On May 1st, I presented the topic “Insight into State Archives: ARCs, IRADs, ONAHRs, and Other Branches” for Legacy Family Tree Webinars and mentioned JSTOR. It wasn’t the focus of the presentation. I cover it in other presentations, but it wasn’t the main aim of this webinar and I received a couple questions about access. […]
My next two presentations are: The afternoon of May 13th, I am doing a basic Family History Research session in-person here in Minnesota about 40 minutes from where I live. It is sponsored by the St. Michael-Albertville Community Education and the Crow River Senior Center. It is designed for beginners or those genealogists who need […]
I’ve had several questions about the course Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills that is part of the virtual week of learning via the GRIP Genealogy Institute this June 22-26. Others may need the same information. This is a rather long post, but it should help. I’ve pulled this out of some responses to emails […]
Do you check for updates on genealogy related websites? If not, you might miss a new or expanded collection, indexing, or AI search capability on something for records of a city, county, state, province, or country that you have been hoping for. Reading the blogs, e-newsletters, and free social media of these free and subscription […]
Sunday is for updating my speaking calendar that can be viewed by clicking on the Speaking tab at the top of the blog. A few dates are waiting for the organization to fully execute our contract and to make their own announcement. If your organization needs a speaker in April, July, and months beyond, I […]
Every time I see someone posting on social media or saying out loud something akin to “I avoid those online family trees.” That may be followed by a comment that they are useless and baseless. Oh, do I disagree. Do I trust all family history details that someone told me, wrote about today or 120 […]
New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t really make them but have been thinking about some things that are genealogy related for 2026. 1. If you didn’t take advantage of membership/subscription or DNA sales at the end of 2025, don’t worry. Many of our favorite websites and companies are having New Year’s sales. Check the websites of […]
IGHR 2026 registration starts this Saturday, November 22, at NOON ET! Registration now starts at the same time for ALL COURSES, including the six “IGHR Week” courses and the six once-a-week courses. Registration for each course will close one month before the course starts. Now you can take more than one IGHR course per year. […]
November 13, 2025. Thursday virtual event. Texas State Genealogical Society “Society Leadership Forum.” Virtual presentations about helping our genealogical societies thrive. Full details on the website. My topic and handout cover “Bringing Genealogical Societies into the 21st Century.” It includes tips about volunteers, programs, publications, websites, and much more. Register here. AND don’t ignore the TxSGS […]
Social media often has posts from genealogists that say “how do I turn off hints” or “why do we keep getting hints.” They are referring to emails and online hints on various genealogy websites. Me? Sometimes the hints bug me when they are off the mark. Yet, I do look at them. I wouldn’t want […]