It’s a busy genealogy summer for me. I just returned home from California and the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree. It was a fantastic four days. My upcoming travel brings me to many events in different parts of the U.S. and beyond. Please join me for my presentations at these along with the rest of […]
Has it really been that long since I composed my first blog post? June 2, 2007! In one way, it’s been longer than that. I have had excellent advisors along the way. I began the blogging part of my service for the Federation of Genealogical Societies before that. It was a blog that publicized FGS […]
Lyfmap is now LIVE and open to the public! What is this Lyfmap? If you have a connection to Saint Paul, Minnesota take a look at Lyfmap.com. a fantastic new way to preserve memories, history, and photos. Register and add your own. Imagine being able to save all your memories at the actual locations where […]
On June 1, I am off to Burbank, California for the Southern California Genealogical Society’s annual event known as Jamboree. Are you going? The great SCGS volunteers will still take your Jamboree registration “at the door.” For details: http://genealogyjamboree.com/. If you aren’t able to attend, be sure to check out which sessions are live-streamed for […]
That title above was painful to write. We are talking about the remains of a human being, someone’s ancestor or that ancestor’s sibling. “Human remains excavated from Native American burial sites in Kansas soon will be returned to two tribes by the Kansas State Historical Society.” That newspaper headline makes me smile because of the […]
Years ago my one and only niece (thus my favorite niece) asked me to work on her family genealogy. We both have had many real life interruptions that slowed the progress but I still dabble on it here and there. One of the special discoveries is that two “official” transcripts of a 1853 marriage record […]
The clock is ticking! The Celtic Connections Conference ’16, August 5-6 in Minneapolis, is less than three months away, and you have less than a couple weeks to get the discounted registration fee of $150 for both conference days. This low rate is available only until May 31, so it’s time to get serious about […]
The next three days is your chance to learn more about Native American research and provides a place to ask questions! Family Tree University is offering this unique experience. Learn about records, where to find them, how to learn more, some pitfalls of this research, and about the history and locality that are so important […]
PERSI (PERiodical Source Index) is a wonderful topical index to articles in thousands of genealogical and historical periodicals. Most are from the U.S. and Canada, but there are some from other countries, too. PERSI is found on Findmypast.com under the tab “Search” and then the category of “Newspapers & periodicals.” The total number of index […]
Did you know that RootsMagic has free and downloadable “Magic Guides” that each cover a single RM topic? These include step-by-step illustrations and and tips. The latest RM newsletter states “These guides may be freely copied and distributed (but not sold). You may use them as handouts in user groups or when teaching RootsMagic classes.” […]