Earlier this year, I blogged about the stolen records of a Moravian Church in Chaska, Minnesota. https://genealogybypaula.com/category/church-records/ Unfortunately, the crime hasn’t been solved but the Star-Tribune has an update about some photographed pages of the death records. “One small consolation came early this month. The church was a polling place, and a voter saw the […]
Are you thinking about attending the next FGS Conference? As many readers know, it’s this next February 11-14, 2015 in Salt Lake City. It’s a really good deal to sign up for FGS and just add the simultaneous RootsTech for only $39! If you are unsure about whether this is a conference for you, it’s […]
Welcome to my new website which includes the new edition of my blog. If you have been a reader of my former blog, Paula’s Genealogical Eclectica, all that content is being transferred to this website. Yes, I finally have a true website. Several colleagues have urged me to share more information about me and my […]
Today’s Press Release from the Federation of Genealogical Societies. This means Valentine’s Day begins with Keynote Presenter Donny Osmond, followed by fantastic genealogy lectures, and ending with music and comedy. So glad I have already registered for this February 11-14 conference! www.fgsconference.org/. “American Idol finalist David Archuleta is teaming up with the popular comedy sketch […]
If you have heard me at seminars, you know that I often say things similar to “these records are so good because I don’t have family in that locality” or in that particular set of records. I have several localities where I wish my family had settled just because of the great information online from […]
It’s been a while since I did presentations in Tennessee. That changes on November 22, 2014 when I will be the speaker for the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society’s all-day seminar. I will be presenting four topics and will be around all day to help audience members with genealogy questions. These are my topics: Railroad Records […]
From a Findmypast press release: Explore Findmypast’s billions of historical records for FREE this Veterans Weekend Free access to all Findmypast’s historical records throughout Veterans Weekend and a Live Broadcast to be held on Saturday afternoon featuring an expert panel of historians and genealogists This Veterans Weekend, we want to help everyone find their […]
How much can you learn about the upcoming February 2015 Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in 30 minutes? Join Cyndi Ingle, J. Mark Lowe, and me online tonight! We are part of the inaugural edition of Connect with FGS. It is hosted by Caroline Pointer and Linda McCauley. Cheryl Hudson Passey is one of the […]
This past weekend I promised the audience at the South Dakota state archives that I would post a list of some basic genealogy guidebooks that are important to beginning and even more advanced researchers. If you are only checking online resources and yet wondering what else there might be, these guides will fill you with […]
I am home from a successful full day of presentations at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, South Dakota. It’s the home of the state historical society and the state archives. The audience was extra friendly as was the staff. This next weekend I am off to northeastern Illinois to do a full day seminar. […]