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 […]
That’s tomorrow, Thursday, April 20th, 2o17. I will be doing my presentation, Research Reports for Ourselves: More than a Research Log for the St. Croix Valley Genealogical Society. Please join us as all are welcome. Details at the end of this post. I emphasis the importance of writing up a research report while researching and […]
If you haven’t heard yet, this Friday Legacy Family Tree Webinars will be celebrating webinar #500. What does that mean for family historians all over the world? FREE access from Friday to Sunday. The entire webinar library is open for Free Access Weekend, April 14-16. No special link, no credit card needed, or anything other […]
Registration is live today! FGS conferences are always full of education, shopping, and fun. I know I will see you there! The following is from today’s FGS Press Release. Online registration is now open for the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 2017 National Conference. The conference will be held August 30 – September 2, at the […]
Genealogy education and research doesn’t stop in the summer. Air conditioning makes it more desirable. Among the variety offered this coming summer are these three events at which I will be teaching. July 16-21, Pittsburgh, Annual Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. Registration has begun for this annual summer week of genealogical education. It is held […]
This popped up on my news feed a few days ago. I remember reading about Gladys’ quest to document all the San Francisco 1906 earthquake deaths. Many historical and genealogical publications carried news of her search and request for information from others. I hadn’t heard her name in several years and what make this news […]