April 25th is National DNA Day in the U.S. and the sale prices on DNA testing are already beginning. Check AncestryDNA.com, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, 23andMe, and LivingDNA. In a future post, I will list some helpful books and online guidance. To learn more about the origins of this commemoration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_Day.
A couple weeks ago, Cyndi Ingle asked me to do an educational guest post on The Genealogy Squad (TGS) Cyndi is one of the administrators of TGS and also is the Cyndi of CyndisList.com. We talked about several ideas and this morning 15 April) I posted my tips on Native American research. Now I have […]
During April 2020 you can view a free webinar each day from Legacy Family Tree Webinars. It’s a webinar chosen by Legacy and it is available beginning at midnight Eastern Time Zone. Their blog has the list of what is being offered each day. Be sure to download the handout for each webinar. If you […]
The Genealogy Guys just released the video file, “Using Stereographs and Vintage Postcards” at Genealogy Guys Learn. They also have a new written course, “Dowager Law: A Case Study”. The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription is on sale for $79 (reg. $99 per year.) You’ll find details, instructions, and the Coupon Code in The Genealogy Guys […]
Staying at home to be safe is not a problem with the consultations I do with clients and prospective clients. I have done them by Zoom, Google Hangout, and by phone over the last few weeks. I do have openings on my calendar starting next week for more. I can assist you with using any […]
This is not a list of all the websites that offer digitized books and periodicals for us, but is a list that will get you started from the comfort of your own home. This list of free websites is abstracted from my oft-requested presentation Your Anytime Library: Success in the Virtual Stacks. We can do […]
MyHeritage sent this today: “we’re giving everyone FREE and unlimited access to MyHeritage In Color™ from March 23 to April 23, so that people everywhere can join in the fun of colorizing their black and white photos. Ordinarily only 10 photos can be colorized by users who do not have a Complete plan, but now, […]
In conjunction with the Goodhue County Historical Society, Red Wing Community Education, and the Dakota County Historical Society, my presentations scheduled over the next week in Red Wing and South St Paul, Minnesota have been cancelled. We hope to reschedule in the future. March 14, 2020 Red Wing, Minnesota Goodhue County Historical Society and Red […]
March 12, 2020 Hudson, Wisconsin Hudson Area Public Library Genealogy Presentation at 10:30 a.m. I will be presenting “Farmer in the Dell . . . and in Many U.S. Records” accompanied by a handout. March 14, 2020 Red Wing, Minnesota Goodhue County Historical Society and Red Wing Community Education, 1:00 p.m. I will be presenting […]
Directions to the Minnesota Genealogy Center are on the Minnesota Genealogical Society website under the WJH Library link.