From a press release received today. It’s a nudge to me to work on my connections to Australia and those are on both of my parents’ lines. “To make Anzac Day even more meaningful, MyHeritage is pleased to offer free access to our collections of 95 million records from Australia and New Zealand, between 20 […]
Please join me and these great host organizations for these free presentations. Click on the highlighted link for registration information. April 19, 2022. Free Webinar Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. CDT. I will be presenting “Did Your Ancestors Join Ethnic Organizations? Finding the Excellent Records” accompanied by an extensive handout. April 23, […]
A 24-hour marathon of webinars is taking place NOW through Legacy Family Tree Webinars. The presentations are free when first given and after a couple days, will be available for 1-week for free. Most presentations include a handout but those are only available to those who have a Legacy Family Tree Webinars. What does a […]
At the end of my Native American research webinar for the Boston Public Library, a question was asked about French Canadian and Native research. These are a few links that may be helpful. It’s not my area of expertise but I welcome comments on additional resources to assist researchers. Faux, David K. Understanding Ontario First Nations […]
This past Saturday, I presented four sessions virtually for the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society Spring Conference. It was a great day for me, and the audience was wonderfully involved. The organizers ran it well and I thank them for the invitation. They asked for some additional information and some repeats of what appeared in my PowerPoints […]
I think we all tend to get a specific pronunciation in our brain and can’t unlearn it. One place is Mower County, Minnesota. This is a county that confuses many people as they try to pronounce the name. I was taught it was closer to Mow – er as in mow the lawn and not […]
I’ve been working on adding new things and updating URLs for my four presentations and accompanying handouts for the April 2, 2022, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society’s Virtual Spring Conference. Join us from anywhere via Zoom. These four presentations also provide help with your non-Germanic ancestors and records. Registration and fee payment required. https://www.magsgen.com/eventListings.php?nm=19#er140 o The U.S. […]
From a notification I received: This will be a beginner/low-intermediate level class to study the book Mastering Genealogical Proof by Tom Jones. We will cover the principles outlined in the book as well as discuss the workbook questions. There will be two sessions: Wednesday daytime at 3pm Eastern, and Wednesday evenings at 7pm Eastern (so adjust […]
Some courses for the July 10-15, 2022 Virtual Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) filled when registration opened in February. Others still have some openings including the one described below. Each year, I coordinate the “Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills” course. Cyndi Ingle, Debbie Mieszala, and Cari Taplin join me in this online course as […]
As a family historian, I keep reminding myself to write my own memories. Minnesota winters mean backyard ice skating rinks. My childhood home in Saint Paul had a large backyard and that ¼ of an acre corner lot provided plenty of room for such a skating rink. I vividly remember my Dad going outside in […]