I am officially registered for the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2015 Conference. It is being held earlier than usual to take advantage of a one-time joint opportunity with RootsTech in Salt Lake City. I hope February 11-14 is already on your calendar. I have not missed a FGS conference since 1990. That is 24 […]
[Note: some details and URLs have been updated as of September 2020.] Recently on Facebook, I promised Sue Hawes of Maine that I would tell her more about NUCMC and access to all those wonderful manuscript descriptions. I thought others might also appreciate this information. It’s a long post so you will need to follow […]
How can it be past the middle of October already? I do see the leaves changing and the weather is definitely cooler. The 2015 edition of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is rapidly approaching. It takes place January 12-16. The early bird deadline for the 2015 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy ends on Friday, […]
The Great Falls Tribune [Montana] has a wonderful article about the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, the holdings, and the mission of the repository. This is the way I wish all localities felt about historical researchers. That’s what a genealogist does. We are searching for the history of our ancestors, collateral family, and the place in […]
The annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is getting closer. January 12-16, 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of SLIG. Those 300+ reasons in the title of this blog post? It’s networking with more than 300 fellow genealogists all gathered in the same place and willing to talk about family history research. Time before and after […]
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In Sharon, Vermont, middle schoolers are doing schoolwork in a cemetery. “An abandoned cemetery is turning into a classroom for middle-schoolers at the Sharon Academy in the Upper Valley. They’re mapping the grave sites, researching the people buried there, and creating a website for genealogists who might not be able to visit the plots in […]
This information was received in a press release from Findmypast.com: Celebrate Family History Month with a special offer from Findmypast 2014 has already been a record breaking year at Findmypast, and we’re ready to celebrate! Family History Month 2014 is an opportunity for us to share our amazing collection of records, significant moments in history, […]
During the railroad records webinar I did this evening under the auspices of the Minnesota Genealogical Society, I mentioned some Northern Pacific Railway employee records that were on Ancestry.com. I had several questions about where to find these and I have posted the direct link below. The originals are at the Minnesota Historical Society as […]
I have done a couple regular Fireside Chats with Mocavo.com chief genealogist, Michael Leclerc. These are available at http://www.mocavo.com/fireside. The dates for these two are November 14, 2013 and April 25, 2014. At the FGS Conference this past August, Michael interviewed me and several of my colleagues. The first batch of those can be viewed […]