South Dakota historical research news
Great research news via the February 2026 E-Newsletter of the South Dakota State Historical Society,
Research
Family history sleuth? Please don’t avoid online family trees.
Every time I see someone posting on social media or saying out loud something akin to “I avoid those online family trees.” That may be followed by a comment that they are useless and baseless. Oh, do I disagree. Do I trust all family history details that someone told me, wrote about today or 120 […]
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) registration opens Nov 22
IGHR 2026 registration starts this Saturday, November 22, at NOON ET! Registration now starts at the same time for ALL COURSES, including the six “IGHR Week” courses and the six once-a-week courses. Registration for each course will close one month before the course starts. Now you can take more than one IGHR course per year. […]
Next up for me: West Valley Genealogical Seminar in Arizona
On Saturday, February 15, 2025, I will be in Sun City West, Arizona with the West Valley Genealogical Society. It’s an all day in-person Seminar. The seminar location is Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in Sun City West. It’s great to be returning to the WVGS! I will be presenting four topics, including […]
Genealogy and History Research Hours in Various Repositories
A recent news item from the Georgia Archives led me to see what other state level and historical societies list for their hours for the type of research genealogists need to do. They hold voluminous books, newspapers, manuscripts, and local and state records that are not online. I began with my home state of Minnesota […]
FamilySearch December update of free records for genealogists
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 […]
Continuing my genealogy research, lecturing, and consultation business
After my December 1st blog post about Native American research, two people asked me if I was no longer doing Native American research. I am still doing Native American and general United States and Canadian research. As I have said before, I love my profession. Today I am doing a two-hour genealogy consultation with a […]
Upcoming webinar about developing genealogical Research Plans
This Wednesday, August 28, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, I will be presenting “What’s Next? Developing Step by Step Research Plans.” It is an online event hosted by the The Villages Genealogical Society. I love doing this presentation because it involves the participants, sound advice, and methodology. It shows many reasons why we need the assistance […]
Which genealogy site is the best for your research?
While working on a research project recently, I ended up with a long list of original (mostly digital) records I had checked for the group of individuals. I had also consulted family trees posted by other people and few had sources. Nothing pointed me to learning more about the background of some of the people […]
Consultation schedule booked through July 9th.
My special offer of a two-hour consultation by phone or via Zoom or a Google Hangout has had success the last few months. I am not booking any in-person consultations due to the Covid-19. I love helping people get started in genealogy research, to figure out a plan to get past some issues with the […]