Native American genealogy research is more than locating a name on Bureau of Indian Affairs censuses, tribal base rolls*, or complete faith in a family story that you have a Indian ancestor in your background. It’s learning about how to research family history in general, finding out more about that person or person, proving the […]
A bit more than 2 months till the opening of the July 16-21, 2017 week of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh(GRIP)! That means I need to get the welcome letter sent out for the students registered for Intermediate Genealogy: Tools for Digging Deeper. The course instructors are: Coordinator: Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA Instructors: […]
I just noticed that Family Tree University is having a webinar sale. The one I am doing next Tuesday, May 23d, is half price right now. I don’t know how long this will last so sign up quickly! Conquering the Chaos: Organizing Your Genealogy Materials By Paula Stuart-Warren Format: Web Seminar Presenter:Paula […]
This news release is so exciting. Some that I receive are more ho-hum for my own research, but this one is great! I research my late father-in-law’s Arkansas family and have had clients with Arkansas connections. Now to wait for the release of these papers in June! Excerpts from the great news release: The Arkansas […]
2018! Yes, the Federation of Genealogical Societies is talking about the 2018 conference. By the way, I hope you are planning to attend the 2017 conference from August 30-September 3 in Pittsburgh. I will bet there along with many other speakers and registrants. I think the program lineup is really great. For more info: www.fgsconference.org […]
I love statistics. Maybe I should attribute that to my German ancestors? The International German Genealogy Partnership’s (IGGP), inaugural International Germanic Genealogy Conference is already full of statistics and other numbers. The Minnesota based Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS) is the local host and is assisted by great volunteers from all over the U.S. and beyond. […]
In case you haven’t seen the news on social media this week, here’s the big number from Ancestry DNA: Ancestry has surpassed 4 million customers in our DNA database! We’re proud to remain the largest consumer genetic testing company. Here are some fun facts about AncestryDNA: From January to April 2017, AncestryDNA genotyped 1 million people. […]
The follows is from a Findmypast press release. From Thursday 27th April until 1st May 2017, over 1.9 billion birth marriage, death & census records will be completely free to search and explore at Findmypast This includes 595 million UK BMDs, the largest collection available online, over 80 million exclusive parish records you won’t find […]
One of my own favorite presentations is “The Farmer in the Dell . . . and in Many U.S. Records.” I tell about many resources related to finding the history of farm families and the farm itself. Many more resources than most people realize! I saw a news post about a Farm Oral History Project […]
It’s time. National DNA Day (April 25) s getting closer and the great testing companies are beginning the sales. Check the websites below for details as they unfold over the next few days. The National Institutes of Health is responsible for this designation. “The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department […]