My blog has been pretty quiet recently. All is good, though. A fun house guest, time with a descendant, doing presentations, intense client work, and getting ready for many upcoming presentations to close out Family History Month. October 21, Camarillo, Caifornia Ventura County Genealogical Society Annual Seminar (full day) October 25, Webinar Legacy Family Tree […]
In addition to the fun time at the North Star Conference, I began to think about the October 28th Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Fall Seminar that will take place in Eau Claire. A whole bunch of genealogists that were at MGS will also be at the WSGS Seminar. On Friday, October 27th, I am doing […]
I write this while at the 10th Annual Minnesota Genealogical Society North Star Conference. I was privileged to be a speaker all day yesterday and do the banquet presentation last night. I wasn’t tired, I was high on adrenaline. Mostly because I spent the day with 200+ fellow genealogists and also some other speakers. Interesting […]
My fellow genealogists are a caring and sharing bunch. Laura Prescott is one of those people who never asks for help. She has been amazingly strong throughout her cancer battle. She can make me smile, laugh, and cry at the same time as I admire her. One of my favorite stories about her is from […]
In addition to the Minnesota Genealogical Society’s North Star Conference I told you about yesterday, several car rides and three plane rides are in my immediate future as I do presentations at a bunch of genealogy events throughout the rest of 2017. August 30-September 2, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania One lecture and one workshop at the Federation […]
Family History Crossroads 6-7 October 2017 Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, MN Featuring Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA & Cyndi Ingle, creator of Cyndi’s List Set your compass to the Tenth Annual North Star Genealogy Conference. The two-day event features: Plenary lectures by nationally acclaimed genealogy educators, Paula Stuart-Warren and Cyndi Ingle (that would […]
In case you haven’t seen this press release from yesterday, I am reprinting here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2017 PRESERVE THE PENSIONS ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF DOCUMENT CONSERVATION AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES, DIGITIZATION SOON TO FOLLOW Austin, Texas – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) is pleased to announce National Archives staff have recently resumed document […]
Last week the U.S. National Archives announced big changes in hours. Now the Montana Historical Society has announced changes. We need to make our legislators at the state and national levels understand the importance of these research facilities. It’s not just for general family history research, but also affects legal research, property ownership research, Native […]
Tomorrow, Saturday, July 1 is the final registration day for the 2017 International Germanic Genealogy Conference. You may register any time Saturday before registration is closed at midnight. Join 650+ fellow German genealogists in Minneapolis on July 28, 29 and 30, 2017! Choose from over 70 presentations! Watch these special greetings from Dirk Weissleder in […]
Five days free! Findmypast is giving researchers free access to most of the British and Irish collection from 22-26 June. FREE access to British & Irish records between 22-26 June.