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 […]
I will be one of the volunteers at the event on Friday, July 3, 2026 during the afternoon as we share about tracing family history, answer questions, and celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence!
Indexes, transcripts, and added knowledge are great to find in our family history endeavors. In Minnesota, we have a unique collection that fits that sentence. Do you know about the Dalby Database? Many years ago I discovered this as I was working on my Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota Cooks. My Great Grandfather, John Thomas Cook, […]
In the midst of my moving, my daughter’s moving, and the new great grandson, our family has suffered a sad loss. My baby sister passed away this past weekend. Sheila Anne Stuart, Mom, Grandma, Daughter, Sister, and Aunt. April 8, 1954 – June 6, 2026. Her many health issues are no longer causing her pain […]
Only 2 weeks left to register for the June 22-26 virtual “Digging Deeper: Records, Tools, & Skills” virtual blockbuster course. I lead this long running course and teach along with 4 specialists in the field of genealogy. We cover 19-21st century US records, online resources, “hidden” records, analysis, & methodology. This course can prepare you […]
A month ago I presented a webinar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. It made the top 10 for May! My topic was Insight into State Archives: ARCs, IRADs, ONAHRs, and Other Branches and is accompanied by a 6-page handout. No clue to those acronyms? Watch the webinar for that insight, finding aids, and records. It […]
Two days of presentations. All online and the recordings available through July 16, 2026! Join me and other great presenters for this seminar. I am doing another version of railroad worker research with some special finds! To see the full schedule and register: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/work-craft-and-calling-understanding-ancestral-occupations