A press release from several days ago: “COLLEGE PARK, October 26, 2022 — The National Archives Catalog now contains more than 200 million digitized pages. The Office of Innovation collaborated with offices across the National Archives, as well as external partners like Ancestry and FamilySearch, to reach this milestone in August. Technical upgrades that improved how […]
From a 20 September 2022 press release from the Minnesota Historical Society: The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is pleased to announce the newest recipients of 28 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants ($10,000 and less), totaling $264,831 in 15 counties. Small grants are awarded quarterly to help nonprofits, educational organizations, government units and federally recognized […]
I have added several new presentation dates to my Speaking Calendar. Click on the Speaking tab above or click here to see the full list even into 2023. Next up is this free webinar as we celebrate Family History Month in October here in the U.S. October 4, 2022. Free webinar. Clayton Library Center for […]
When I presented this webinar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars on September 14, I promised to add some things to my blog that weren’t in the syllabus but mentioned in the webinar. I thank Jamie W. for the reminder of that promise. Archives of Michigan Circulars that are no longer updated and not available on […]
I had a great time last night presenting live my webinar, “Michigan: An Upper Midwest Researchers Dream.” It is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time. Webinar Description Michigan is a state of many people: Native Americans, fur traders, French explorers, British military, and then settlers from all over the world including […]
Michigan: An Upper Midwest Researcher’s Dream. That’s my title for this free webinar on September 14th at 8:00 p.m EDT including Michigan. That’s 7 p.m. for me in Minnesota. Michigan is a state of many people: Native Americans, fur traders, French explorers, British military, and then settlers from all over the world including many from […]
Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage are providing some fantastic free webinars plus a free genealogy conference this month. Check out the details below and let your audience know about September 2022’s live webinars: Shackles, shekels and shrapnel: the exodus to the Southern seas by Michelle Patient Changing Places, Changing Borders: Overcoming geographic challenges by […]
The U.S. National Archives has virtual and in-person presentations year-round. One of the upcoming ones is The U.S. (Virtual Only) Book Talk – Democracy’s Data: Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them, Thursday, September 8, at 1 p.m. ETRegister to attend online; watch on the National Archives YouTube ChannelData historian Dan Bouk examines the […]
I admit to being a history and preservation nerd. Add education to that and we have a need that is being supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). $31.5 million in grants to support these in the latest round of NEH grants. While huge, it’s still a drop in the bucket for what […]
That’s a big topic. A huge topic. An often-unwieldy topic. A scary topic. I have limited time to sort the years and years of accumulated boxes and tubs of paper. I still work full time in research and lecturing. Yet, I still need time to whittle down some of the stuff that surrounds me. The […]