Category Archives: News

Found: Forgotten Bookmarks

In a recent article, Gena Phillibert-Ortega introduced me to a blog called Forgotten Bookmarks.  Michael Popek  is a bookseller and runs across all sorts of items left between the pages of books.  He’s found everything from photos to recipes to grocery lists to letters, and […]

Friday Finds – 08/17/12

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Friday Finds – 08/10/12

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Friday Finds – 08/03/12

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Friday Finds – 07/27/12

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Found: Another Orphan Photo Blog!

I realize it’s been a few months since my last post.  Life has gotten in the way of many things and I’ve just had to put several things on the back burner.  Don’t worry, I have plenty of photos to share and I hope to […]

Fox Valley Genealogical Society 2012 Conference in Naperville, IL

This year’s Fox Valley Genealogical Society (FVGS) conference features popular genealogists, Lou Szucs and Juliana Smith.  There will be four one-hour presentations: Getting Started on Ancestry.com What’s New at Ancestry.com Getting the Most from your Family History Finds They Became Americans: Finding Naturalizations and Ethnic […]

DE, VA, KS, OR, CO Ready for Indexing Monday Evening

I just received an email from FamilySearch that the first five states that will be ready for indexing on Monday evening will be: Delaware Virginia Kansas Oregon Colorado The email also said: Remember, it may take up to two weeks to make all of the […]