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 […]
I’ve attended a couple events sponsored by the Saint Paul Police Historical Society. I have collateral relatives who served their communities in law enforcement roles here in Minnesota. Does your family have a police officer or other law enforcement official in the past? Check for a police or sheriff historical society. Some offer a website, […]
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, […]
I have several types of Google alerts set and tonight this one really touched me on several levels. What a wonderful project to remember the veterans and to provide access to the information. 1,100 veterans are already in the database. Searches can be done by name, city, service branch, and time period of the service. […]
“Emily Thabes, executive director of the Beltrami County Historical Society, said the addition is a great opportunity to repurpose museum space more effectively while expanding its collections.” The new wing in Bemidji honors longtime supporters and volunteers in its name, the Louis and Mary Lou Marchand Library. Read the full article from Minnesota Public Radio […]
“The Minnesota Digital Library recently added some oral history interviews with descendants of abolitionists who lived in Minnesota prior to the Civil War. They were shared by a new contributing organization called “Project Get Outdoors.” “Many of them were associated with the Underground Railroad. The long-term goal of this project is to work with local […]
It’s not happening right away but it will apparently entail a lot of searching for a new home and making some changes. From a Minnesota Historical Society newsletter today, “Anoka County Historical Society to Relocate.” https://anokacountyhistory.org
UPDATE: I neglected to add an important item, the name of the soldier who gave his life for the country. He is U.S. Army Captain Willibald Charles Bianchi, a World War II veteran from New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, Articles that share the story about the identification of missing U.S. service members make me happy […]
I love reading history. I love working for genealogy research clients when their ancestral needs fit right into my own area. I love it when area media has an article or news story about history in my own area and yesterday’s story is special because I drive by the place a couple times each week […]