I woke up this morning to a text from my sister, Linda. She said, “Hope Grandma Pat gets her Mounds Bar today.” Our Mom, Pat, loved Mounds Bars. She died on today’s date in 2008. There are still days when I want to pick up the phone to call her. That’s even after her many […]
It’s been a productive Friday. Finished a lengthy client research report, am now updating a handout for an upcoming presentation, and updated my 2022 presentations calendar. All while we have some very cold weather here, but the sun is shining! At this point, I am still accepting only virtual webinar or seminar presentations. I’m also […]
45,000+ family historians can’t be wrong. Four administrators, designated helpers, and 45,000 other people willing to ask, share, and it’s one of the best groups on Facebook. We learn, we question, we grow. Part of the “About” for this group states “The mission of the Genealogy Squad Facebook group is to provide a positive space […]
Excellent news for genealogy education in 2022! The 2022 Legacy Family Trees and MyHeritage Webinar series is now open for registration. It’s the 13th year of these and the array of topics is astounding. What’s included? Presentations include specific countries, specific U.S. states (this time I am doing one on Michigan), DNA, technology, methodology, organizing, […]
A press release from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on December 27th tells about a research opportunity. Individuals working on their own family history rarely have a chance to do research supported by a fellowship. This project will help to document the Great Migration of African American Mississippians to the north and west […]
Each week, FamilySearch releases a list of new and updated collections and notes on indexing of these. This week a variety of records from around the world are represented. I think Mexico wins as far as the number of collections. Argentina and Brazil are close! The U.S. is represented but in lesser numbers than other […]
Native American genealogical research, consulting, and presentations on the topic are a major interest and part of my business. For some of my Native American individual, tribal, and law firm clients, I have spent time investigating records related to Indian boarding schools. This involved the reading of letters from parents to the school begging for […]
This week. Today through Friday. 1,652 webinars that cover records, methodology, many countries, technology and so much more. 6,149 syllabus pages. PLUS a full year of access to these archived webinars, syllabus pages, and those of upcoming webinars. You can’t miss with this much education. It’s a 50% savings on new memberships through Friday, December […]
Between Black Friday and Thanksgiving sales, this is a great time to do DNA testing. Many are 50% off for the autosomal test. Check out MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, Ancestry, etc. Many are discussed on Facebook pages dedicated to DNA and genealogy. The MyHeritage blog is one of the places that discuss a big discount.
Discussing Native Americans and U.S. military service was not my original plan for Part 2. November 11 was Veterans Day and that changed my focus and thinking. I have spent many hours at the U.S. National Archives delving into military service, pension, and Indian Scout files for Native Americans. The family details in these records […]