Category Archives: News & Events

I received the following email from Saving Memories Forever.  Sounds like great partnerships, especially with Kim Weitkamp. Saving Memories Forever Announces Strategic Partnerships with APPO and Kim Weitkamp   July 2, 2013 – St. Louis, Missouri. Saving Memories Forever, a dynamic online way to create and preserve family memories, is pleased to announce its new alliances with two new partners: the Association of Personal Photo Organizers (APPO) and Kim Weitkamp. Both APPO and Kim are well known in their respective fields and are committed to providing their customers with new […]

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

Figuring out what sessions to attend at a conference can be overwhelming, especially large, multi-day conferences that run several sessions at a time.  So how do you choose what session to attend when everything sounds so good?  And just how do you squeeze in time to visit vendors in the exhibit hall when your schedule is packed with sessions?  In this post, I’ll share my philosophy along with a few other tips along the way.

The other day, I received the following email announcing that Irish records on findmypast.com will be available for FREE today through Sunday (6/27-6/30).  To see what types of Irish records FMP has, click here and scroll down to almost the end of the page…you will see a list of Irish Records at the end of the right-hand column.

The Federation of Genealogical Societies 2013 Conference will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from August 21-24, 2013.  There are just a few days left to save $50 on the full-conference registration (early-bird rate ends July 1). There are so many sessions available, covering a wide array of topics.  Following are some of the writing-related sessions, many of which I will be attending!  I’ve also thrown in a few preservation topics since many times, we incorporates photos, documents, and artifacts into our stories.

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

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

June is almost halfway gone and the FGS 2013 Conference is getting that much closer.  If you haven’t registered yet, be sure to do so by July 1st in order to save $50 on a full registration.  I myself have been procrastinating, but as soon as I post this, I’m heading over to register.  See the press release below for more details.