The treasures found in historical societies, libraries, archives, museums, and other repositories are never-ending. We already know that there is no one place that’s best for all of our family history or community research. Today, online catalogs, finding aids, and photos help us locate items related to a family or locality. One of the frequent […]
I was updating my general and my webinar calendar and thought about all the places I would “travel” to in the coming months. Today’s ability to present genealogy education via online platforms has definitely enhanced the ways in which we can stay educated, up-to-date, and interact with each other. I thought about the places for […]
Only a month until online registration opens for the 2021 weeks of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). It’s the tenth year and I have been with GRIP for all 10 years! So many courses from which to choose over the week in June and the week in July. It’s VIRTUAL in 2021 and […]
Details from a BCG Press Release on this unique opportunity for African American genealogists! Applications for scholarships for African Americans to participate in national genealogical institutes are due 15 March 2021, the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (BCG) announced today. This scholarship, established in 2020, is named after the first board-certified African American genealogist, Paul Edward […]
This photo collage shows most of the presenters for the 2021 edition of Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Are you able to find me? Read today’s other post for more info on the webinars and how to subscribe.
I’m excited to share the announcement that the 2021 webinar series topics and speakers for Family Tree Webinars is now live. All 120 live webinars in 2021 are initially free and for one week, but you need to sign up. After that, viewing or reviewing them needs a membership. I can’t yet tell you my […]
If you get a spammy foreign language post when you try to read my blog posts, hit refresh and usually that takes care of it. We have been working on clearing up the mess that happened to many WordPress blogs earlier this year. Tried to do it the less expensive way, but we are going […]
Christmas, Kwanzza, and New Year’s celebrations are being scaled back due to the coronavirus. Many of us are meeting safely via Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, and some other platforms. My family is doing so the first weekend of the New Year. Some of our virtual get-togethers will involve food, gifts, maybe something silly, and of […]
Ten years ago, four course coordinators sat at a table with the directors and discussed the very first Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). We were having dinner with Deb Deal and Elissa Scalise Powell who were the architects of GRIP. The first four coordinators were the late John T. Humphrey and Thomas W. Jones, […]
Since my blog is designed to be more educational in nature and to also discuss my own family and presentations, I have decided to change how I promote other businesses and offers. I still want to share these with you but will not be doing single posts on each. I will periodically post a list […]