy education in 2022! The 2022 Legacy Family Trees and MyHeritage Webinar series is now open for registration. It’s the 13th year of these and the array of topics is astounding. What’s included? Presentations include specific countries, specific U.S. states (this time I am doing one on Michigan), DNA, technology, methodology, organizing, […]
A press release from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on December 27th tells about a research opportunity. Individuals working on their own family history rarely have a chance to do research supported by a fellowship. This project will help to document the Great Migration of African American Mississippians to the north and west […]
Each week, FamilySearch releases a list of new and updated collections and notes on indexing of these. This week a variety of records from around the world are represented. I think Mexico wins as far as the number of collections. Argentina and Brazil are close! The U.S. is represented but in lesser numbers than other […]
From the GRIP Directors: “The Donn Devine Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an applicant who emulates Donn’s spirit of volunteerism by giving back to their community. GRIP would like to reward that spirit to a person who has never been to GRIP by giving them one of the 18 virtual week-long courses available in the […]
Yesterday’s news from the U.S. National Archives (NARA) is full of details on the April 1, 2022 releases of the 1950 census, digital availability, indexing, and other details. The first two paragraphs of the news: WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2021 — With the scheduled April 1, 2022, release of 1950 Census records a little more […]
I have several stacks of books in my apartment that beg to be read and long lists of books to purchase and read. Some are historical and genealogical in nature, and others are for relaxation time. I have now added several more books to my list. A few weeks ago, my mail included a review […]
Minnesota Public Radio posted today “The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Minnesota-based Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition have signed an agreement to collaborate in the search for records of Indian boarding schools.” The article next states an online archive of the records will be started late in 2022. Apparently the Coalition had […]
My Great Great Grandfather was known to me as Samuel Dow. I never met him, but I need his answers to so many questions. One of his daughters, Violet Dow, married John Thomas Cook and they resided in a few places in Minnesota and North Dakota, ending up in Saint Paul. Research was daunting as […]
Native American genealogical research, consulting, and presentations on the topic are a major interest and part of my business. For some of my Native American individual, tribal, and law firm clients, I have spent time investigating records related to Indian boarding schools. This involved the reading of letters from parents to the school begging for […]