Findmypast live events free on Facebook this week
Did you know that each week Findmypast offers a variety of free online events via their Facebook page? Here is the lineup for this week:
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June 2, 2007 till now. That’s a lot of genealogy blogging for me!
2007 seems so long ago. Both of my parents were still alive. I lived in Saint Paul. Many changes have taken place in life and my residence since then. Yes, I am still in Minnesota. I’ve been busy with my genealogy business of research for clients, consultations to get clients going, and lecturing all across […]
MyHeritage offering a daily FREE collection in June..
MyHeritage has something special planned for the month of June! Starting today, June 1, each day of the month a different and significant historical record collection will be available for free! From the Press Release: “The collections we have chosen for this offer were handpicked for their value for family historians and include collections that […]
My New Course! Researching U.S. Government Records 101
Researching U.S. Government Records 101 by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG®, FMGS, FUGA.. Yes, that would be me. I haven’t only been twiddling my thumbs during these stay-at-home months. The course is designed for those who don’t know a lot about U.S. government records and the U.S. National Archives. If you read until the very end, there […]
Join me on June 6th Orange County [CA] Genealogical Society for 2 free webinars
“Preserving Family History, Experiences, and Stories From the Pandemic” is available to organizations
On May 14th I did a new presentation “Preserving Family History, Experiences, and Stories From the Pandemic.” for the Dakota County Historical Society (Minnesota) via Zoom. I have had inquiries about other organizations having me present this. The live presentation and accompanying handout is now available to genealogical societies, historical societies, archives, libraries, museums and […]
Free Virtual Genealogy Event: “Preserving Family History, Experiences, and Stories From the Pandemic.” May 14th
Free Virtual Genealogy Event: “Preserving Family History, Experiences, and Stories From the Pandemic.” Thursday, May 14 at 6:00 p.m. CDT online. I’ve developed this with and for the Dakota County Historical Society here in Minnesota. We are all a part of this experience through the good times and the bad times. We need to preserve […]
Findmypast’s WWII collection in honor of VE Day
While reading through the Findmypast blog today, I realized that I never asked my Dad where he was on VE Day. 8 May 1945 is remembered as the day that WWII ended in Europe. 75 years ago today. I am still going to look at more of the photos and records in this huge set […]
85th Anniversary of the WPA
85 years ago today, on May 6, 1935, the Works Progress Administration became a part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs to get the United States back to stability. It was on that date that he signed Executive Order 7034. In 1939 it was retitled the Work Projects Administration and it had many […]
My U.S. Native American Research Tips on The Genealogy Squad
I was invited to do a Guest Post on The Genealogy Squad Facebook group. It’s a private Facebook group with almost 35,000 members! Not a member? Search for it on Facebook and ask to join. You will be asked some simple questions so the administrators can be sure you are an active genealogist. My post […]