Perusing maps has always been a favorite pastime of mine. The love of maps was definitely inherited from my Dad. When I was traveling a lot for my genealogy business, he would call me before I left, and with his maps on his desk, to learn about my route. One day I brought […]
Last night I shared a blog link with several clients. I’m sharing it here in case my readers haven’t heard about this important blog post. I am one who will willingly share results if it would help solve a crime. Judy G. Russell, known as The Legal Genealogist®, writes an intriguing, educational, and timely blog. […]
It was the winter of 1982. The College of St. Thomas, several blocks from our house, offered an adult education course in genealogy. I had dabbled a bit before then and knew there was more to this hobby. It was one of the best things I ever did! Jim Kellen, a librarian at St. Thomas […]
I have been using RootsMagic for several years. I love the response from the team there when questions arise. As with any program, it takes a bit to become acquainted with it. I use it for much of my client work and so does my main subcontractor. I have been faithfully entering my own family […]
I have resisted the first new item. I’ve been working a lot of hours the last couple of weeks with the proverbial nose to the grindstone. Maybe next week will have some time for checking the 269 million family tree profile records from Filae to MyHeritage. My French roots via my French-Candians are making my […]
As a family historian, I keep reminding myself to write my own memories. Minnesota winters mean backyard ice skating rinks. My childhood home in Saint Paul had a large backyard and that ¼ of an acre corner lot provided plenty of room for such a skating rink. I vividly remember my Dad going outside in […]
“Only” 18 courses to choose from. Tomorrow (Wednesday, February 16) is when online registration opens for the 2022 Virtual Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). This will be my 11th year of coordinating the “Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills” course. Cyndi Ingle, Debbie Mieszala, and Cari Taplin join me in the July week as […]
That title sounds a bit presumptuous, but it’s true. The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) registration opens on the 16th and most courses fill quickly. Best thing to do is visit the courses and registration page now and then be ready to get the course you really need. A brand-new registration system is in […]
I have searched and searched. I have contacted law librarians, archivists, and many who work at the U.S. National Archives. No one had an answer for the origin of the 72-year privacy rule regarding release of the U.S. federal census to the public. Many people are anxiously awaiting the April 1 release of the 1950 […]
PERSI? It’s the Periodical Source Index that is now hosted by the Allen County Public Library of Fort Wayne, Indiana. In fact, that’s where PERSI is produced. So, what is it? I call it a subject or topical index to thousands of genealogical and local history periodicals and it’s a free index search. Well-known ones […]