Category Archives: News & Events

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

Maureen Taylor, a.k.a. The Photo Detective, is the featured speaker at the Fox Valley Genealogical Society (FVGS) annual conference, which will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Naperville, Illinois.  Maureen will present the following lectures: Identifying and Dating Family Photographs Preserving Family Photographs […]

Interesting news from WikiTree today.  I’ll have to head over and check it out!  Details below. WikiTree Adds DNA Feature Members Connect to Compare DNA Tests and Confirm Genealogy 22 July 2013: WikiTree, a community of genealogists and family historians committed to growing a 100% […]

I’m happy to announce that the Illinois State Genealogical Society’s Fall Conference will host George G. Morgan as the featured speaker!  In addition to George, Thomas MacEntee will be back this year, along with many other great speakers, all covering a wide range of topics. […]

Just received the following email from the Association of Professional Genealogists regarding the Friday luncheon at the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2013 Conference.  There’s also mention of the APG Annual Meeting and Roundtable. I’ll be at the luncheon…if anyone wants to dine with me, let […]

I’ve been hearing the rumors all week and today I received the following press release from Findmypast.com.    PERSI Finds New Home on findmypast Partnership with the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center adds 2.5 million records dating back to 1800 LOS ANGELES (July 19, […]

I received the following press release from Thomas MacEntee regarding a new resource for genealogists called Hack Genealogy.  I’ve know for awhile that Thomas has been working on this new project, so I ‘m excited to see it finally come to fruition.

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