I knew that more records from the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway and the Chicago and North Western Railroad were coming to Ancestry.com. Many years ago I had obtained information on great granduncles Louis Frederick Slaker and Frederick Slaker. At that time the Chicago and North Western Railroad Historical Society folks were not […]
Creating and updating PowerPoint slides and handouts and then presenting at classes, institutes, conferences, and seminars is a time intensive endeavor. I strive to find record examples that pertain to place where I will be presenting the lecture. It’s a bit more difficult when doing a webinar that will be viewed by people around the […]
The news release was received today from Findmypast.com “We’re excited to announce the release of the largest online collection of US marriages in history, which when complete will include over 100 million records covering 360 years. 60 per cent of these records have never been published online before offering you the chance to discover your […]
This was received today from the team at RootsMagic. I am slowly transitioning from The Master Genealogist to RootsMagic. I am a big advocate of RootsMagic because of the attention given to its users. It’s up to the user as to whether to use the synchronization when it is ready. The press release: Recently, the […]
Each Friday, Findmypast releases new or updated records. One of this week’s entries is the “Greater London Burial Index: Locate the final resting place of your Middlesex ancestors.” I immediately checked this for one of my surnames, Copping. Great, there are 33 entries. That’s exciting. It’s also dreadful as I have genealogy work deadlines but […]
The next institute for me is the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). GRIP is held at LaRoche College in northern Pittsburgh. Sunday evening is check-in and classes run from Monday through noon on Friday each of the two weeks that courses are offered. This institute has a dorm, classrooms, and cafeteria just steps away […]
The number of course offerings at Ancestry Academy continues to grow. The categories and how many courses in each are listed below. Ancestry Products (14) Includes many areas of what Ancestry has to offer. Records (14) Includes early censuses, military pension applications, and the 1940 census! Methodology and Skills (8) Includes timelines obituaries, and resources […]
While I was in Salt Lake City the last two weeks, I accomplished significant client research and taught intermediate genealogy for a week at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Now I am catching up on emails and press releases that arrived during that time. The following are excerpts from those. RootsMagic eBook Now […]
Here’s a fantastic press release. I am honored to be one of the speakers. January 1, 2016 – Burbank, CA – The Southern California Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the 47th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. The conference will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California, Friday through Sunday, […]
FamilySearch continues to add to indexed records and digitized images from all over the world. This early January update is not as extensive as usual, but that’s likely due to the recent holidays. Enjoy searching!