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Interview of GRIP coordinators are live and it’s 15 days till 2025 genealogy course registration!

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I was recently interviewed about my new online course for the GRIP Genealogy Institute June 22-27, 2025. Jeanette Sheliga was so much fun to talk with and her questions were perfectly directed. You can view it by visiting https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/beyond-digging-deeper-sources-methods-and-practices/. It features the image of part of my own office and reference bookshelves at home. That […]

Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota transcribed building permits online.

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The Ramsey County Historical Society has announced that St. Paul Building Permit Collection is now online. My warning is that it is not the original records, but information copied during the New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) era. I have not yet used the online access. “This is a collection of index cards and permit […]

2024 grants for courthouse safety and security improvements in Minnesota

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A variety of Minnesota media outlets are mentioning these 2024 grants. To receive a security and safety grant, the county must apply. Even though this is a great program, I wonder what additional funding each courthouse needs to protect everyone and to make entrances, stairways, storage, and other locations safe for all? I’ve researched at […]

Genealogy and History Research Hours in Various Repositories

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A recent news item from the Georgia Archives led me to see what other state level and historical societies list for their hours for the type of research genealogists need to do. They hold voluminous books, newspapers, manuscripts, and local and state records that are not online. I began with my home state of Minnesota […]

Continuing my genealogy research, lecturing, and consultation business

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After my December 1st blog post about Native American research, two people asked me if I was no longer doing Native American research. I am still doing Native American and general United States and Canadian research. As I have said before, I love my profession. Today I am doing a two-hour genealogy consultation with a […]

Post Civil War: Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

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The Civil War had ended. The surviving Union military personnel had returned home. Some healthy, many injured or otherwise disabled. It was a time for mourning the loss of many fellow military members. Coming home was difficult as the soldier or sailor had changed and so had their family, neighbors, and employers. What was missing […]

Recent Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Large Grants 

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I am always thrilled when historical organizations post lists of awards and grants to organizations. A few of the grants in Minnesota are listed after this press release excerpt. Shelving for collections, ADA access, preservation of historical buildings, histories, and other items are on the recipients list. Many more can be viewed at https://www.mnhs.org/media/news/legacy-amendment-large-grants-fy25 City […]

MyHeritage November Early Black Friday Sale

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Starting today, 19 November, MyHeritage DNA is available at a great price at https://www.myheritage.com/dna/. As MyHeritage says “With detailed ethnicity results covering 2,114 regions, users can explore where their ancestors came from and connect with relatives around the world through advanced DNA matching. And with the most comprehensive set of genetic genealogy tools available, there’s even more to […]

Minnesota Digital Library: Beltrami County oral histories online

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A recent newsletter from the University of Minnesota reminded me to look at other parts of the Minnesota Digital Library. The MDL is best described directly from its website. MDL “supports discovery and education through access to unique digital collections shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota. Our contributors include libraries, […]

October is Family History Month, American Archives Month, National German Heritage Month, and many other awareness designations

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Every day and every month I learn about some other event, designation, or awareness label in states, provinces, countries, and I can’t keep track of them all. The three in the title of this post are examples of some that apply to me and my fellow history/genealogy researchers. These and others apply to people all […]