This morning I gave a talk in Wisconsin and a question was asked that led me to talking about the Fopydo. You read that correctly, I didn’t make up the word or misspell it. According to the company’s website, it is an abbreviation of “photo-copy documents.” It’s a simple tool that comes folded flat, but […]
When is the last time you checked the FamilySearch’s Family History Research Wiki for your ancestral cities, counties, states, provinces, and countries? Many are continually being updated. How about the pages about genealogy topics such as census, tax lists and others? One page that has been updated and has added content is Hanover Military Records. It’s […]
Please join me next week in Hudson, Wisconsin as I present “Controlling Chaos: Organizing Your Genealogical Materials” at the Hudson Area Public Library. Thursday, February 9 at 10:30 a.m. Free, but registration required. www.hudsonpubliclibrary.org/ The presentation is accompanied by a five page handout.
I hope you already have July 28-30, 2017 marked on your calendar for the inaugural conference of the International German Genealogy Partnership (IGGP). It will be held in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (Minneapolis area). The first-ever International Germanic Genealogy Conference has already created quite a buzz. The host hotel where the class sessions will be held […]
Genealogical institutes are great places for week-long in-depth learning. The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) is one place for that. Students sign up for one course that takes place from Monday through Friday. GRIP offers two different weeks in the summer and each offers classes on many topics and geographic areas. Air conditioned classrooms, […]
Budget and space dictate my book buying binges. It’s so tough to walk away from genealogy and history books. I see titles about the WPA, railroads, women’s history, and others but I am tormented. My winter 2016-17Minnesota History magazine arrived and it tells of three new railroad books: The Great Northern Railway Through Time (Dale […]
2017 is shaping up to be a busy year for classes, webinars, and seminars for me. I will be in many states and online! Join me at the events listed on my just updated speaking calendar. As I have said before, it’s fun to meet my blog readers. All my presentations have handouts that accompany […]
It’s been a year filled with too many low lights, but there are good things, too. I won’t detail all that has happened but here are a few of them. It’s the end of 2016 and I have great hope for a fantastic 2017. Please. 2016 was a big downer for me. Not the result […]
A new name to more accurately reflect what this organization is doing now and in the future! The press release on the new name: International German Genealogy Partnership is new name of young organization, reflects growing global participation MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—International German Genealogy Partnership is the new name adopted by members of a new and rapidly […]
Earlier this week, I was adding up the number of ancestors and collateral relatives that I had as Illinois residents. To that I add those of my children. No wonder why I feel comfortable and knowledgeable about Illinois research! For full details and registration on this December 1st webinar, please visit Family Tree University.