MyHeritage sent this today: “we’re giving everyone FREE and unlimited access to MyHeritage In Color™ from March 23 to April 23, so that people everywhere can join in the fun of colorizing their black and white photos. Ordinarily only 10 photos can be colorized by users who do not have a Complete plan, but now, […]
In conjunction with the Goodhue County Historical Society, Red Wing Community Education, and the Dakota County Historical Society, my presentations scheduled over the next week in Red Wing and South St Paul, Minnesota have been cancelled. We hope to reschedule in the future. March 14, 2020 Red Wing, Minnesota Goodhue County Historical Society and Red […]
March 12, 2020 Hudson, Wisconsin Hudson Area Public Library Genealogy Presentation at 10:30 a.m. I will be presenting “Farmer in the Dell . . . and in Many U.S. Records” accompanied by a handout. March 14, 2020 Red Wing, Minnesota Goodhue County Historical Society and Red Wing Community Education, 1:00 p.m. I will be presenting […]
Directions to the Minnesota Genealogy Center are on the Minnesota Genealogical Society website under the WJH Library link.
March 4th marks the birthday of Cyndi’s List. It’s 24 years old! I hope you have been using it for your family history research. New to you? It is a FREE categorized and cross-referenced list of more than 337,000 links for genealogical research. Visit the Categories page and browse to find the links arranged by […]
Do you read the free Findmypast blog? Do you subscribe to Findmypast? The company’s blog posts are quite informative. I love the new colors. One example of the new look: Read the blog and the details of the logo, colors, and more at: https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new/new-brand
I have reserved my room at the conference hotel! Now it’s your turn to be in the midst of the activity at the 2020 FGS conference. It’s also the last FGS conference ever! Join us in Kansas City! The Kansas City Marriott Downtown is now taking reservations for the 2020 FGS Family History Conference, “Blazing […]
My favorite website for searching manuscript collections has a new address (URL). ArchiveGrid carries descriptions of more than 4 million manuscript collections. These include personal letters, diaries, journals, farm records, membership records from organizations, church records, family history records, prison records, insane asylums records, poor farms listings, and other items that assist in our family […]
February 5, 2020. My calendar is marked. See my earlier blog post about registration for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh three weeks of education for genealogists. Choose 1 course or choose a course for each of the three weeks. I will be there the third week teaching and consulting in Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, […]
A wonderful press release received today! January 14, 2020 The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Park Service’s Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (NPS) announce the launch of the U.S.-Mexican War Soldier & Sailor database. This online, searchable database contains information for over 85,000 U.S. and Mexican veterans who served in this […]