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 […]
One of my favorite blog topics was in an email press release today. “WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2026) —The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $41.4 million in grants for 81 humanities projects across the country. These include an online version of Noah Webster’s 1806 and 1828 dictionaries, a new permanent exhibition at […]
Some major events coming up. Click on the links to learn more and to register. Additional ones can be found by clicking on the Speaking tab above. August 6-9, 2026. Virtual Conference. PaGE. Pennsylvania’s Genealogy Event! Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Topics on Pennsylvania records, religions, and regions, military, immigration, and occupations. 32 top speakers! My […]
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! […]
Press release today from the B&O Railroad Museum as it changes its name and expands the focus of the museum. I have some presentations related to railroad history and records online and offline that I was planning to enhance for 2027 and some for the autumn of 2026.. ime to update some slides and handouts […]