June 2, 2007 was the first time I posted on my own blog. How can ten years have passed so quickly? I checked my mail today and looked for a package outside my apartment door but apparently everyone forgot to send me diamonds for the tenth anniversary! I had begun blogging earlier than that as […]
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are a great resource to learn more about the building in which your family lived or worked. Today, the Library of Congress announced that it is placing more online. This means free access. You might have already found some Sanborn maps accessible via a library or historical society website or on […]
Many family historians in the U. S. view this time of year as genealogy travel time! Visits to libraries, historical societies, archives, and courthouses increase as we search for the extensive number of records that are not online today. Have you forgotten to add other visits to your travel itinerary? Might the ancestral areas be […]
I am excited to be going back to Brainerd for a day of genealogy lectures. The audience there is wonderful and the area is beautiful with lakes everywhere! The following press release is from the library. Each class is accompanied by an extensive handout. Press Release Genealogy Classes on June 1 Wednesday, May 24, 2017: […]
I just received this via GEN-EVENTS. I love it when conference discounts are extended to others not able to attend! Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 14:53:20 -0400 From: “Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL” <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [GEN-EVENTS] GRIP 2017 courses discounted until May 25! As a special from the National Genealogy Society conference, the […]
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 […]