Minnesota North Star Genealogy Conference Oct 24-26 almost full!

Not yet joining us? There aren’t many seats left! Join well-known main speakers Judy G. Russell and Blaine Bettinger along with more than a dozen other speakers for this extravaganza of learning. I’ll be presenting sessions on Friday and Saturday and participating in the Northland Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists “Ask a Genealogist” […]

Mastering Genealogical Documentation study groups registration with Cyndi Ingle is open

A news release from Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s List. about this great online opportunity. These groups have been receiving praise all over social media (That statement is from me not Cyndi!). Registration is now open for the MGD Study Group – Mastering Genealogical Documentation, an eight-week beginning principles course, led by Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s […]

More 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute Initial Details

It’s been a busy summer of work for me, and blogging has fallen behind. It’s been a week since the courses for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute (GRIP) were announced. Here’s a quick timeline for some GRIP details including dates you can place on your own calendar. Thank you to the National Genealogical Society for […]

Registration is open for the 2024 North Star Conference of the Minnesota Genealogical Society

Unlocking the Past, Shaping the Future. Two fantastic, featured speakers plus 12 additional speakers await you in October. A pre-conference DNA day, a Friday evening banquet, vendors, and a syllabus to boot. The Minnesota Genealogical Society conferences have education, discussions, and more for every level and of family historian. I will be presenting two sessions […]

FREE BCG-SPONSORED GENEALOGY WEBINAR. July 15, 2024

Not your ancestry? Oh, it’s still worth an hour of your time. You never know what you might learn about oral history, what someone with Asia-Pacific ancestry might ask you about in six months, or simply expanding your history knowledge. When I was doing publicity for and co-chairing large genealogy conferences, I often suggested that […]

Mark your calendars for August 2, 2024. Course titles for GRIP Genealogy Institute 2025 . . .

Friday, August 2, 2024 is just under a month away. That is the date for the release of the course titles for the 2025 edition of the GRIP Genealogy Institute. The announcement will be live on Facebook. I’ll share more details about 2025 once I receive them later in July. The virtual Zoom week of […]

Free National Archives Genealogy Series

I love press releases like this from a few days ago. I plan to watch some and unfortunately have a couple conflicts on dates. I will later watch them on YouTube. The National Archives channel there already has extensive presentations and short videos. https://www.youtube.com/usnationalarchives National Archives kicks off annual online Genealogy Series for May, June […]

Hey genealogy enthusiasts! Join us in June for Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills

Why join us before the seats are filled? This long-standing course speaks for itself and the evaluations from past students in this “beyond the basics course tell the story.” GRIP Genealogy Institute is the place to register. https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/digging-deeper-records-tools-and-skills/ Don’t forget! https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/digging-deeper-records-tools-and-skills/