Online class: Deeds: More than Just Land Transactions
Registration: https://mngs.regfox.com/deeds-more-than-just-land-transactions
Author: Paula Stuart-Warren
The Interior Department now led by a Native American: Deb Haaland!
Opinions ahead. Some of you may know that I am involved with Native American historical and genealogical research and related work. I have been working with Tribes and law firms since the early 1990s. I have read thousands of pages of documents in the National Archives, historical societies, other archives, and online that have made […]
25 years of Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. 25!!
I remember hearing about this Cyndi’s List. I checked it. Then I met the creator, the owner, the person who added all those links to genealogy and history websites, the adjustor of links as places kept her busy by changing their URLs, and I saw one of these persons sitting at the computer doing the […]
IGGP German Genealogy Conference Registration opens today!
The 2021 International German Genealogy Conference is being held virtually this July. Registration is now open! https://iggp.org/
Feb 17, Wednesday, as in tomorrow is GRIP registration
It snuck up on me, too. Have you chosen which course(s) to take? Two weeks of GRIP this year and lots of courses to choose from. GRIP is going virtual again tas it celebrates its 10th Anniversary. Zoom worked exceedingly well last year for the classes, networking, asking questions, and even for the hands-on sessions. […]
Sales and free genealogy stuff examples for this long U.S. weekend
This long weekend includes Valentine’s Day and also the U.S. President’s Day. I am self-employed in the genealogy profession, so I still work on both days but my weekend is extra-long because of the extreme cold temperatures. Here in Minnesota we will have temperatures in the -20s and the “feels like” will be in the […]
Breaking good news for now: Seattle National Archives
“SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday to stop the sale of the National Archives at Seattle. An agency has recommended the archives be shuttered in Seattle. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office, along with 29 tribes and various groups, filed a lawsuit Jan. 4 seeking to declare the sale […]
30% savings at Arcadia Images of America books!
Now until February 17, 2021, Arcadia Publishing is offering a 30% off sale on the extensive series Images of America. Wonderful old photos of people, places, and things combined with limited history text. I’m scrolling through Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, and also railroads. https://arcadiapublishing.com
Strategies for GRIP registration on February 17
Are you ready? Have you read the registration and courses pages on the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh’s website as I recommended 4 days ago? I’m asking that in my Mom voice. The directors of GRIP have just released some Strategies for Registration. I strongly suggest reading that soon. (Mom voice again.)
Oral histories from the Iron Range area of Minnesota
Many news outlets are reporting this story. “The Erie Mining Company History Project Team, in conjunction with the St. Louis County Historical Society, is donating more than 150 oral history interviews to seven organizations in northeastern Minnesota.” Station WDIO in Duluth, Minnesota carried the story and the details can be read there. The famed and […]