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, […]
A press release from Ancestry.com shared this and I almost forgot to post it. Offer ends 8 Sep 2026 at 10am ET. https://www.ancestry.com/Check out the membership sale too.
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 […]
One of the several genealogists who keep track of online research material for us is Joe Beine. His Online Death Indexes website (USA) has some newly added or updated death related records links for: AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, […]
Press Release from Daniel Horowitz at https://www.myheritage.com/ “I wanted to give you a heads up that in honor of Labor Day, MyHeritage is offering free access to 928.4 million U.S. and Canadian census records from September 2–7, 2026. This includes 876.1 million records across 54 U.S. collections and 52.3 million records across 15 Canadian collections. […]
The Cowboy State Daily out of Cheyenne, Wyoming had a recent article that saddened me. It’s another case of history lost. I have been in Cheyenne many times on my way driving to Salt Lake City and the FamilySearch Library and have also researched at the state archives in Cheyenne. One of the most beautiful […]
What happens when a flood, wind storm, blizzard, fire, or other disaster hits a place with one of a kind records. Think about your own records at home. None of these can be replaced. No one way exists to protect records. The infamous “cloud” can fail you. The place you choose for a backup of […]
Interested in genealogy? Combine that with attending the world-famous Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota Genealogical Society is sponsoring a booth in the Education Building from August 27 – September 7, 2026. It’s in Falcon Heights, adjacent to Saint Paul. Stop and see the volunteers from MGS and its partners. Ask questions, learn about additional help, […]
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 […]