It’s a January ritual for me and this year about 350 other people. This includes people from all over the U.S., Canada, and some other countries. The week-long Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) begins on Monday, January 11th with a special reception and registration the night before. That’s when students pick up their syllabus […]
Silent Night is a song that I have sung for most of my lifetime. In church choir we sang it and our family sang it at home. The Alexandria, Minnesota Echo Press has the story of Butch Dallmann of Alexandria who “grew up hearing stories about his great-great-great-grandfather, an Austrian organist and choir master named […]
I just finished updating my calendar of speaking engagements for 2016. These presentations will bring me in-person to many parts of the U.S. and to more in the U.S. and worldwide via some webinars. I hope you will join me at one or more of these and, as always, be sure to bring your questions. […]
Today’s Star-Tribune in the Twin Cities carried an interesting article. Interesting but sad and covering something that occurs too frequently in many places. The article “As counties tighten their belts, local historical societies hold their breath” told the story of some Minnesota county historical societies that have lost support funding from county commissioners. One section […]
Accessions? What is she talking about! I am talking about manuscripts, photos, books, maps, and other items recently or newly donated to or purchased by our great research repositories. These could be the county or state historical society, ethnic society, state archives, university special collections department or any other place we may go to do […]
One of the joys of research is touching the original records of our ancestral families. I have done this and also worked on microfilms of some records many times onsite at the U.S. National Archives locations in Washington, DC, College Park, MD, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and […]
Some thoughts for today that is widely billed as Small Business Saturday, a day to support local, small, and in some cases, struggling businesses trying to stay afloat. Have you hired a professional genealogist to consult on your family history or to do research for you? Have you hired that person to edit the family […]
Only THREE left of this Thanksgiving Special! Read the full details on my research and assistance gift certificates and the $20 discount right here. Any certificates purchased no later than the U.S. Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at midnight Central Time will get a special bonus savings of $20.00 for any 2 hour certificate […]
Have you been thinking about a subscription to Findmypast.com? Now’s the time! How about a special Thanksgiving gift to yourself or for a family member or friend? From now through 30 November 2015 you can get the World subscription at at 75% discount. The special code to use when paying is THNKSGNG15. To learn more […]
Today’s the day! It’s officially time to begin making your hotel reservations for the 2016 FGS conference. Anyone with an interest in family history is invited! The dates are 31 August – 1 September 2016 and the place is Springfield, Illinois. The host society is the Illinois State Genealogical Society. Book your hotel today to […]