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 […]
I have been a member of The Genealogy Squad on Facebook since its inception and now one of 50,000 members. WOW! This alone is worth joining Facebook. It’s one of those groups that keeps people on task, polite, and helpful. No complaining about the census enumerator, genealogy website, grumpy courthouse clerk, or another family history […]
From the White House today! Ms. Shogan is among several nominees by President Biden for government positions. She will be the first ever woman to be the Archivist of the United States. Trudy Huskamp Peterson was acting archivist from 1993-1995. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/03/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-28/ “Colleen Shogan is the Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein […]
Today was the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I watched it on TV and wished I had been there. In July of 2009, I visited the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. What a neat experience viewing the bronze plaques and at least peeking into the library. The Giamatti Research Center is […]
Day by day, week by week, month by month our genealogy websites change, update, add, configure, and other things behind the scenes that we don’t even see! What? Nothing stays the same on a given site as technology changes. I appreciate that companies keep working to keep things running. Then there are the things that […]
I recently posted on Facebook and here about the great week instructing in my course for GRIP. Of course, my 31 students were the best group in all courses! I didnt do all the presentations myself. Cyndi Ingle, Debbie Mieszala, and Cari Taplin did fantastic ones. Lois Mackin was our course’s tech host. A week-long […]
It’s been a month since I posted on here and I have many reasons why. Nothing bad or sad, just lots of work deadlines, some good family stuff, and my own birthday that passed without any celebration due to that work. In the past week alone, I have done 15 virtual presentations. Each presentation involves […]
I love reading about the updated and new collections on genealogy websites. Then I rejoice at the searchable and indexed collections news. Today’s news from MyHeritage’s Daniel Horowitz states “I’m excited to tell you that during April and May, MyHeritage added 1.3 billion historical records in 37 collections from all around the world. These records […]