Last week I had dinner with some long-time friends I met because of genealogy. Gene & Winnie Fernstrom have been friends for 26 years! And none of us has a gray hair, LOL. I asked Winnie how her Mother, Helen, was doing. Her 98 year old Mother was still going strong and playing cards. Helen […]
Quarterly Genealogy ProgramsMGS sponsors four events each year with guest speakers presenting programs on various aspects of genealogical research, tailored to meet the diverse needs of both beginning and experienced genealogists. These events are open to the public. MGS members receive discounts for most events as well as for most MGS class offerings. Autumn Ancestor […]
Kathy Brady-Blake, CG, of Kathy’s Genealogy Blog tagged me. It is basically a challenge to respond with my own answers and tag other Bloggers to do likewise. Here goes: ***10 Years Ago I…….. Was beginning work on the FGS 2001 Quad Cities ConferenceLost my gallbladderWas awaiting the birth of my daughter’s first childWas renewing friendships […]
The Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Arkansas Genealogical Society invite you to the 2009 Conference. The conference takes place next September 2-5, 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Check the FGS Website www.fgsconference.org> for details later this fall. Want to be up-to-date on the news, lectures, exhibit hall, and people connected to the 2009 FGS/AGS […]
The Minnesota State Archives is housed in the Minnesota History Center in downtown St. Paul. The Archives is part of the Library and Archives Division of the Minnesota Historical Society. The website for all of these parts is at www.mnhs.org. This includes the massive electronic catalog that enables researchers to find book, manuscripts, state and […]
I have to admit that I enjoy sitting at home in my pj’s doing genealogical work online. Still, there are many repositories with one-of-a-kind records. One of these is here in Minnesota. The Immigration History Research Center is part of the University of Minnesota. This repository focuses on the history of American immigration with materials […]
You can still be a part of the 2008 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Footprints to Family History, being held in Philadelphia, September 3-6. Four full days of lectures, luncheons, a banquet, and an Exhibit Hall with many vendors is not to be missed. Registrations or changes to a registration can still be done online […]
10 August UPDATE: all registrations for Course I can be done online. Thanks to the webmaster for fixing this! I received this note today from the 2009 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (January 8-12) about the course that I coordinate at SLIG. “For some reason, the popular Course 1 “American Records and Research: Focusing on […]
Ancestry has launched the 1891 Census of Canada, which is online for the first time. The 1891 Canadian census contains 4.5 million searchable names and 90,000 images of original census pages. Included is information from all 10 present-day Canadian provinces and its three territories. The 1891 census is fully indexed and searchable and can be […]
Project cooperation between FamilySearch (Family History Library) and Ancestry.com (The Generations Network) including reindexing of the 1920 U.S. census. Thinking about becoming a certified genealogist? The Board for Certification of Genealogists now has a full application and judge’s comments online. If you are attending the FGS Conference in Philadelphia this September, visit the BCG booth […]