As I write this, the clock shows we have entered 11 September 2026. Twenty-five years ago this morning, the unthinkable happened in our beloved country. Terrorists under Osama bin Laden attacked the U.S. The World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania were the places the terrorists and […]
An in-person class on research planning is only a few days away in Minnesota. Working on your family history? Not sure about the next steps to take in genealogy research? Not sure what clues some records are giving you and where to go next? Join my in-person class on “Research Plans: A Hands-On Workshop.” Saturday, […]
Webtember happens every Wednesday in September and includes 19 FREE genealogy related webinars. Legacy Family Tree Webinars is offering varied topics by a variety of excellent presenters. Watch all 19, most, or some of them on the Wednesday each is presented. Recordings will also be available through September. I’d appreciate it if you’d register via […]
Join me at an in-person class on 12 September 2026 at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. It’s a suburb outside of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Free parking, too! Research Plans: A “Hands-On” Workshop is hosted by the Minnesota Genealogical Society. It’s not as simple as opening the refrigerator and seeing that the […]
Gena Philibert-Ortega, GRIP Genealogy Institute Manager, has announced the courses for 2027. She made video and social media announcements and some direct emails over the last four days. More updates will be seen as additional details are finalized. In June of 2027, I am again coordinating BEYOND Digging Deeper: Sources, Methods, & Practices. This course […]
Do you know why it’s called the North Star conference? Time for some online sleuthing to figure out why. Registration is now open for the 2026 North Star Genealogy Conference and pre-conference, to be held October 29-31, 2026, at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan, Minnesota., ALL of this is included in your conference registration! […]
I’ve had several questions about the course Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills that is part of the virtual week of learning via the GRIP Genealogy Institute this June 22-26. Others may need the same information. This is a rather long post, but it should help. I’ve pulled this out of some responses to emails […]
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society presents individual webinars and multi-day seminars among other educational offerings. In May, “Work, Craft, and Calling: Understanding Ancestral Occupations” is an online seminar. As one of the presenters, I am doing a special version of my railroad talks, “Research in Railroad Records and History: Methods for Tracking Workers.” […]
Do you know about https://conferencekeeper.org/? A great website to learn about genealogy events, both in-person and online. Tami does an excellent job with the website and with the weekly email update. Sign up for that at the URL at the top of this post. I was scrolling down today’s email and suddenly stopped when I […]
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the 2026 courses offered by GRIP. My interview about Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, and Skills for the June virtual week is on the National Genealogical Society’s YouTube channel. Jeanette Shilega does a fantastic job of asking coordinators some questions and understanding what we are saying! Check […]