A recent newsletter from the University of Minnesota reminded me to look at other parts of the Minnesota Digital Library. The MDL is best described directly from its website. MDL “supports discovery and education through access to unique digital collections shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota. Our contributors include libraries, […]
Every day and every month I learn about some other event, designation, or awareness label in states, provinces, countries, and I can’t keep track of them all. The three in the title of this post are examples of some that apply to me and my fellow history/genealogy researchers. These and others apply to people all […]
My research career has taken me to the National Archives in Washington, DC and other locations many times over the past 30 years. Much of my time was spent in Bureau of Indian Affairs records for individuals, law firms, and directly for Tribes. The direct reading of hundreds upon hundreds of pages of correspondence, student […]
FREE BCG-SPONSORED WEBINAR “A Myriad of Slave Databases” by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) I know this is a last-minute posting. Sorry about that, my fault totally. BCG’s next free monthly webinar in conjunction with Legacy Family Tree Webinars is “A Myriad of Slave Databases” by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, […]
Not yet joining us? There aren’t many seats left! Join well-known main speakers Judy G. Russell and Blaine Bettinger along with more than a dozen other speakers for this extravaganza of learning. I’ll be presenting sessions on Friday and Saturday and participating in the Northland Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists “Ask a Genealogist” […]
A news release from Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s List. about this great online opportunity. These groups have been receiving praise all over social media (That statement is from me not Cyndi!). Registration is now open for the MGD Study Group – Mastering Genealogical Documentation, an eight-week beginning principles course, led by Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s […]
If you attended my presentation yesterday (Friday, 13 September) as part of Legacy Family Tree’s Webtember, you learned a little about a maternal Great Grandaunt Johanna (Walsh) Healy Griffin. My session was titled “The Neighbors Knew: Strategies for Finding YOUR Ancestral Details in THEIR Records.” A slide toward the end of the hour showed an […]
News Release for today. MyHeritage has just acquired MesAieux.com, a popular family history service that specializes in French Canadian genealogy. Founded in 2004, MesAieux.com has grown to become Quebec’s most popular family history service, with over one million users. The website offers an online family tree builder with automated features to add ancestors and is […]
20 free webinars over the four Fridays of September 2024. A great variety of topics and speakers. I will be presenting on Friday, 13 September at 10:30 a.m. CDT about “The Neighbors Knew: Strategies for Finding YOUR Ancestral Details in THEIR Records.” My affiliate link for registration for this and the other ones is http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9276 […]
Labor Day weekend in the U.S. means more special prices from online genealogy companies. . Ancestry has announced a sale on 6-month subscriptions, DNA testing, and the new Pro Tools. Check the details https://www.ancestry.com/. Ancestry has been posting on major social media platforms about this. These offers expire on Monday, 3 September 2024.