Last week’s GRIP Genealogy Institute was a blast. I’m a bit caught up on sleep and lots of housework.I have been a course coordinator with GRIP since 2012. In 2024, I developed a companion course to the one that I had coordinated since 2012. It’s not a replacement course, but they complement each other. 2025 […]
20 June was yesterday and I neglected to tell about my paternal grandparents anniversary. Earl James Stuart and Olga Theodora (Toots) Carlsen were married 20 June 1916 at 751 E. Jessamine Avenue in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. That was the home of Grandma Toots’ parents. The officiant was Squire T. Willis, pastor of the […]
I was about to sit down and write a post about my beloved maternal Grandparents whose wedding anniversary is today. I checked the date tin my RootsMagic genealogy software to be sure it was on June 7. Definitely June 7th and 100 years ago today in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Gertrude Margaret Cook (1901-1999) […]
Press release info from the U.S. National Archives. “This year’s #Genealogy Series begins TODAY, May 13! Join us for a series of five presentations, all free and available on YouTube, by experts on US National Archives staff. See the full list of times and topics: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-series/2025.” Missed today’s? Catch up on these and past years […]
If you’ve checked my Speaking calendar lately you likely noticed this listing. August 8-9, 2025. Two-day in-person Institute as part of the Minnesota Genealogical Society‘s education programs. The NEW Upper Midwest Genealogical Institute (UMGI)! Join us for this special institute held at the Midwest Genealogy Center in the Saint Paul/Minneapolis suburb of Mendota Heights. Amidst […]
UPDATE: My website had to be restored to earlier last week and I think I have reposted those that were thus deleted. Next up is to update that presentations page. In the meantime, I am reposting a handful of upcoming dates. The original blog post: I appreciate Tami Osmer Mize letting me know that the […]
UPDATE: The course is now 2/3 full so don’t delay your registration. Join us for the 23-27 June 2025 virtual week long course Beyond Digging Deeper! The day before, 22 June, is when we gather virtually for a short while to learn more about GRIP, Zoom, meet each other, and get questions answered. This course […]
It’s almost here. 2 more days! Online registration for GRIP Genealogy Institute 2025 is on Tuesday February 4 at 1:00 pm EST for the June online courses, 3:00 pm EST for the July in-person courses. Please join my NEW online course 22-27 June and also enjoy fantastic instructors & an extensive syllabus that is only […]
Decision time. Hints for a holiday gift. Expanding genealogical education. It’s time to check the 2025 course lineup and description of each course and session for the 2025 GRIP Genealogy Institute. June 22-27 is virtual, and July 13-18 is in-person. https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/ I’m partial to a new course that I am coordinating, “Beyond Digging […]
FamilySearch continues to add new records and expand or index others. The December update states it has “added 49.8 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include over 22 million additions to the United States City and Business Directories collection and over 19 million new records from the Philippines, covering civil […]