Now until February 17, 2021, Arcadia Publishing is offering a 30% off sale on the extensive series Images of America. Wonderful old photos of people, places, and things combined with limited history text. I’m scrolling through Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, and also railroads. https://arcadiapublishing.com
Are you ready? Have you read the registration and courses pages on the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh’s website as I recommended 4 days ago? I’m asking that in my Mom voice. The directors of GRIP have just released some Strategies for Registration. I strongly suggest reading that soon. (Mom voice again.)
Many news outlets are reporting this story. “The Erie Mining Company History Project Team, in conjunction with the St. Louis County Historical Society, is donating more than 150 oral history interviews to seven organizations in northeastern Minnesota.” Station WDIO in Duluth, Minnesota carried the story and the details can be read there. The famed and […]
I’ve been interviewed on TV, radio, and for newspapers, magazines, blogs, conference publicity, institute publicity, and by family members for school projects. All were enjoyable parts of my professional genealogist career. A recent one sped by so fast because it was an extra enjoyable time. Marian Pierre-Louis’ interviewed and chatted with me for her The […]
A full week of in-depth education. Are you ready? Have you read all the registration details? Have you chosen a course? Wednesday, February 17th is the online registration date. The course shown below is being held June 20-25 and it’s going to be online the entire week. The syllabus for this course is extensive and […]
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.